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Corrections Department searching for escapee - December 26, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Chris E. McDonald walked away on Sunday from the Carver Transitional Center in Oklahoma City. McDonald, 49, is described as white, 5-feet 11-inches tall, weighing about 161 pounds,...
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Leaders applaud passage of bill ending blood-quantum requirement - December 26, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma tribal leaders and members of Congress are applauding the final passage of bill that will end a blood-quantum requirement they have long considered discriminatory. The...
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Fatality collision in Osage County - December 25, 2018
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a fatality collision occurred about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday on N 20th West Avenue, approximately half a mile west of Sperry in Osage County, OK. The patrol said the a...
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Public input sought on Oklahoma’s work plan for Medicaid - December 25, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The federal government is soliciting comments on Oklahoma's new plan to impose work requirements on some Medicaid recipients. Oklahoma submitted its waiver application to the fed...
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Oklahoma’s population grows due to births, migration - December 25, 2018
(Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) TULSA, Okla. (AP) - U.S. Census Bureau estimates show Oklahoma's population grew by 0.3 percent in the 12 months ending July 1 largely due t...
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Oklahoma patrol: 2 fishermen drown after boat takes on water - December 25, 2018
IDABEL, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say the bodies of two fishermen from Idabel have been recovered from a lake in far southeast Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the bodies were recovered Mond...
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Motions seek to dismiss Oklahoma human trafficking lawsuits - December 24, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Attorneys are awaiting a federal judge's ruling on motions to dismiss two human trafficking lawsuits against an Oklahoma couple and several of their companies. The motions in U.S...
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2 arrested in Oklahoma for North Carolina bank robbery - December 24, 2018
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Two Texas men accused of robbing a North Carolina bank have been arrested in Oklahoma. News outlets cite a Fayetteville police release that says 48-year-old Willie Williams ...
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Commission recommends overhaul of Oklahoma jobs tax credit - December 24, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A state panel that reviews the performance of Oklahoma's economic tax incentives says three of the incentives should be repealed and another with $557 million in liabilities shoul...
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Manufacturer announces plans for 600 jobs at Tulsa campus - December 24, 2018
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A Wisconsin-based manufacturer of air movement systems is launching operations at its new Tulsa campus that is expected to employ 600 workers by early 2020. Gov. Mary Fallin joine...
