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Nominations Open for Next Oklahoma State Poet Laureate - August 03, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (July 30, 2020)–The Oklahoma Arts Council is accepting nominations for the state’s next poet laureate through August 31, 2020. Nominations for the honorary position, appointed by the...
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Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 2 Aug 2020 - August 02, 2020
As of this advisory, there are 38,225 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting 214 confirmed cases, resulting in 10 deaths. 169 people are listed as recovered. O...
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Who’s first in line for COVID-19 Vaccine? - August 02, 2020
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP News Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? U.S. health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses, but it’...
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Oklahoma reported coronavirus cases up by 1,244, 8 more die - August 02, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of reported coronavirus cases in Oklahoma has increased by more than 1,200 with eight more deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. The Oklahoma St...
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Rep. Roberts Questions Tax Credit for Thunder if Disrespect - August 01, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Sean Roberts (R-Hominy) today released the following statement regarding the choice of National Basketball Association (NBA) players to take a knee during the national anthem p...
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Oklahoma death row inmate denied request for new hearing - August 01, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has rejected a request for a new hearing from a death row inmate convicted in the burning death of a woman he had dated. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal...
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Deadline extended for tribes to seek broadband licenses - August 01, 2020
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tribes have another month to apply for a band of wireless spectrum to establish or expand internet on their lands. The Federal Communications Commission had opened a prior...
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Ceremony set for tribally affiliated med school in Oklahoma - August 01, 2020
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The Cherokee Nation is welcoming 54 first-year medical students to to the nation’s first tribally affiliated medical school. The Oklahoma State University College of Osteop...
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Two Oklahoma jail escapees are recaptured after fleeing jail - August 01, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two Oklahoma jail escapees, including a murder suspect, have been recaptured in Oklahoma City after escaping a county jail by using sheets tied together to climb down the outsid...
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Victim at Lake Ponca Identified – No Sign of Foul Play - August 01, 2020
The Ponca City Police Department issued the following update and statement: "On 08/01/20 at approximately 9:25 a.m., the Ponca City Police Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call stating there ...
