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National rig count jumps by 13; Oklahoma gains 2 rigs - August 11, 2018
HOUSTON (AP) - The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. has jumped by 13 this week to 1,057. At this time a year ago there were 949 active rigs. Houston oilfield services com...
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Tulsa police say man fatally shot after entering motel room - August 11, 2018
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Police say a man was fatally shot after walking uninvited into another man's motel room. Sgt. Dave Walker says police were called to the Super 8 Motel in southeast Tulsa about 7:4...
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Oklahoma prosecutor seeks death penalty for Texas man - August 11, 2018
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma prosecutor has filed court documents saying he will seek the death penalty for a Texas man in the stomping death of an acquaintance. Court records show Cleveland Coun...
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Disaster designation for 4 Oklahoma counties due to drought - August 11, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin's office says four counties in northeastern Oklahoma have been designated disaster areas because of drought, making farmers and ranchers eligible for federal assi...
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Oklahoma governor places Vision Fund on election ballot - August 10, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has placed on the Nov. 6 general election ballot a proposal to create a new oil and natural gas trust fund to help operate state government. Fallin said...
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33rd Leadership Class introduced - August 09, 2018
Introducing Ponca City Chamber's 33rd Ponca City Leadership Class. Front row, from left, are Troy Buller, Ponca City Public Schools; Chad Sheetz, Phillips 66; Diane Anderson, Leadership Chair with P...
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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 - 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 - 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 - 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 ...
