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• 2-year moratorium on Oklahoma medical marijuana grower licenses begins Aug. 1

  28-05-2022 05:14 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a measure into law that sets a two-year moratorium on new medical marijuana grower, dispensary and processor licenses in the state. Oklahoma lawmakers use last day of session to override Gov. Stitt’s vetoesThe moratorium begins Aug. 1 of this year and ends August 2024.Stitt urged changes after the medical marijuana industry came under scrutiny. He signed the measure into law on Thursday. Oklahoma lawmakers use last day of session to over
  
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• NASA to launch asteroid hunting spacecraft in 2027

  20-03-2025 02:00 via kfor.com
  
  PASADENA, Calif. (NewsNation) — As NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, the space agency is gearing up for another project: a spacecraft targeting asteroids.A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA's high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The NEO Surveyor, set to launch in 2027, is the first spacecraft specifically designed to hunt large asteroids and comets that could harm Earth. NewsNation got a look at the
  
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• Drummond seeks legislators support enhancing government transparency, accountability

  20-03-2025 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is appealing to legislators in a press release this week promoting the increase of government transparency by passing House Bill 2163.According to the AG's office, the push coincides with Sunshine Week, highlighting the significance of public records and open government transparency.Oklahoma State Seal in Capitol Rotunda
  Authored by Rep. John Pfeiffer and Sen. Brent Howard, HB 2163 seeks to create the Public Access Counselor
  
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• Wildfires, dust storms impacting Oklahomans health

  20-03-2025 00:35 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — After days of wildfires, dust storms, and high pollen counts, Oklahomans may be suffering."The wildfires produce a different type of pollution more than the normal that we see in Oklahoma," said Dr. Greg Krempl, chair of otolaryngology, OU Health.
  If you look at Oklahoma's air quality index, it reports that the air is good and moderate in some areas. Health experts say that's inaccurate, for the reason that it doesn't account for the particles that come from wildfire
  
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• Hundreds voice opposition to counting undocumented students in Oklahoma schools

  20-03-2025 00:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Hundreds of public comments were submitted in opposition to an Oklahoma Board of Education proposed rule that would count undocumented students and their families.After an open records request and two months, the public comments were sent to News 4 from the Oklahoma Department of Education. The document was nearly 1,200 pages long with most of the comments against the proposed rule."I see no reason for these proposed rules, they are not needed and burdensome. Unfortu
  
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• Norman family narrowly escapes burning home in raging wildfires

  20-03-2025 00:00 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — A family home of more than 20 years has been struck by devastation twice. The Davenport family is without everything, but thankful to be alive."There was no time really, to do anything. I've never seen anything move so fast. It was like a horizontal blowtorch of flame," said Jason Davenport.Davenport family home. (KFOR)
  Today marks less than a week since the historic wildfires. The Davenport's spoke to News 4 onWednesday, recounting it all."I ran in to tell my wife,
  
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• Building better machines at the Oklahoma Youth Expo

  19-03-2025 23:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The floor looks like a manufacturing trade show in the Fairgrounds Pavilion.But standing next to all these heavy-duty products are the teams of FFA and 4-H students who built each one over the past few months.John Velo and his team from Arapaho-Butler built a first-class smoker on wheels."It's 16 feet long," says Velo."We welded the frame," says Chloe Morris.Conner Kreizenleck points out, "it's got these nice wood countertops."Cooper Henson and Brian Garlington from
  
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• Brothers, roommate of man convicted of killing Laken Riley to be deported

  19-03-2025 23:09 via kfor.com
  
  GEORGIA (WJBF) — The brothers of Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man who was convicted of killing Augusta University College of Nursing student, Laken Riley, were sentenced on Wednesday and will be deported along with their former roommate.Jose Ibarra, 27, was convicted in November of murder and other crimes in Riley’s killing and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a case that became a flashpoint over immigration.
  His brother, Diego Ibarra, 29,
  
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• Brothers, roomate of man convicted of killing Laken Riley to be deported

  19-03-2025 23:09 via kfor.com
  
  GEORGIA (WJBF) — The brothers of Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man who was convicted of killing Augusta University College of Nursing student, Laken Riley, were sentenced on Wednesday and will be deported along with their former roommate.Jose Ibarra, 27, was convicted in November of murder and other crimes in Riley’s killing and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a case that became a flashpoint over immigration.
  His brother, Diego Ibarra, 29,
  
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• OSU student who helped hurricane victims devastated by wildfires

