• Railroad sues Oklahoma on law to limit blocked crossings

    Railroad sues Oklahoma on law to limit blocked crossings - August 24, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A lawsuit by a Texas-based railroad seeks to overturn an Oklahoma law prohibiting trains from blocking street intersections for more than 10 minutes, with some exceptions that inc...

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  • OKC mulls vote on “MAPS 4” sales tax extension

    OKC mulls vote on “MAPS 4” sales tax extension - August 24, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City council is expected to set a citywide vote for a one-cent sales tax that would generate nearly $980 million over eight years to fund dozens of city projects, inc...

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  • Oklahoma’s Medicaid reimbursement rates to increase 5%

    Oklahoma’s Medicaid reimbursement rates to increase 5% - August 24, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Health care providers who offer services to SoonerCare patients in Oklahoma are expected to see a 5% rate increase that will raise the state's Medicaid reimbursement rate to its h...

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  • Oklahoma fugitives accused of child abuse found in Missouri

    Oklahoma fugitives accused of child abuse found in Missouri - August 24, 2019

    ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis police and U.S. marshals have found and taken into custody two people wanted on child abuse and other charges after authorities in Oklahoma last month found one of their chi...

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  • Dove season nears; is your Go Outdoors Oklahoma account verified?

    Dove season nears; is your Go Outdoors Oklahoma account verified? - August 23, 2019

    Opening day of dove hunting season is Sept. 1, just over a week away. And the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reminds you to make sure you have the required hunting license and HIP permit...

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  • Lincoln Elementary students receive new xylophones

    Lincoln Elementary students receive new xylophones - August 23, 2019

    Students at Lincoln Elementary School have started the school year on a high note with three new xylophones. The instruments are thanks to a grant from the American Orff-Schulwerk Association in th...

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  • Wildcat Way Wednesday huge success at East Middle School

    Wildcat Way Wednesday huge success at East Middle School - August 23, 2019

    Beginning with the 2019-20 school year, every Wednesday at East Middle School will be "Wildcat Way Wednesday." On Wednesdays throughout the year, there will be an aspect of the Wildcat Way taught t...

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  • Man sentenced for hiding cameras in girls’ homes

    Man sentenced for hiding cameras in girls’ homes - August 23, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A judge has sentenced an Oklahoma man to life in prison for hiding cameras in homes to capture images of girls. Ryan Aaron Alden pleaded guilty in June to 28 felonies, includin...

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  • Prison in Helena locked down after melees leave four inmates injured

    Prison in Helena locked down after melees leave four inmates injured - August 23, 2019

    HELENA, Okla. (AP) - The Department of Corrections locked down a northwest Oklahoma prison and transferred more than a dozen inmates after skirmishes erupted this week that left four inmates wounded. ...

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  • Inhofe visits U.S.-Mexico border; meets with Army officials

    Inhofe visits U.S.-Mexico border; meets with Army officials - August 23, 2019

    U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, visited the U.S.-Mexico border earlier  this week and met with U.S. Army officials, including Lt. General Laura Richardson, comm...

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