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EPA: Mushroom compost removes pollutants from Tar Creek site - March 23, 2019

(Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Environmental Protection Agency report shows that mushroom compost has been extracting contaminants from the heavily ...

Appeals court rules against slain man’s estate, cites technicality - March 23, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma appeals court has ruled against the estate of an unarmed black man who was shot and killed in 2016 by a white former Tulsa police officer. The Oklahoma Court of Civil...

Replacement of Oklahoma City canal lights to begin by next year - March 23, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City officials say work to replace the lighting system along the Bricktown Canal will be underway by next year. The city now has an architects' report recommending safet...

Cost-cutting states free up money for education - March 23, 2019

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Cost-cutting states are trying to keep schools funded as teacher unrest over low pay and overcrowded classrooms continues into a second year. Pressure from voters is proving effe...

With Spring comes more motorcycles — watch out! - March 22, 2019

Spring is officially here and we are starting to get nice weather. As a result, there will be more people enjoying the weather on their motorcycles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety A...

Kansas State lowers tuition for students from five more states - March 22, 2019

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Kansas State University is becoming cheaper for good students from five more states. The Manhattan Mercury reports that the Kansas Board of Regents agreed this week to allow ...

2019 BisonBison Film Festival announces films for competition - March 22, 2019

The 2019 BisonBison Film Festival: A Student Competition announces the films accepted into this year's festival. A large variety of student films from six states were submitted, representing 14 di...

‘The 39 Steps’ final weekend at Ponca Playhouse - March 22, 2019

John Buchan's "The 39 Steps," adapted by Patrick Barlow, was Broadway's longest running comedy, and it's at the Ponca Playhouse, directed by Sam Dunbar Stuart! Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a ju...

Automatic plate readers give false positives on uninsured motorists - March 22, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A prosecutor who leads a new program that includes automatic license plate readers says nearly 5 percent of vehicles flagged as uninsured in Oklahoma were identified by error. ...

Langston to receive agriculture research grants totaling $1.8 million - March 22, 2019

LANGSTSON, Okla. (AP) - Langston University is to receive six grants totaling $1.8 million for agriculture-related research projects. Republican U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas on Wednesday announced the gra...