  19-03-2025 23:00 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) - A young Stillwater man, who took his fraternity brothers to help hurricane victims, now finds himself in a devastating situation after Friday's wildfires."My heart just kind of sank. It was like, 'All this work for nothing,'" said Corbin Lacy.Lacy had an impressive lawn care operation in Stillwater, at just 20-years-old. He has a team of employees and had high-end commercial equipment, including trailers, commercial mowers, and a leaf loader."You have a big vacuum and
  
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• Woman's $2.99 Goodwill purchase sells for over $2,000 at auction

  19-03-2025 22:59 via kfor.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — They say treasure can be found in the most curious of places.That’s exactly what happened to one Ohio woman when she bought a painting at a local thrift store. Little did she know, it was much more than she bargained for.“I love to go thrifting," Marissa Alcorn, a photographer in Dayton, told Nexstar's WDTN. "I thrift for the stuff for my studio mostly. Or my house — my house is 90% thrifted.”Alcorn said she was scouring for such deals one nigh
  
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• Trump doubles down on attack against federal judge after Roberts rebuke

  19-03-2025 22:57 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - President Trump early Wednesday renewed his attacks on a federal judge who ordered the administration to turn around flights carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members, despite pushback from the chief justice of the Supreme Court."If a President doesn’t have the right to throw murderers, and other criminals, out of our Country because a Radical Left Lunatic Judge wants to assume the role of President, then our Country is in very big trouble, and destined to fail!" Trump posted o
  
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• Bondi labels Tesla vandalism 'domestic terrorism'

  19-03-2025 22:56 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — Attorney General Pam Bondi labeled the recent vandalism targeting Tesla dealerships and cars as “domestic terrorism” and added the Department of Justice (DOJ) has already charged “several” alleged perpetrators. Some could face up to five years in prison. “The swarm of violent attacks on Tesla property is nothing short of domestic terrorism. The Department of Justice has already charged several perpetrators with that in mind, including in case
  
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• Volunteers give necessities to Oklahomans impacted by fires

  19-03-2025 22:55 via kfor.com
  
  LANGSTON, Okla. (KFOR ) — Ebenezer Baptist Church teamed up with World Vision to give back to Oklahomans who are still reeling from last week's wildfires. Victims said they're thankful for the help from volunteers."It's tough for the kids to really understand. We just want to go home," said Alyssa Hutton who lost her home in the fires.Donations available Wednesday in Langston for wildfire victimsHome is a place many Oklahomans don't have right now after the wildfires. The Hutton family is
  
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• Supt. Walters settles ethics complaint, still faces separate investigation

  19-03-2025 22:43 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters reached a settlement with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission over a complaint that he used his official office and social media accounts to share politically charged messages.The agreement comes as Walters remains under a separate ethics investigation into alleged campaign finance violations.The complaint Walters settled this week stemmed from multiple social media posts he made to his X account leading up to the November electi
  
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• Early outlook for next winter: See the odds of El Niño, La Niña

  19-03-2025 21:22 via kfor.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) – We're getting our first look into next winter with the latest Climate Prediction Center ENSO (El Niño - Southern Oscillation) Outlook released on Thursday.While currently in a La Niña pattern, we're expected to return to ENSO Neutral (neither La Niña nor El Niño) within the next month as sea surface temperatures in the Niño Zones return to near average, away from their cooler-than-normal phase that brought us into La Niña.ENS
  
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• Defense Department webpage on Jackie Robinson goes down, then returns amid DEI purge

  19-03-2025 21:19 via kfor.com
  
  A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson's military service was restored Wednesday after it was missing earlier in the day.
  That development came after pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were taken down — the Pentagon said that was a mistake — amid the department's campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration con
  
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• CDC issues dengue fever warning for spring, summer travelers

  19-03-2025 20:59 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - Dengue fever cases have been rising among U.S. travelers and are expected to climb this year, according to a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  A “record number” of dengue fever cases were identified among U.S. travelers last year — a total of 3,484, an 84 percent increase compared to the year before.  “This trend is expected to continue with increased dengue activity in endemic areas in 2025,” the warning from
  
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• Suspect surrenders after 'barricade incident' near CIA headquarters: Police

  19-03-2025 20:56 via kfor.com
  
  FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (WDCW) — Police say the suspect in a barricade incident at CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, has surrendered.
  Authorities said an armed man was initially seen in the area Wednesday morning.Amid a massive response by authorities, a CIA spokesperson shared the following statement with Nexstar's WDCW: “There is an ongoing incident that law enforcement is currently responding to outside CIA Headquarters. Additional details will be made available as appropriate.&rd
  
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• Murkowski: Republicans quiet out of fear 'they're going to be taken down'

