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Retired Oklahoma judge to mediate opioid settlement funds - June 18, 2019
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A former Oklahoma State Supreme Court justice will attempt to resolve a dispute over how to disburse an $85 million settlement of a state lawsuit with Teva Pharmaceuticals. Cleve...
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Oklahoma high court to hear challenge on Medicaid expansion - June 18, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A group seeking a public vote on whether to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of low-income Oklahomans first must clear a legal challenge spearheaded by a conservative think-ta...
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Four Miss NOCs compete in Miss Oklahoma Pageant - June 18, 2019
Two current and two former Miss NOCs competed in the Miss Oklahoma Pageant in Tulsa earlier this month. The two current Miss NOCs were Karli Lovelace (Miss NOC Tonkawa) from Stillwater and Lexi Lar...
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Risky weather in today’s forecast - June 18, 2019
Today is by far the most risky for Ponca City folks, Ponca City Emergency Management Director Paula Cain said. Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop along a cold front and dryline after 7 p....
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FEMA housing inspectors setting appointments - June 18, 2019
FEMA housing inspectors are assisting eligible Oklahoma survivors of the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred between May 7 and June 9, 2019, by setting appointment...
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Pioneer Tech hosts Youth Police Academy - June 17, 2019
Pioneer Technology Center hosted a Youth Police Academy last week. The academy was in partnership with Ponca City Public Schools as well as officers from the Kay County Detention Center and the P...
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Nearly 750 Oklahoma prisoners seek commutation in first quarter - June 17, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board says nearly 750 prisoners applied in the first four months of the year for their sentences to be commuted. Justin Wolf, the board's general...
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Some frozen red raspberries recalled - June 17, 2019
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - Frozen red raspberries from a Washington state farm are being recalled across the western U.S. WinCo Foods says it sold frozen red raspberries manufactured by Rader Farms o...
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Springfield Zoo welcomes new elephant - June 17, 2019
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield is welcoming a new 8-year-old Asian elephant. The elephant, named Hugo, arrived Friday from the Endangered Ark Foundation, a private nonpro...
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Oklahoma shows improvement in children’s well-being; still ranked low - June 17, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The latest national report on the well-being of children by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows Oklahoma has improved its economic, health, education and social factors for childr...
