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Oklahoma education official says lawmakers helped schools - June 07, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's top public education official says a measure that Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law that axes end-of-instruction exams will help end an "over-testing culture.&q...
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Governor signs bond legislation to repair Oklahoma Capitol - June 07, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Legislation that authorizes a $125 million bond issue to pay for a second phase of repairs and renovations to the Oklahoma Capitol has been signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin....
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Oklahoma teen drowns in north Arkansas lake - June 07, 2016
BULL SHOALS, Ark. (AP) - Authorities in northern Arkansas say an 18-year-old Oklahoma man has drowned in Bull Shoals Lake. The Marion County Sheriff's Office says William Carver of Miami, Oklahoma, d...
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Oklahoma homecoming crash suspect files insanity defense - June 07, 2016
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - The woman charged with crashing her car into a crowd at the Oklahoma State homecoming parade and killing four people is seeking an insanity defense. An attorney for Adacia Ch...
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No one injured in Locust Grove incident - June 06, 2016
The Locust Grove Police Department requested investigative assistance from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation with an officer-Involved shooting. About 10 p.m. Saturday, a Locust Grove...
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Ponca City man dies in Sunday motorcycle accident - June 06, 2016
A Ponca City man died Sunday after his motorcycle struck a vulture on Enterprise Road. Clarence L. Hoyer, 70, of Ponca City was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple injuries. His wife, Janet L....
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Man Dies After Tulsa Police Use Stun Gun And Pepper Spray in Service of Jaywalking Warrant - June 05, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa police say a 64-year-old man who died after an officer used pepper spray and a stun gun on him while attempting to serve a misdemeanor warrant for jaywalking had a medical is...
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Shed Explodes, Kills One In Middle Of Popular Route 66 Town - June 05, 2016
ERICK, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in the western Oklahoma town of Erick say an explosion in a shed near the center of the town has left one man dead. Police Chief Patrick Strange said the man's body was...
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Jury Seated, Trial Starts Tomorrow For Rushing In Double Homicide Case - June 05, 2016
LAWTON, Okla. (AP) - A jury has been seated for the first-degree murder trial of a Lawton man charged with killing his father and 14-year-old brother. The jury was seated Friday and opening statements...
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Fallin Gets Very Little Out Of Legislators - June 05, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Knowing this year's legislative session would be tumultuous with a giant hole in the budget, Gov. Mary Fallin challenged lawmakers at the start of session to make structural impro...
