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4,000 OK Special Olympics Athletes To Compete at Summer Games

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Nearly 4,000 Special Olympics Oklahoma athletes will take over the campus of Oklahoma State University on May 17-19 to compete in the annual Summer Games. Special Olympics Oklahoma staff, thousands of volunteers, and law enforcement personnel are gearing up for three full days of competitions, Olympic-style ceremonies, Olympic Village, and much more. During... Read More.

OK House Votes Yes for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

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The Oklahoma House this week unanimously passed a bill that will open Oklahoma Promise scholarships to students with intellectual disabilities.Senate Bill 322 creates the Oklahoma Higher Education Tuition Aid Act - Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund to provide students with intellectual disabilities tuition grants for attending comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs. The measure... Read More.
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Food Insecurity Bill Becomes Law in Oklahoma

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation allowing restaurants and school cafeterias to donate leftover food without threat of civil liability, except in certain circumstances, has been signed into law. House Bill 1542, authored by Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, grants civil immunity to restaurants and school cafeterias donating leftover food."Unfortunately, the lack of protection from civil action has prevented... Read More.

Bill Providing Paid Maternity Leave for State Employees Passes House

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, on Tuesday passed legislation in the Oklahoma House of Representatives to provide six weeks of paid maternity leave for full-time state employees following the birth or adoption of a child. Under Senate Bill 193, mothers must be full-time state employees for at least two years before being eligible... Read More.

One Dead, Suspect Identified in Rose State Shooting

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Update 9:00 AM Tuesday April 25 Midwest City Police Department have identified 30 year old Brandon Morrissette as the suspected shooter on the Rose State College Campus on Monday.KFOR reports that the 20 year old male victim and Morrissette’s wife were walking out of the Humanities building together when they were confronted by Morrissette and... Read More.
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Search for Missing Oklahoma Toddler Turns to Search For Her Remains

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CADDO COUNTY, Okla. (January 16, 2023) – The search for missing Cyril four-year-old Athena Brownfield is now considered a recovery operation. Special Agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, along with our partners at the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), have been searching areas of Caddo County for the toddler’s remains.Athena and her five-year-old... Read More.

9 Screen Theatre & Entertainment Center Coming to Enid

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A new multi-screen movie theatre is coming to the region. The Enid Mayor and Board of Commissioners approved a deal worth 3.8 million dollars to S&K Cinema Holdings Group to bring a nine screen movie theatre to town, including Imax capability, duckpin bowling, an arcade and virtual reality.The Enid News & Eagle reports that... Read More.

Men from Perry, Yukon & Stillwater Die in Plane Crash Monday Night

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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that three men have died in a plane crash at the C.E. Page Airport in Canadian County.  The accident was reported at approximately 9:20 Monday night.   53 year old Christopher Lamb, of Perry, was the pilot of the 1971 Beechcraft Bonanza F33A aircraft that was involved in the accident. ... Read More.
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Bill Filed Prohibiting Gender Transition Procedures for Young People

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, filed legislation to prohibit health care professionals from providing gender transition services to people under the age of 21. House Bill 1011 prohibits health care professionals from providing, attempting to provide or providing a referral for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and gender reassignment surgeries for healthy people under the... Read More.

Man set to face charges in Daisy Doe 1988 killing.

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The body of Jeanette Ellen Coleman was found near Fort Gibson Dam in 1988.  At the time, authorities found no identification and dubbed Coleman “Daisy Doe” because of a tattoo on her shoulder.  In 2015, the State Medical Examiner’s office finally identified Coleman and reopened the case.All these years later, James Ray Vogel of... Read More.
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