- Oklahoma's McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings resigned Wednesday.
- Jennings was caught on tape talking about lynching Black people and killing reporters.
- The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation launched a probe of the matter Wednesday at the governor's request.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was apparently caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from office, Gov. Kevin Stitt's office confirmed Wednesday.