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Mental exam ordered for Oklahoma man charged in girl’s death - August 09, 2016
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A judge in Pittsburg County has ordered a mental evaluation for a 21-year-old man charged in the death of his toddler daughter. District Judge James Bland ordered the evalu...
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Pet tortoise found mile from home after daylong escape - August 08, 2016
YUKON, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma woman has been reunited with her pet tortoise after the creature was found about a mile away from home after a day on the loose. Becca Funa says her 25-pound pet to...
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Ark City man arrested on suspicion of multiple burglaries, thefts - August 08, 2016
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — An Arkansas City man was arrested early Saturday morning by the Arkansas City Police Department in connection with several recent burglaries and thefts. Casey Christophe...
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Pilot dies in crash - August 08, 2016
A fatal collision occurred Saturday morning at the Burns Flat airport in Washita County. A replica of a Bugatti 100 P experimental plane, flown by Scott Edward Wilson, 66, of Broken Arrow, crashed....
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Man pushing motorcycle fatally hit by officer’s patrol car - August 08, 2016
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after a Fort Smith police officer's patrol car fatally hit a man pushing a motorcycle on a state highway early Sunday. A preliminary report...
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5 Oklahoma congressmen got $345k-plus from interest groups - August 08, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's five U.S. House members received more than $345,000 from interest groups in the three weeks leading up to the June 28 primaries. The Oklahoman newspaper reports ...
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4 dead, 1 injured after train hits car in Oklahoma - August 08, 2016
POTEAU, Okla. (AP) - Police in eastern Oklahoma say four people are dead and one is injured after a train hit the car they were riding in. Poteau Assistant Police Chief Greg Russell tells TV ...
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Ex-children’s charity head pleads guilty to embezzlement - August 08, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The former executive director of an Oklahoma charity for child crime victims has pleaded guilty to embezzling money from the group. Federal prosecutors say 47-year-old ...
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Districts address teacher vacancies amid cuts, low salaries - August 07, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Education administrators say Oklahoma's ongoing teacher shortage stems from declining numbers of college graduates who are trained to teach and relatively low teacher salaries...
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Ponca City Mayor in Hall of Fame - August 06, 2016
Ponca City Mayor Homer Nicholson will be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame for City and Town Officials Sept. 15. The announcement was made Friday by the Oklahoma Municipal Leauge. The ...
