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SH-51 closed at US-177 in Stillwater due to railroad repairs - July 21, 2017
UPDATE: As of 3 p.m. SH-51 now OPEN at US-177 in Stillwater after railroad repairs Eastbound and westbound SH-51 (Sixth St.) is now OPEN to one lane in each direction between US-177 (Perkins Rd.) a...
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U.S. appeals court upholds life sentence for slayings of three - July 21, 2017
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld the life prison sentences of an Oklahoma man convicted in the fatal shootings of three people in 2004. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appea...
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Oklahoma agencies receiving $34.6 million in leftover cash - July 21, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's finance secretary says cash-strapped state agencies will receive $34.6 million in leftover cash from the previous year. The Oklahoman reports that the revenue had ...
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Contract awarded for new Fort Sill training facility - July 21, 2017
LAWTON, Okla. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $13 million contract to build a new training facility at Fort Sill. The new Air Defense Artillery training facility will be built...
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Texas panel suspends license of doctor accused in opioid deaths - July 21, 2017
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A state panel has suspended the medical license of a Texas doctor who federal authorities say wrote unnecessary prescriptions for powerful drugs that contributed to the overdose d...
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Ex-major says he was told to ‘take the hit’ for deposed sheriff - July 21, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A former Oklahoma sheriff's official claims he was forced to 'take the hit' and resign following the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white reserve deputy. Thursday's feder...
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Deadly collision at turnpike toll plaza - July 21, 2017
A fatal collision occurred about 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the US 412 and US 177 Toll Plaza on the Cimarron Turnpike in Noble County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports a 2005 Freightliner Semi and a...
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Interim study to address passenger rail expansion - July 20, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY – In an effort to lay out solutions to completion of the proposed Eastern Flyer route and to look at new horizons for the Heartland Flyer, urban Democratic Reps. Monroe Nichols and Fo...
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Roadway closed at U.S. 412 and U.S. 177 at toll booth - July 20, 2017
Eastbound U.S. 412 at the U.S. 177 toll booth is closed due to a fatal collision involving a commercial motor vehicle, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. The roadway was closed at 10:45 a.m. Tr...
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CASA volunteers represent children’s interests in court matters - July 20, 2017
A CASA volunteer is a trained community member who is appointed by a judge to represent the best interest of a child or family of children in the court system. The volunteers get to know the chi...
