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5,000 under evacuation orders as New Mexico wildfire rages - April 16, 2022
NEW MEXICO (AP) — Evacuation orders for close to 5,000 people are still in place as firefighters battle a deadly blaze in New Mexico. The wind-fueled wildfire has ripped through the mountain comm...
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Biden increases oil royalty rate, scales back lease sales - April 16, 2022
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department is moving forward with the first onshore sales of public oil and gas drilling leases under President Joe Biden, but will sharply increase royalty rates...
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Longtime Tulsa World executive editor Joe Worley dies at 74 - April 16, 2022
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Tulsa World reports that longtime executive editor Joe Worley has died. The newspaper said on Friday that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died on Wednesday. ...
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Jury selected for man charged with killing Tulsa officer - April 16, 2022
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A jury has been selected to hear the murder trial of a man charged in the fatal shooting of a Tulsa police officer. A jury of nine men, three women, and two alternates was chosen...
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Ex-EPA head Scott Pruitt to run for US Senate in Oklahoma - April 16, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The scandal-ridden former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, has filed to run for an open U.S. Senate seat in Oklahoma. Pruitt filed paperwork on Friday ...
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Newkirk Amphitheater to Hold First Live Event Easter Sunday - April 16, 2022
The Kay County Amphitheater, located at 219 S Main Street in Newkirk, will hold their first live event this coming Easter Sunday titled "The Greatest Comeback Story Ever." Hosted by the Kay County ...
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Second Annual Color Blast May 7th at The RecPlex - April 15, 2022
The Ponca City RecPlex,1604 West Grand, will host the Second Annual Color Blast Fun Run on Saturday, May 7th at 9:00 am. The race will take place at the RecPlex and will be chip timed. The run w...
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Lawsuit Claims Canadian County Sheriff Fired Whistleblowers After Reports of Illegal Search, Seizure - April 15, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY - A pair of wrongful termination lawsuits filed last week by former employees of the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office claim the agency’s leadership fired two whistleblowers. ...
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New Details Emerge in Deadly Stillwater Shooting - April 15, 2022
STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) – The barbershop fight that led to a murder in Stillwater on Thursday has left an Oklahoma family heartbroken. Landon Aufleger was allegedly shot while driving away fro...
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ODOT Workers Recount Near Misses on Highways; Urge Motorists to Pay Close Attention in Work Zones - April 15, 2022
A night-time crash earlier this year on the Turner Turnpike nearly cost two Oklahoma Turnpike Authority employees their lives. Jeremy Smart and Kenny Baker recounted their near-miss in a work zone ...
