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Court upholds murder conviction in Enid slaying - February 27, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction and life with parole sentence of an Enid man in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Enid. The court...
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Parolee accountability measure passes out of Senate committee - February 27, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – An important criminal justice reform measure made it out of committee late Wednesday and will next be considered by the full Senate. Sen. Adam Pugh is the author of Senate Bill 14...
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Senate committee approves extending veteran in-state tuition - February 27, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – A measure to help more veterans pursue their college degree has passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 1379, by Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer, will extend in...
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McBride bill to name rescue animals the state pet passes House - February 27, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Mark McBride’s dog Cali is likely none the wiser, but her kind should all be wagging their tails today after her owner secured a victory in the House to designate the re...
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Oklahoma death row inmates seek injection protocol challenge - February 27, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of death row inmates in Oklahoma is asking a federal court to reopen their lawsuit challenging the state's lethal injection method. Attorneys for the inmates said in ...
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Ponca City Senior High School announces upcoming enrollment information - February 27, 2020
Po-Hi Enrollment at East Middle School Counselors will be at East Middle School enrolling students during their Social Studies class March 2-5. Private, EPIC, St. Mary’s, Lutheran, home-schooled...
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‘Orchestras in Review’ concert Thursday night - February 27, 2020
The annual Orchestras in Review concert is Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Ponca City Schools Concert Hall. Admission to the concert is free and the public is invited. In order to accommodate parent work...
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Utilities Committee passes Hilbert bill to limit telemarketers and scam calls - February 27, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – The House Utilities Committee on Thursday passed legislation to prevent telemarketers from replicating phone numbers and misrepresenting the origin of a phone call. House Bill 3081,...
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Students stage sit-in outside University of Oklahoma offices - February 27, 2020
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Dozens of University of Oklahoma students are staging a sit-in outside OU's administrative offices following two instances of professors using racial slurs in the classroom. ...
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DEQ updates mercury advisories for 10 lakes - February 27, 2020
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has updated its list of lakes with consumption advisories for mercury. Ten Oklahoma lakes have been added since the last advisory was issued in 2017....
