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Inmates clear tornado damage to free Oklahoma family stuck for over a week

by The Associated Press
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A work crew of incarcerated people cleared the way for a woman and her three children to finally leave their rural Oklahoma property more than a week after a tornado caused widespread damage, state officials said.The crew was still at work on Friday after clearing numerous downed trees on Tuesday... Read More.

FEMA disaster relief approved for 8 states

by The Associated Press
By SOPHIE BATES Associated PressJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The President green-lit disaster relief for eight states on Friday, assistance that some of the communities rocked by natural disasters have been waiting on for months.The major disaster declaration approvals allow Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas access to financial support through the... Read More.

New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about the 2020 election

by The Associated Press
By SEAN MURPHY Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history learn about the Industrial Revolution, women’s suffrage, and America's expanding role in international affairs.Beginning next school year, they will add conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election.Oklahoma’s new social studies standards for K-12 public school students, already infused with... Read More.
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Kansas Gov. wants board to reconsider parole granted to Tulsa man convicted of killing state trooper

by The Associated Press
By JOHN HANNA Associated PressTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Tulsa man convicted of killing a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper in 1978 has been granted parole after having past requests rejected, inspiring criticism and prompting the Governor on Friday to call for reconsidering the decision.Jimmie K. Nelms and another man, both from Tulsa, Oklahoma, were... Read More.

The US has over 900 measles cases & 10 states have outbreaks. Here’s what to know:

by The Associated Press
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer(AP) — One-fifth of states have active measles outbreaks as confirmed cases nationwide keep ticking up, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC's confirmed measles case count is 935, more than triple the amount seen in all of 2024. The three-month outbreak in Texas accounts... Read More.

Raid at OKC home draws criticism of Homeland Security

by The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday pushed back against criticism over its handling of a raid of an Oklahoma City home as part of a migrant smuggling investigation, saying the people living there haven’t been ruled out as suspects.The updated statement by Homeland Security came after the agency... Read More.
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Police: 2 dead in Oklahoma flooding as region remains under severe weather watch

by The Associated Press
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Two people, including a child, have died in Oklahoma flooding as meteorologists warned on Sunday of further flooding, thunderstorms, and tornadoes from the Midwest to the South.Police in Moore, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Oklahoma City, received dozens of reports of “high-water incidents” over the weekend including two... Read More.

Former President Bill Clinton returns to Oklahoma City 30 years after the bombing

by The Associated Press
By SEAN MURPHY Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thirty years after the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history, former President Bill Clinton will return to Oklahoma City on Saturday to remember the people who were killed, and comfort those affected by the bombing.Clinton was president on April 19, 1995, when a truck bomb exploded,... Read More.
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AmeriCorps service program that touches every state gets targeted by Elon Musk’s DOGE

by The Associated Press
(AP) — A community service program that sends young adults across the U.S. to respond to natural disasters and help with community projects was the latest target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash government spending.AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps informed volunteers on Tuesday that they would exit the program early “due to programmatic... Read More.

US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know:

by The Associated Press
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer(AP) — U.S. measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, capping a week in which Indiana joined five others states with active outbreaks, Texas grew by another 60 cases, and a third measles-related death was made public.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed in a televised Cabinet meeting on... Read More.

Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze.

by The Associated Press
By MICHAEL CASEY and ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated PressBOSTON (AP) — Looking to cut pollution from its fleet of diesel-burning school buses, an Oklahoma school district last year doubled its electric vehicles.The Shawnee Public Schools, a 3,300-student district about 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Oklahoma City in a county that voted overwhelmingly for... Read More.
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