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Department of Corrections to offer community awareness events in Ponca City - January 24, 2019
The Rev. Sheila Alford is the new chaplain for Community Corrections for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections in Oklahoma. Part of her job involves working with Bridgeway, Inc., in Ponca City and t...
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No damage reported after quake near Stroud today - January 24, 2019
STROUD, Okla. (AP) - No damage has been reported following a 3.5 magnitude earthquake that shook parts of central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at 10:38 a.m. Thur...
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Judge dismisses lawsuit over woman’s hijab - January 24, 2019
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A judge in Oklahoma has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit involving a Muslim woman who alleges she was forced to remove her hijab in public while attempting to enter the Tulsa Count...
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Court of Criminal Appeals affirms life sentence in family murders - January 24, 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 ...
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Election Board encourages new voter registration - January 24, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – With the start of a new year, the State Election Board is encouraging Oklahomans everywhere to make a resolution to get registered to vote. “Whether you just turned 18 or have b...
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OU warning students of person in blackface spotted on campus - January 24, 2019
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - The University of Oklahoma is warning students that someone wearing blackface has been spotted walking on and around the campus in Norman. University officials notified student...
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Victim identified; two arrested in Pushmataha death - January 24, 2019
The Oklahoma Office of Chief Medical Examiner on Wednesday positively identified the remains of a man located in Pushmataha County, near Cloudy, Oklahoma, as Davey Jo Moore, 56. The Oklahoma Stat...
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Police seek help finding missing person - January 23, 2019
On Monday, Jan. 21, the Ponca City Police Department received a call wanting to report Joshua Kyle Battiest as missing. Battiest is 31 years old. He was last seen on Dec. 22, 2018, by a friend. Jos...
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Former dean calls for Gallogly’s resignation - January 23, 2019
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A former University of Oklahoma dean is calling for the resignation of OU President Jim Gallogly after a video surfaced of a now-former student wearing blackface and using a raci...
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Subsidies requested for treating inmates with hepatitis C - January 23, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is seeking increased funding from lawmakers to treat prisoners with Hepatitis C. The Journal Record reports the department estimates more...
