• Man blocks black delivery driver in an Oklahoma neighborhood

    Man blocks black delivery driver in an Oklahoma neighborhood - May 16, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A black delivery driver says he was overcome with emotion while recording himself and a black co-worker being blocked into a gated Oklahoma City neighborhood for more than an ho...

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  • Tensions rise as Texas Governor readies to lift more rules

    Tensions rise as Texas Governor readies to lift more rules - May 16, 2020

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Local leaders on the Texas border are asking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to delay letting more businesses reopen next week. Health officials in El Paso say they're worried about...

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  • State reopens bars, weddings, funerals, sports in next phase

    State reopens bars, weddings, funerals, sports in next phase - May 16, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is reopening bars as well as allowing weddings, funerals, and organized sports to resume under the next phase of Gov. Kevin Stitt's statewide reopening plan. Stitt said...

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  • Legislature passes bills to boost Medicaid funding

    Legislature passes bills to boost Medicaid funding - May 16, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Legislature has approved two separate measures that aim to boost funding for the state's Medicaid program. The House on Friday narrowly approved a bill that will...

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  • Facebook comment toward Norman mayor triggers threat probe

    Facebook comment toward Norman mayor triggers threat probe - May 16, 2020

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A social media comment that called Norman Mayor Breea Clark a vulgar name and said “the problem with politicians, they don't get hung in public anymore” has triggered a poli...

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  • Tesla picks Austin, Tulsa as finalists for new US factory

    Tesla picks Austin, Tulsa as finalists for new US factory - May 16, 2020

    DETROIT (AP) — A person briefed on the matter says Tesla has picked Austin, Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma as finalists for its new U.S. assembly plant. This person says that company officials visited Tu...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 16 May 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 16 May 2020 - May 16, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 5,237 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting 49 confirmed cases, resulting in 7 deaths and 39 registere...

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  • AG Hunter Applauds Legislators

    AG Hunter Applauds Legislators - May 16, 2020

    Legislation Approved Creating Opioid Abatement Board  Board will allocate money from opioid settlements to cities and counties OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter Friday commended member...

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  • Pioneer Tech Enters Phase 2

    Pioneer Tech Enters Phase 2 - May 16, 2020

    Ponca City, OK - Pioneer Technology Center has made plans for Phase II of the COVID-19 Pandemic which will begin Saturday, May 16th. Full-time program students completed their distance learning May 15...

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  • Sen. Coleman: A Week of Progress

    Sen. Coleman: A Week of Progress - May 16, 2020

    A week of progress By Sen. Bill Coleman There’s never a dull moment at the state Capitol.  Just when you think things are moving along smoothly, the wheels fall off and someone throws a softball o...

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