5 things to know:
• SGA had another huge night with 34 points.
• Alex Caruso had 20 points, and Aaron Wiggins scored 18.
• Unlike Game 1, OKC won the rebounding battle 43-35.
• And the Thunder out shot Indiana in all facets.
• Game 3 is Wednesday night at 7:30 from Indianapolis on ABC.

What’s happening, Oklahoma? It is Monday, June 9, and I’m filing today’s edition from Gloucester, London, UK. We have had a great time so far with the Oklahoma Ambassadors of Music program! The concert and jazz band’s first European gig was Sunday at Victoria Enbankment Gardens, and the choir’s first gig happened at 4:30 a.m. Oklahoma time (10:30 a.m. local time) at St. Matthew’s, Bayswater Church in London.

Here’s a photo from the concert band playing for hundreds of people and even more passersby in the Westminster area of London:

We spent much of the day walking and seeing the sites, including Big Ben.

For more photos from the trip, follow me @ryanweltondigital on Instagram.

One interesting note about ‘The Oklahoma Rundown’ the next couple of weeks: Even if I wanted to include links from around the state, I wouldn’t be able to access many news sites from Oklahoma due to them not adhering to European privacy laws. For what it’s worth, this is something we went through when I was with Griffin Media (News 9 and News On 6), and we rightfully (imho) chose not to mess with it given that the vast majority of our audience was in Oklahoma or at the very least, the United States. However, some sites are available, and one site (The Oklahoman) produces an EU version of the website. FYI, however, England is not in the European Union (see ‘Brexit’). Anyhoo…

Back home, the weekend was dominated by weather coverage and some immigration-related riots in Los Angeles. President Trump sent the National Guard to the area and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to deploy Marines, a reaction that Gov. Gavin Newsom called “deranged” and an unnecessary escalation of hostility.

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Storms late Sunday into Monday, and then the clouds make way for some sun and some seasonable warmth.

🌡️ Monday's high in OKC 84°
🌡️ Monday’s high in Tulsa 82°

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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling for Afghan refugees to be swiftly expelled from the state.

In 2021, nearly 2,000 Afghan refugees resettled in Oklahoma to flee the Taliban.

The refugees, many of whom worked for American and allied organizations during conflicts there, came to Oklahoma as part of the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in U.S. military history. In collaboration with Catholic Charities, Gov. Kevin Stitt welcomed the group to the state.

But Drummond sent out a press release Thursday saying the refugees pose a safety threat, and wouldn’t be eligible to enter the U.S. today. His comments came one day after President Donald Trump issued a travel ban on 20 countries, including Afghanistan.

“At great risk to public safety, Gov. Stitt partnered with the Biden Administration to import thousands of poorly vetted Afghan refugees to our state,” Drummond said. “Now that President Trump has acted in the best interests of the United States by fully restricting Afghan nationals, I am demanding that Gov. Stitt reject the approval he gave to the Biden Administration so all Afghan refugees can be removed from Oklahoma.”

Drummond is a Republican candidate in Oklahoma's 2026 gubernatorial election. His call to remove Afghan refugees from the state drew ire from local advocates and Gov. Kevin Stitt alike, who has maintained his support for their integration into the local community.

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A hand-curated list of the best journalism from across the state:

• Weekend storms leave damage behind in Oklahoma (KFOR)

• Service Oklahoma warns residents of text scam (KFOR)

• Storm siren failure blamed on hardware malfunction (Guthrie News Page)

• 'Total freefall': Oklahoma faces deadline to fix broken mental health system (KOSU & The Frontier)

• Oklahoma communities large, small celebrate Pride Month with events (KGOU)

• Oklahoma National Guard not expected to participate in Trump’s military parade (Oklahoma Voice)

• Lawmakers Say Trump’s Budget Would Put Native American Health Care at Risk (Oklahoma Watch)

• State collects just $200K of millions owed by ineligible private school tax credit recipients (Tulsa World)

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