• Lawmakers approve unattended child law

    Lawmakers approve unattended child law - May 13, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin's desk is the next stop for legislation that waives liability for anyone who breaks into a locked vehicle to rescue a child. The Oklahoma House approved the meas...

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  • Legislators ready to cut wind energy tax credits

    Legislators ready to cut wind energy tax credits - May 13, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Legislature is set to rein in wind industry tax credits that cost the state tens of millions of dollars each year, but the proposed changes will have no impact on the state bu...

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  • Gasoline prices rising again

    Gasoline prices rising again - May 13, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gasoline prices are rising again in Oklahoma. AAA Oklahoma said Tuesday that the price of regular self-serve gasoline averages $2.41 per gallon, 19 cents more than the average pr...

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  • Senate committee approves bonds for Pop museum

    Senate committee approves bonds for Pop museum - May 13, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A proposal to issue $25 million in bonds to build the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture in Tulsa has passed its first legislative hurdle. The Senate Joint Committee on Appropria...

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  • Woman seeks protective order against Texas lawmaker

    Woman seeks protective order against Texas lawmaker - May 13, 2015

    LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - A woman in Oklahoma has requested a protective order against a Texas state senator whom she accuses of stalking and threatening to harm her. Cynthia Ortiz made the allegations a...

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  • Two small earthquakes recorded

    Two small earthquakes recorded - May 13, 2015

    STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - A pair of earthquakes has rattled parts of Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 2.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday about 10 miles north...

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  • Store owner pleads guilty to SNAP fraud

    Store owner pleads guilty to SNAP fraud - May 13, 2015

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say the owner of a food store in Tulsa has pleaded guilty to stealing about $283,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...

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  • Fallin signs bill allowing school employees to be armed

    Fallin signs bill allowing school employees to be armed - May 13, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma school districts could allow teachers and staff with certain firearms training to carry handguns on school property under a bill signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin. The...

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  • Eric Harris’ shooting death ruled homicide

    Eric Harris’ shooting death ruled homicide - May 13, 2015

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma medical examiner has ruled the death of a man killed by a Tulsa County volunteer deputy as a homicide. An autopsy report released Tuesday shows 44-year-old Eric Harri...

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  • Cherokee language goes digital

    Cherokee language goes digital - May 13, 2015

    The Cherokee language has gone digital. The language of the Oklahoma-based tribe is now available for download on more than 20 Android devices, making the language more accessible to millions of Go...

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