9 To Know April 12, 2023

Here are the nine stories you need to know from both Oklahoma and around the world.

9 - The Okmulgee School District says a fight on a school bus caused the driver to crash. Police said it was a low-speed collision with no reports of injuries.

8 - A fake Amazon Delivery truck, according to police, was the preferred transportation for an accused metro drug trafficker. Brandon Ye is facing federal charges after police say he used the truck and a variety of stash houses in the metro for his operation.

7 - The Oklahoma City Thunder tip off in Cajun Country tonight trying to survive and advance in the play in tournament. The Thunder must win the next two games to make the NBA Play Offs. Tip-Off in New Orleans set for 8:30 tonight.

6 - Analysts say the Pentagon is in full-speed damage control mode after highly classified military documents were leaked to the public. The information includes potential vulnerabilities in Ukraine's air defense among other embarrassing intelligence assessments of U-S allies.

5 - Body camera video is released showing Louisville police officers being fired upon as they arrive at the bank where five people were killed Monday, Two officers were wounded. One of them was struck in the head by a bullet.

4 - The man accused in the death of Edmond Police Sergeant C.J. Nelson is set for arraignment this morning. Police say Jay Fite was on meth when he crashed into Nelson who was on his police motorcycle.

3 - Gov. Kevin Stitt withdraws the nomination of State Superintended Ryan Walters as Education Secretary. Walters had been serving in both roles for the past four months -- but lawmakers never gave the greenlight for his re-appointment as secretary of education.

2 - The body of a utilities contract worker in Holdenville was pulled from a 30-foot-deep trench eight hours after it collapsed on him. The family of Jose Valenzuela says they blame the contractor he was working for. OSHAA is investigating.

1 - The parking brake has officially been applied in the $5-billion ACCESS Oklahoma Turnpike expansion plan. State leaders say while they still have faith in the plan, they cannot confidently move forward with a pending case before the state supreme court. Those fighting to stop plans near Norman say up to 600 homes will be destroyed -- with thousands impacted by construction.