• Former Oklahoma prison chaplain arrested on rape complaint

    Former Oklahoma prison chaplain arrested on rape complaint - July 18, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The chaplain of a minimum security prison for women has resigned after he was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a female inmate. The Oklahoma Department of ...

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  • Voter registration deadline for run-off election is Aug. 3

    Voter registration deadline for run-off election is Aug. 3 - July 18, 2018

    Friday, Aug. 3, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Aug. 28 Statewide Primary Run-off Election, Kay County Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard sai...

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  • Heat advisory issued

    Heat advisory issued - July 18, 2018

    The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from noon today though 7 p.m. Friday. The temperatures and heat index are expected to be 105 to 110. Take precautions!...

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  • Health Department attorney resigns; now faces criminal charges

    Health Department attorney resigns; now faces criminal charges - July 17, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The top attorney at the Oklahoma State Department of Health has resigned days after her advice on marijuana rules was ignored by the agency's board, and now faces criminal charge...

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  • City Commission hears presentation on plans for broadband internet access to homes

    City Commission hears presentation on plans for broadband internet access to homes - July 17, 2018

    The Ponca City Board of Commissioners heard a presentation by Technology Services Director Dave Williams Monday evening about the possibility of making broadband internet connection to every home with...

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  • Claremore man injured in accident near Perkins

    Claremore man injured in accident near Perkins - July 17, 2018

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a Claremore man was injured in an accident near Perkins in Payne County about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The accident was at US 177 just north of State Highway 33, a m...

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  • Tulsa district sees staff resentment for administration

    Tulsa district sees staff resentment for administration - July 17, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa Public Schools' planning documents show that the district has trouble teaching students and retaining teachers partly because of staff members' belief in a lack of support fr...

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  • Oklahoma college presidents paid below the national average

    Oklahoma college presidents paid below the national average - July 17, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A new survey shows the chief executives of Oklahoma's public colleges are paid below the national average. The Oklahoman reports the survey from The Chronicle of Higher Education...

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  • Rogers County DA cracks down on overdue video rentals

    Rogers County DA cracks down on overdue video rentals - July 17, 2018

    CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) - A district attorney for a county near Tulsa has been cracking down on the old crime of not returning rental DVDs by offering a payment plan to avoid filing charges. Ro...

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  • Oklahoma rape kit testing could cost at least $9.5 milliion

    Oklahoma rape kit testing could cost at least $9.5 milliion - July 17, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State estimates show that testing more than 7,000 unsubmitted rape kits in Oklahoma could cost more than $9 million. The Oklahoman reports that the estimates were provided in a...

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