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NOC Partners with PTC and UC for biology class - September 16, 2019
Northern Oklahoma College, Pioneer Career Technology Center, and the University Center are partnering this fall to offer a biology class for college students in the Ponca City area. Students can ta...
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New laws crack down on jailhouse informants - September 15, 2019
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - An effort to more tightly regulate the use of jailhouse informants is gaining momentum across the country in the wake of exonerations of people wrongly convicted of crimes. A n...
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Hearing set on request to withhold fatal police shooting video - September 15, 2019
(Information from: McAlester News-Capital, http://www.mcalesternews.com) McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A hearing has been scheduled on an objection to a southeast Oklahoma prosecutor's request to keep the ...
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Prosecutor: Ex-tribal chief pleads guilty to bribery charge - September 14, 2019
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - A former principal chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation has pleaded guilty to bribery related to work for the Wetumka-based Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town. Assistant U.S. Attorn...
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Oklahoma AG hires outside attorneys on gambling negotiations - September 14, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's attorney general has agreed to pay a Michigan law firm up to $250,000 to help represent the state in negotiations with Oklahoma-based Native American tribes over compac...
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Oklahoma higher ed chancellor says he’ll step down next year - September 14, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Chancellor Glen Johnson, a former Democratic speaker of the Oklahoma House who led the state's higher education system for the past 12 years, says that he plans to retire...
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Kay County Democrats meeting Thursday, Sept. 19 - September 13, 2019
The Kay County Democratic Party will be having a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, at Pioneer Tech in the West Seminar Room. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. The Superintendent of the Ponca Ci...
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Oklahoma State announces ceremony to honor Pickens - September 13, 2019
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - A public memorial is planned at Oklahoma State University to honor the late T. Boone Pickens, who donated hundreds of millions of dollars to his alma mater during his lifetime...
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Attorney General warns victims against “at home” sexual assault kits - September 13, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is sending cease-and-desist letters to two companies that are marketing do-it-yourself sexual assault kits victims can use to gather evidence...
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Stitt, Brown say DHS employees to see 13 percent pay raise - September 13, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and his new pick to lead the Department of Human Services say more than 3,700 agency employees will be getting a 13 percent pay raise. Stitt and DHS D...
