• Oklahoma to audit alleged overpayments to county officials

    Oklahoma to audit alleged overpayments to county officials - August 09, 2018

    CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma official says a special state investigative audit has been requested into allegations that elected officials in Grady County have been overpaid for years. The Ok...

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  • Oklahoma universities to ban medical marijuana

    Oklahoma universities to ban medical marijuana - August 09, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University both say all marijuana, including medical marijuana, remains banned on the two campuses. OU and OSU say in a joint news...

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  • Tulsa police say man riding bicycle fatally shot

    Tulsa police say man riding bicycle fatally shot - August 09, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Police say a man was fatally shot while he was riding a bicycle in northeast Tulsa. Sgt. Dave Walker says officers responding to report of an accident about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday ...

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  • Life with parole for son in fatal stabbings

    Life with parole for son in fatal stabbings - August 09, 2018

    TULSA (AP) - A 19-year-old Oklahoma man convicted of stabbing his parents and three of his siblings to death has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Michael Bever was ...

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  • New nitrogen execution protocol unfinished in Oklahoma

    New nitrogen execution protocol unfinished in Oklahoma - August 09, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma hasn't finished creating a new execution protocol involving nitrogen gas and it's unclear when executions will resume. The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office and the s...

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  • Group submits signatures for Oklahoma recreational marijuana

    Group submits signatures for Oklahoma recreational marijuana - August 08, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A group that wants to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma has submitted signatures to qualify the measure for a statewide vote after saying it may not have enough. The ...

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  • State Health Department names 12-member medical marijuana food safety standards board

    State Health Department names 12-member medical marijuana food safety standards board - August 08, 2018

    As required by SQ788, the Oklahoma State Department of Health has appointed all 12 Oklahoma residents to the Medical Marijuana Food Safety Standards Board. Those members will provide recommendations f...

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  • Oklahoma mom charged with stabbing daughter to stand trial

    Oklahoma mom charged with stabbing daughter to stand trial - August 08, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma woman accused of stabbing her 11-year-old daughter 50 to 70 times, hitting her in the head with an ax, then setting their home on fire has been ordered to stand trial. ...

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  • Oklahoma student proficiency rates remain low

    Oklahoma student proficiency rates remain low - August 08, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma test results show that student proficiency rates are down slightly in almost every grade and subject in the second year of higher academic standards. The Tulsa World re...

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  • NYPD says Dad fled to Thailand after tossing dead baby in river

    NYPD says Dad fled to Thailand after tossing dead baby in river - August 08, 2018

    NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police say the father of a 7-month-old baby found floating in the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge fled to Thailand after throwing the boy's dead body into the water. ...

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