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Attorney General, Commission release findings, recommendations on opioid abuse - January 23, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter and members of the Oklahoma Commission on Opioid Abuse on Tuesday released their findings and final recommendations for legislation, policy and rule chan...
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Wildcat fans invited to meet new football coach Scott Harmon - January 23, 2018
The Ponca City High School Athletic Department invites all Wildcat fans to meet the new football coach, Scott Harmon. The welcome will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the Old Boys Gym at the h...
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Five rig workers’ remains found - January 23, 2018
QUINTON, Okla. (AP) - Officials say they have recovered the remains of five workers missing since an explosion at an Oklahoma gas drilling rig. Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris said Tuesday pe...
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Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down part of liability law - January 23, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down part of a state law exempting oil and natural gas companies from being sued when workers are injured or killed on the job. The state'...
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Oklahoma House distributes nearly $127,000 in pay raises - January 23, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma House of Representatives has distributed nearly $127,000 in pay raises to 14 employees since Jan. 1. According to the state Office of Management and Enterprise Ser...
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Tulsa sees first officer-involved homicide of 2018 - January 23, 2018
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Two Tulsa police officers have been place on administrative leave pending an investigation of the shooting death of a man after a low-speed pursuit and standoff. Police spokeswo...
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Five presumed dead in Oklahoma gas rig explosion - January 23, 2018
QUINTON, Okla. (AP) - Officials say the five employees who have been missing since an explosion at an Oklahoma gas drilling rig are presumed dead. Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris said Tuesday t...
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Commissioners approve purchases of property for Public Safety Center - January 23, 2018
Ponca City's Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of several parcels of property in the 300 blocks of South Third Street and South Fourth Street at its meeting Monday night. The property is ...
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Thousands of rape kits remain untested in Tulsa - January 23, 2018
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Sex Crimes Unit at the Tulsa Police Department says the department likely won't meet Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin's extended deadline to compile an audit of untested rape kits. S...
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Fire out at drilling rig hours after explosion - January 23, 2018
QUINTON, Okla. (AP) - Officials say the fire is out at a drilling rig that exploded in eastern Oklahoma. Five rig workers are missing. A statement from McAlester-Pittsburg County Emergency Management...
