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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...
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ODOC #FugitiveFriday: Stephen Mansell - January 25, 2019
TULSA, Okla. -- Stephen Mansell left for work on Nov. 29 and failed to return to the Tulsa Transitional Center halfway house where he was housed. Mansell was serving time for multiple offenses includ...
