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Jessie Christopher Smith

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Covers:  Daily News and Public Safety; Courts, Crimes, and Cops; City Government and State Politics; Business and Economics; Arts and Culture; Music and Criticism; Faith and Religion; Occasionally Sports
city hall + community enterprise @TheOklahoman_ · formerly @GaylordNews reporter · @RapChronicle editor · @LupeTalk moderator | he/him | jsmith9@oklahoman.com

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currently breaking news @TheOklahoman_ · formerly @GaylordNews reporter · @RapChronicle editor | movie buff · animation aficionado · lover of history · aspiring novelist | contact: jsmith9@oklahoman.com

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Sculpture in downtown OKC park tribute to Robert S. Kerr, giant of Oklahoma oil, politics

Sculpture in downtown OKC park tribute to Robert S. Kerr, giant of Oklahoma oil, politics

The sculpture and the park displaying it were named after Oklahoma's first native-born governor, Robert S. Ke…

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Centennial Land Run Monument in OKC still seeing challenges after 20 years of creation

Centennial Land Run Monument in OKC still seeing challenges after 20 years of creation

City planners said the $6.2 million, 45-statue monument was meant to serve as one piece within a larger puzzl…

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Mass arrest Sunday night connected to illegal Oklahoma City street racing group

Mass arrest Sunday night connected to illegal Oklahoma City street racing group

Nearly 70 people were arrested Sunday night for trespassing during an illegal street racing operation outside…

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Police find body near OKC's Pine Lake Apartments

Police find body near OKC's Pine Lake Apartments

A body was found in northwest Oklahoma City on Monday. While the identity has not been confirmed, friends bel…

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'We're about your childhood': Pauls Valley toy museum delivers year-round nostalgia

'We're about your childhood': Pauls Valley toy museum delivers year-round nostalgia

The Toy & Action Figure Museum, the only one of its kind known in the world, stands along a brick road in Pau…

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Small diner, big icon: Why visitors, celebs worldwide want a taste of Sid's onion burgers

Small diner, big icon: Why visitors, celebs worldwide want a taste of Sid's onion burgers

Sid’s Diner, off the historic Route 66, has been a destination stop for more than 30 years. The Hall family h…

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Body cam video appears to show OKC police taunting woman who called for help Original

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By Jessie Christopher Smith Verified
| The Oklahoman Verified
A 30-year-old Oklahoma City woman called emergency services for medical help and ended up handcuffed by police. Her arrest has sparked calls for police accountability after body-worn camera footage showed an officer roughly twisting the woman's arm and calling her offensive names. Attorneys for the chief public defender's office in Oklahoma County are now questioning her treatment and the way police officers are trained to help people experiencing mental health crises.
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From Marines to manhunts, a look at the Oklahoma trooper Trump tapped to head ICE | Exclusive

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By Maria Guinnip, Jessie Christopher Smith Verified
| The Oklahoman Verified
From Marines to manhunts, a look at the Oklahoma trooper Trump tapped to head ICE | Exclusive July 12, 2026, 5:15 a.m. CT When Donnie Anderson, director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, saw national headlines about Lance Schroyer in late June, he said he became excited for the former highway patrolman that he’d gotten to know over many years.
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Vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, man killed by ICE in Houston, see photos Original

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By Jessie Christopher Smith Verified
| The Oklahoman Verified
Vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, man killed by ICE in Houston, see photos Jessie Christopher Smith Updated July 10, 2026, 1:23 p.m. CT Flowers and candles were laid at a vigil in honor of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old man fatally shot by an ICE agent in Houston on July 7, in Oklahoma City on July 9, 2026.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Rap Chronicle

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. It's not for the faint of heart nowadays

How is social media changing news?

Not for the better, I fear