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Autism coverage bill sent to governor - April 28, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Legislation that requires health insurers to cover the treatment of children with autism has received final legislative approval in the Oklahoma House. The House on Wedne...
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Woman sentenced in deaths of nieces after Tulsa fire - April 28, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A woman charged in the deaths of her two young nieces in a Tulsa apartment fire has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Twenty-five-year-old Miashah Moses was sentenced Wednesda...
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Woman finds wheat penny collection missing - April 28, 2016
After noticing a post on one of the Ponca City Community Watch pages about a clerk at the Valero convenience store, located at Grand Avenue and Oak Street, having accepted wheat pennies for a purch...
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Man gets 120 years in abduction, rape of 12-year-old girl - April 28, 2016
SAPULPA, Okla. (AP) - A Sapulpa man who was linked by DNA taken from a cup of lemonade to the rape and abduction of a 12-year-old girl has been sentenced to 120 years in prison. Fifty-one-year-old Ke...
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Percussion concert rescheduled - April 28, 2016
The annual Ponca City Evening of Percussion Concert has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, May 2, in the Po-Hi Howell Auditorium. The concert will feature many styles of percussion music ...
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Jury convicts ex-Oklahoma reserve deputy in suspect’s death - April 28, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A former Oklahoma volunteer sheriff's deputy who says he confused his handgun and stun gun when he fatally shot an unarmed suspect has been convicted of second-degree manslaughte...
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Oklahoma Senate gives final OK to balanced budget convention - April 27, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Legislature has given final approval to a resolution formally asking Congress to call a national convention to consider adding a balanced budget amendment to the U.S....
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More than $53,000 taken from man in traffic stop to be returned - April 27, 2016
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - The Muskogee County District Attorney says that his office will return $53,234 that was seized from a man during a traffic stop that resulted in a drug-related charge. Police s...
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Oklahoma man accused in girl’s rape sentenced to 120 years - April 27, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma man accused of kidnapping and raping an 8-year-old girl has been sentenced to 120 years in prison. Michael Slatton of Claremore was sentenced Tuesday. Slatton pleaded ...
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Fallin signs bill requiring DNA samples after felony arrests - April 27, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A bill to require any Oklahoman arrested for a felony crime to submit their DNA has been signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin. The bill prompted privacy concerns from both Republi...
