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Arrests made in shooting death of Ponca City man - January 26, 2020
UPDATE: The Ponca City Police Department has released images of Pappan, see below. Additionally, they have shared that a 17-year-old male was arrested early on Sunday morning, January 26th, for 1st De...
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Personal injury collision in Noble County - January 25, 2020
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that a personal injury collision occurred at about 11:23 a.m. Saturday on Yearling Road, about 432 feet west of County Road 160, which is about half a mile west an...
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Woman charged with killing kids faced prior child-welfare scrutiny - January 25, 2020
PHOENIX (AP) — Police say a woman charged with murder in the deaths of her three young kids in Phoenix was the subject of home visits by officers and child-welfare authorities when she previously li...
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Editor of Oklahoma journalism nonprofit announces retirement - January 25, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The executive editor of the nonprofit journalism corporation Oklahoma Watch is stepping down. David Fritze said in an email to supporters on Friday that he plans to retire la...
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Oklahoma unemployment rate steady; slowdown projected - January 25, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's unemployment rate is holding steady at 3.4%, while state finance officials are projecting the economy to continue slowing in 2020. The Oklahoma Employment Security...
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Oklahoma lawmakers to consider rules limiting 4-day school weeks - January 25, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Legislature will consider new rules that would raise the student performance standards for schools to operate on a four-day work week. The Oklahoma State Board o...
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Some Tulsa residents say first black police chief not enough - January 24, 2020
An Oklahoma mayor selected the city's first black police chief, but some community leaders believe his appointment will not alleviate the distrust of police officers in communities of color, particula...
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Largest US tribal nation studies growing marijuana industry - January 24, 2020
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The Cherokee Nation is creating a work group to study the burgeoning hemp and cannabis industries in Oklahoma. The Tahlequah-based Native American tribe, the nation's larg...
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Fallout from Boeing 737 MAX spreads - January 24, 2020
WICHITA, Kansas -- Layoffs at Spirit AeroSystems have spread to the airplane parts-maker's plants in Oklahoma amid the widening fallout in its home state of Kansas caused by the halt in production of ...
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Ponca City man, 20, dies of gunshot wound; police investigating - January 24, 2020
By Beverly Bryant/News Director A 20-year-old man who suffered a gunshot wound to the head Thursday night has died, Ponca City Police confirm. Police received a call at 8:56 p.m. Thursday report...
