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Health officials confirm case of measles in Okmulgee County - May 16, 2019
OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) - Health officials in Oklahoma says the state has its first confirmed case of measles in the past 12 months. The Oklahoma State Department of Health says the case was confirmed...
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4-year-old boy dies in accident south of Pawnee - May 16, 2019
PAWNEE -- A fatal collision occurred sometime after midnight Wednesday on State Highway 18 approximately 4/10 mile south of County Road 5600, 9 miles south of Pawnee, in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. A�...
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Governor, Senate, and House leadership announce FY 2020 Budget Deal - May 15, 2019
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a joint press release from Gov. Kevin Stitt, Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat and House Speaker Charles McCall, announcing the FY 2020 budget deal. OKLAHOMA CITY - Gov...
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Kay County Health Department Holding Additional Tetanus Clinic - May 15, 2019
Due to additional need, Kay County Health Department will continue offering tetanus immunizations for Kay County residents affected by the recent storms. A special clinic will be held on Friday, Ma...
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Retiring school district employees honored - May 15, 2019
Fifteen retiring Ponca City Public School employees were honored at the May Board of Education meeting. All retirees received a clock with their names and years of service engraved on them. The distri...
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Governor, legislative leaders reach compromise on education funding - May 15, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY — Teachers would receive an average $1,220 pay raise and state employees would receive raises up to $1,300 under a budget agreement announced Wednesday. Public education w...
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24 arrested in connection to drug-trafficking ring - May 15, 2019
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Federal authorities say 24 people have been arrested in connection with a drug-trafficking ring that's tied to a Mexican cartel authorities believe distributed about 2 kilograms (4...
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Paper mill explosion injures five workers - May 14, 2019
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - Officials say a fire and subsequent explosion at a Georgia-Pacific paper mill in eastern Oklahoma injured five workers and left two firefighters with heat exhaustion. Muskoge...
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Investigators in Oklahoma exhume 2 bodies in 1995 cold case - May 14, 2019
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Investigators in rural Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma have exhumed the bodies of two people found dead more than 20 years ago in hopes that DNA testing will identify...
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Wife’s dead body found in car driven by Oklahoma man - May 14, 2019
ELOY, Ariz. (AP) - Police in Arizona say a detective making a traffic stop on Interstate 10 was speaking to a driver from Oklahoma when he noticed the man's dead wife in the passenger seat. Eloy po...
