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The Kansas Highway Patrol’s ‘Two-Step’ tactic tramples motorists’ rights, a judge rules - July 22, 2023
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A tactic known as the “Kansas Two-Step” that's been used by the state Highway Patrol for years to detain out-of-state motorists long enough ...
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A storm packing winds over 80 mph derails a train in Fairmont - July 22, 2023
FAIRMONT, Okla. (AP) — A storm packing winds over 80 miles per hour (130 kilometers per hour) blew through northern Oklahoma early Friday morning, derailing a train, bringing down trees, and pushing...
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Ethics panel investigating Oklahoma judge using cellphone during murder trial, sheriff’s office says - July 22, 2023
CHANDLER, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judicial ethics panel is investigating a new state judge who can be seen on courtroom video scrolling through social media and texting on her cellphone throughout ...
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MULTIPLE PEOPLE DEAD AFTER STANDOFF AT HOME IN VERDIGRIS, POLICE SAY - July 21, 2023
VERDIGRIS, Okla. - One woman and three children are dead after an hours-long standoff with an armed subject at a home in Verdigris, police said. According to officers, all four people were fou...
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Health Officials Probing Uptick in Cyclosporiasis Cases in Oklahoma and Around the Country - July 21, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Health officials are investigating a rise in cyclosporiasis nationwide, including in Oklahoma. Cyclosporiasis is a diarrheal illness caused by a single-celled parasite and...
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Oklahoma Executes Man for 1995 Butcher Knife Slaying of a Tulsa Woman - July 21, 2023
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center. Jemaine Cannon,...
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Ponca City Police Department Asking For Help Locating Person of Interest in Recent Homicide - July 20, 2023
The Ponca City Police Department is asking the public for assistance in locating 15 year old Anthony B. LeClaire. LeClaire is a person of interest in a recent Homicide investigation. LeClaire is ...
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Ponca City Mainstreet Hosting Crazy Days Event in Downtown Ponca City - July 20, 2023
Ponca City Main Street is hosting its annual Crazy Days event from Thursday, July 27th, through Saturday, July 29th in beautiful downtown Ponca City. Shoppers will enjoy three days of discounts and s...
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1 ARRESTED AFTER BOMB THREAT AT OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL - July 20, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY - One person was arrested after the Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigated a bomb threat Wednesday afternoon at the Office of the Attorney General. OHP said the suspect called di...
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO EXECUTE DEATH ROW PRISONER JEMAINE CANNON FOR 1995 MURDER - July 20, 2023
MCALESTER, Okla. - The State of Oklahoma will execute Jemaine Cannon on Thursday morning, after 27 years on death row. Jemaine Cannon was sentenced to death in 1996 for the brutal killing of 20...