• Oklahoma officials blame squirrel for brownout

    Oklahoma officials blame squirrel for brownout - August 05, 2014

    STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Payne County officials say a squirrel is to blame for a brownout at a county administration building. The Stillwater News Press reports (http://bit.ly/1s7NUoz ) that the ...

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  • Grand opening of OHP Troop K headquarters planned

    Grand opening of OHP Troop K headquarters planned - August 05, 2014

    PERRY, Okla. (AP) - A grand opening ceremony is planned for the new Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop K headquarters in Perry. The OHP will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday at the new headquarte...

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  • Best-selling author Billie Letts dies in Oklahoma

    Best-selling author Billie Letts dies in Oklahoma - August 04, 2014

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Best-selling author Billie Letts has died at an Oklahoma hospital. Letts' publicist, Arlene Johnson, says Letts died Saturday after a brief illness. Letts was 76. Letts' nov...

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  • Handgun permit applications down in Oklahoma

    Handgun permit applications down in Oklahoma - August 04, 2014

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The number of Oklahomans applying for concealed or unconcealed firearms licenses is expected to decrease after two record-breaking years. The Oklahoman reports from Jan. 1 to ...

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  • Vandals destroy Oklahoma high school football gear

    Vandals destroy Oklahoma high school football gear - August 04, 2014

    BLANCHARD, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma authorities are searching for vandals after high school football equipment worth thousands of dollars was destroyed. The Grady County Sheriff's Office said Sunday ...

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  • Kay County Alumni groups reorganizes

    Kay County Alumni groups reorganizes - August 04, 2014

    The wheat is waving in Ponca City with the newly reorganized Kay County Oklahoma State University Alumni Association. Allison Brown, the association's communications and social chair said the chapte...

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  • OSU mandates sexual assault prevention course

    OSU mandates sexual assault prevention course - August 03, 2014

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma State University has implemented a new online course for students to teach them how to prevent sexual assault. The course comes months after the federal...

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  • Oklahoma National Guardsman to get Soldier’s Medal

    Oklahoma National Guardsman to get Soldier’s Medal - August 03, 2014

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A soldier with the Oklahoma National Guard who was seriously injured while trying to protect others when a massive tornado struck Moore last year is being honored with the...

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  • Actions by Okla. workers’ comp panel reviewed

    Actions by Okla. workers’ comp panel reviewed - August 02, 2014

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's newly created Workers' Compensation Commission is scheduled to meet next week to discuss its plan to be more open and transparent amid a review by the attorne...

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  • Fire chief in central Oklahoma city resigns

    Fire chief in central Oklahoma city resigns - August 02, 2014

    (Information in the following story is from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com) EDMOND, Okla. (AP) - A fire chief in a central Oklahoma city has submitted his resignation. The...

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