Associated Press

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state appeals court has ruled that police dashboard camera videos are a public record subject to release under Oklahoma's Open Records Act.

In a Friday ruling, the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals overturned a decision by a Rogers County District Court judge that such videos were not a public record subject to disclosure.

The ruling was appealed by Vinita attorney Josh Lee — who often represents clients charged with alcohol and driving related criminal offenses.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against five people accused of looting in Moore after the deadly May 20 tornado.

Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn says prosecutors are working with police to make sure all offenders face charges for taking items from the ruins of homes and businesses in Moore.

The Oklahoman reports that five people have been charged with the misdemeanor offense of disturbing a disaster area.

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. said customers affected by last week's tornadoes in Oklahoma will have the option to delay some payments on their car and truck loans.

The Michigan-based auto company says its disaster relief program allows qualified customers to delay one or two monthly payments on their vehicle loans. Ford says those who are eligible for the program will be sent postcards with contact information.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police in Oklahoma City say they've identified the victim in a weekend killing.

Authorities say a man was found lying in a street at Northwest 10th Street and Indiana Avenue late Friday night. The man, identified Wednesday as 55-year-old Kenneth Joe Barger, was unresponsive and taken to an Oklahoma City hospital.

Witnesses told police that Barger had been in a fight with another person who left the scene before officers arrived.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Tulsa-based John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation's fourth annual symposium on bringing races together in America is about to begin.

The event runs Wednesday through Friday in downtown Tulsa and will focus on how addressing racial reconciliation issues could contribute to social, economic and political stability.

The symposium is named after John Hope Franklin, a pioneering scholar of American history and African-American studies who worked on the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that outlawed public school segregation.

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Hospital officials say they plan to demolish the Moore Medical Center, which was destroyed in last week's EF5 tornado.

Norman Regional Health System CEO David Whitaker says the building isn't salvageable. The Norman Transcript reports (http://bit.ly/1ayySui ) that the Norman Regional Hospital Authority has declared an emergency to allow hospital officials to waive bidding requirements for recovery, salvage and demolition costs.

Major items passed by the Oklahoma Legislature, which was working Friday to wrap up its 2013 session:

— Tax Cut: Lawmakers adopted legislation that reduces the state's top income rate from 5.25 percent to 5 percent beginning Jan. 1, 2015, with a second cut to 4.85 percent set for 2016 if state revenues continue to rise. The measure has been signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin.

Public agencies in Moore have opened streets to residents and resumed mail delivery to as many addresses as possible.

At a news conference Friday, police said residents in the hardest-hit areas can go back into their neighborhoods without having to deal with police checkpoints. Some road closures may still occur as utility crews work to restore service.

Moore's postmaster said 85 percent of mail delivered from the Moore station is being delivered, and that mail deliveries from the Santa Fe station are up to 95 percent.

Oklahoma's Scenic Rivers Commission is warning holiday travelers not to swim or canoe the Illinois River after a week of heavy rainfall in northeast Oklahoma.

Commission member Ed Fite warns campers that river levels are high and the water is moving twice as fast as usual.

Fite told television station KTUL it's too dangerous to swim, tube or canoe over the Memorial Day weekend.

The commission also says fallen trees and debris — along with the fast-moving currents — are the main concerns.

The Oklahoma Senate has approved a bill to provide various tax breaks to property and vehicle owners who suffered losses in Monday's tornado that tore through Moore and left 24 people dead.

The bill approved unanimously in the Senate on Friday also provides sales tax breaks for businesses that donate inventory to help storm victims and property tax credits for property that increases in value after it's rebuilt.