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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Air temperatures as high as 105 and heat indices as high as
110. Overnight lows only drop to around 80 each morning.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northwest, southeast,
southern, southwest, and western Oklahoma and northern Texas.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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NPD concludes investigation on death of former state senator, former OU administrator Jonathan Nichols

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Former State Senator Jonathan Nichols. Photo courtesy the Oklahoma State Senate.

The Norman Police Department has concluded its investigation into the death of former Oklahoma state senator and former OU administrator Jonathan Nichols.

According to a press release issued Thursday, NPD investigators “determined there to be no foul play related to the death of Nichols.” 

The investigation concluded after Nichols, 53, was found dead inside his Norman home June 5. According to the release, officers found Nichols "deceased ... from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

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