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Inmate captured a day after fleeing Oklahoma prison facility - January 27, 2019
MCALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a 48-year-old inmate who ran from a minimum-security prison in eastern Oklahoma has been apprehended a day after his escape. The state Department of Correction...
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Women make substantial gains in Oklahoma, rise to leadership posts - January 27, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma has traditionally ranked among states with the fewest women in elected office, but the state has seen remarkable gains made in the Legislature and several top leadership ...
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After record wins, women make small gain nationally among top lawmakers - January 27, 2019
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - State legislatures across the country are convening this year with at least 17 new women in top leadership roles, after a record-setting election for female candidates. How...
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OU student tweeted video of man spotted in blackface to make ‘stand’ - January 26, 2019
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A University of Oklahoma student says she tweeted a video of a man walking near campus wearing blackface to make a difference. OU student Ashonte Winston tells KWTV the man's act...
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Oklahoma court OKs life to teen in deaths of father, brother - January 26, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the life prison sentences of a man convicted of shooting his father and younger brother to death. The court handed down the de...
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Veterinarians fix puppy paws pointing up instead of down - January 26, 2019
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - A puppy born with his front paws facing up instead of down and unable to walk is recovering after surgery at Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences....
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Decision to withhold Florida bank victim names tests new law - January 26, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A Florida police chief's decision not to release the names of some of the five women killed in a bank shooting this week represents the first high-profile test of a new victims' p...
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Jamie Lee Curtis working to get stand-in LGBTQ mom onscreen - January 26, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is trying to tell the story of an Oklahoma woman whose pledge to stand in as a mom at same-sex weddings went viral. In a statement Friday, Curtis confirm...
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Record percentage of students earn Oklahoma’s Promise grant - January 26, 2019
(Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A record 73.6 percent of high school graduates who enrolled in the college access program Oklahoma's Promise last year co...
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Legislation filed creating criminal liability for hiding public funds - January 25, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – Following the discovery of a $30 million slush fund at the state Department of Health last year, a multi-county grand jury made seven recommendations to prevent future financial dece...
