Oklahoma girl kept in dog cage, police say; how campaign cash is flowing in OKC council races; after NASA, Jim Bridenstine returns to Oklahoma and more news

AFTERNOON UPDATE [The Oklahoman]( 25 Jan, 2021 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Subscribe]( today! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [Oklahoma girl kept in dog cage, police say]( The grandparents of a 5-year-old girl kept her locked in a dog cage inside their filthy, cluttered home in Nicoma Park, police say. Latest News/Sports [COVID in Oklahoma tracker: 1,763 new cases, 14 more deaths reported Monday]( Oklahoma's COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and other information related to pandemic are tracked here each day. [How campaign cash is flowing in OKC council races]( Several of the 18 candidates running for Oklahoma City Council in the Feb. 9 primaries entered the campaign's final weeks with cash to spend. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Tramel: Big 12 could be underdogs in majority of SEC Challenge games]( The Big 12 is considered one of the nation's best basketball leagues this season, but will that hold up vs. SEC? [OU football: Game of the Century anniversary and other takeaways from the Sooners' 2021 non-conference schedule]( OU officially released its 2021 non-conference schedule. Business [After NASA, Jim Bridenstine returns to Oklahoma advising aerospace and defense companies]( Jim Bridenstine, the former congressman from Tulsa who led NASA while the agency developed its latest mission to return humans to the moon and expanded its commercial space program, has taken a job with Oklahoma City-based Acorn Growth Companies. [Amid stimulus talks, Biden signs order to help factories]( Taking whatever steps he can to galvanize the economy, President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order Monday to boost government buying from U.S. manufacturers as he begins the negotiation process with Congress over a $1.9 trillion stimulus package. And finally ... [6 Oklahoma entertainment headlines for the week, featuring Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Bartees Strange, Greyson Chance, Kings of Leon, The Flaming Lips]( Check out new music from Kings of Leon and Greyson Chance, plus look for Bartees Strange and Blake Shelton coming soon on national TV. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 W Main St, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2021 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.