  19-03-2025 19:58 via kfor.com
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) says that few Senate Republicans are willing to speak out against actions by the Trump administration and Elon Musk because most fear for their political lives.Murkowski, one of the foremost centrists in the GOP conference, told reporters Tuesday that many of her colleagues are scared of the attacks she and others who have been willing to buck Trump and the party have faced. That is why they are unwilling to take steps that put them out of line and in the crosshair
  
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• Payne County releases plan to assist victims of wildfires

  19-03-2025 19:28 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) — The process of starting over is just beginning for hundreds of Oklahomans who lost everything in last Friday's wildfire outbreak.Leaders in at least one county are trying to ease some of the burden.In hard-hit Payne County, officials have released their game plan when looking to save affected property owners money, as well as big headaches in the future."It's important to let people know that there are tools available to them," Glenna Craig, Payne County Clerk sa
  
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• Fed keeps rates unchanged as Trump tariffs, economic concerns loom

  19-03-2025 19:18 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — The Federal Reserve held interbank lending rates steady on Wednesday at a range of 4.25 to 4.5 percent despite some signs that the economy may be heading for a slowdown.The decision to keep rates where they are was in line with market expectations. The CME FedWatch prediction algorithm based on futures contract prices registered on Wednesday a 99 percent probability that the Fed would hold rates steady.The Fed has paused rate cuts for the second straight meeting since January.
  
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• List: The Social Security offices expected to close this year including one in Oklahoma

  19-03-2025 18:29 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Social Security Administration offices across the country are slated to close this year due to actions taken by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency as part of the Trump administration’s unprecedented effort to shrink the size of government.DOGE has published a list of nearly 800 federal real estate leases that it is seeking to cancel. The Associated Press has obtained an internal planning document from the General Services Administrat
  
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• Teen paddleboarders missing overnight off Florida coast found by rescuers

  19-03-2025 18:09 via kfor.com
  
  CEDAR KEY, Fla. (WFLA) — Two young girls are lucky to be alive after being stranded on their paddleboard overnight in the waters off Cedar Key, Florida.The Levy County Sheriff's office reported the girls, both 16, missing Monday evening after they tried to paddleboard to Cedar Key.Instead, strong winds and currents blew them well south of their intended destination.Will Pauling, a charter fishing captain, convinced two friends to go searching for the girls early Tuesday morning."We have ki
  
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• Webpage on Jackie Robinson's military service missing amid Defense Dept. DEI purge

  19-03-2025 17:48 via kfor.com
  
  (AP) — A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson's military service was missing Wednesday morning.That development comes after pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor recipient and Japanese American service members were taken down — the Pentagon said that was a mistake — amid the department's campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration considers
  
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• Webpage on Jackie Robinson's military service goes down, then returns amid DEI purge

  19-03-2025 17:48 via kfor.com
  
  (AP) — A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson's military service was restored Wednesday after it was missing earlier in the day.That development came after pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor recipient and Japanese American service members were taken down — the Pentagon said that was a mistake — amid the department's campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the
  
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• Page on Jackie Robinson's military service restored after disappearing amid amid Defense Dept. DEI purge

  19-03-2025 17:48 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — After disappearing amid a DEI purge on the Department of Defense's website, the page detailing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson's military service has returned as of Wednesday evening.
  This is an update to a previous story from the Associated Press, which you can read below.(AP) — A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson's military service was missing Wednesday morning.That development comes after pages honori
  
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• Musk: 'They basically wanna kill me because I’m stopping their fraud'

  19-03-2025 17:44 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Tech billionaire Elon Musk, a close adviser to President Donald Trump, said his life was in danger over his heavy involvement in the administration and some may want him dead because he is "stopping their fraud."Musk, who was originally tapped by Trump late last year to head up the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), told Fox News’s Sean Hannity on Tuesday night that “when you take away people's ... fraud, the money they're receiving fraudulently, they get very
  
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• Social Security requiring in-office visits for millions of recipients, applicants

  19-03-2025 17:36 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Social Security Administration (SSA) said Monday that it will no longer allow individuals to verify their identity over the phone but instead require online authentication or in-person visits for those seeking benefit claims and direct deposit changes.“SSA will permit individuals who do not or cannot use the agency’s online my  Social Security  services to start their claim for benefits on the telephone. However, the claim cannot be completed until the i
  
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• Here are the remaining JFK assassination files

  19-03-2025 17:35 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The remaining classified files on the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday evening on the National Archives website.It is unclear which documents are new and which ones have been released unredacted. JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new cluesA White House official tells NewsNation that 50,000 pages will be on the website and 30,000 pages will be available Wednesday, totaling 80,000 pages.104-1000
  
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