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Audit report says some IHS hospitals not following opioid protocols - July 22, 2019
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - A federal audit says government hospitals have placed Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses. The report was released Monday by the U.S. D...
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Inmate back in custody after escaping - July 22, 2019
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A 39-year-old state prison inmate is back in custody after escaping from a minimum-security correctional center in southeastern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Correcti...
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Deputies cleared in motorist’s death - July 22, 2019
WAGONER, Okla. (AP) - Two Wagoner County sheriff's deputies who fought with and used stun guns on a motorist who later died have been cleared of wrongdoing. Wagoner County Sheriff Chris Elliott ann...
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Federal jury clears Oklahoma deputy in fatal shooting - July 21, 2019
(Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A federal jury has cleared a Mayes County deputy accused in a lawsuit of violating the civil rights of a man he fatally ...
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Inmate escapes Oklahoma prison, may have left in vehicle - July 21, 2019
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says an inmate at the minimum-security Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester has escaped. A DOC news release says that 39-year...
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Protest decries plan to detain children at Oklahoma base - July 21, 2019
LAWTON, Okla. (AP) - More than 100 demonstrators are protesting in withering heat outside of an Oklahoma Army base against the White House administration's plans to detain migrant children there. Jap...
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Oklahoma County joining lawsuit against opioid manufacturers - July 20, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma County has joined over 50 other cities and counties in the state to prosecute drug companies for damages caused by the opioid epidemic. The Oklahoman reports that all th...
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Oklahoma man accused of raping child in McDonald’s bathroom - July 20, 2019
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) - A 37-year-old Oklahoma man has been jailed on rape complaints after authorities said he sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl in a bathroom at a McDonald's play area, which t...
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Stitt, Hofmeister call for investigative audit of Epic Charter Schools - July 19, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister are calling for an investigative audit of Epic Charter Schools. That's after state investigators revealed an e...
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State Election Board urges voters to respond to address confirmation notice - July 19, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – This past spring, more than 181,000 Address Confirmation Notices were mailed to certain Oklahoma voters, as required by law. Nearly two months later, more than 134,000 notices remain...
