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• European approach to feeding babies gaining popularity

  22-07-2017 23:38
  
  Parents, forget playing “airplane” to spoon-feed your baby.
  
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• Cheer camp helper charged after newborn's remains found buried in backyard

  22-07-2017 23:27
  
  Investigators initially believed the remains were that of a stillborn.
  
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• 'Wonder Woman' sequel is a go

  22-07-2017 23:17
  
  The first movie is expected to surpass Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" as the summer's top grossing movie by the end of its theatrical run.
  
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• FORECAST: Chance of storms Sunday

  22-07-2017 23:01
  
  Storms Sunday, some severe
  
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• Volunteers Gather To Clean, Desegregate Veteran Cemetery

  22-07-2017 22:24
  
  In the heat of an Oklahoma summer, most choose to stay inside. But Saturday morning, dozens sacrificed the comfort of air conditioning to honor a sacrifice much greater.
  
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• Ben Affleck addresses rumors that he's out as Batman

  22-07-2017 22:06
  
  The actor addressed rumors Saturday at Comic-Con in San Diego.
  
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• OSBI Says Cordell Murder Suspect Still At Large

  22-07-2017 21:34
  The suspect of Monday's shooting in Cordell is still at large, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. The OSBI says a 36-year-old mother named Tammi Thomas and her 14-year-old son were shot in their home on the 400 block of South Market Street.
  
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• Homeowner who fatally shot teenage intruder will not be charged

  22-07-2017 21:31
  
  A Midwest City homeowner is not facing charges after shooting a killing a teenager police say broke into his home.
  
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• US fines 3 airlines over rule violations

  22-07-2017 21:26
  
  One airline failed to assist passengers who have disabilities, the government found.
  
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• Two Baltimore detectives plead guilty in racketeering case

  22-07-2017 21:21 via kfor.com
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  Two former Baltimore police officers pleaded guilty Friday to federal racketeering charges, admitting that they committed armed robberies, made fraudulent overtime claims and filed false affidavits.
  Detectives Maurice Ward and Evodio Hendrix were among seven Baltimore officers indicted in March as part of an alleged conspiracy involving those and other crimes. The seven officers, members of Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force, were accused of stopping people — some of whom w
  
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• Quick actions by teen lifeguard, woman save boy’s life at metro neighborhood pool

  22-07-2017 21:21
  
  Many people are calling a metro lifeguard a hero after a boy nearly drowned Friday afternoon.
  
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• NBC Programming to be moved to KAUT from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

  22-07-2017 21:01 via kfor.com
  From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. NBC Programming will be moved to KAUT Freedom 43.
  During that time, NBC’s Kids Programming will take its place.
  You can watch NBC Sports on the KAUT channels below:
  Channel 43.1 over-the-air
  Channel 16 or 714 on Cox Cable
  Channel 2 on Suddenlink
  Channel 43 on Direct TV and ATT Uverse
   
  
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• Breakthrough research developing minihuman hearts could help Oklahomans

  22-07-2017 21:00
  
  Researchers have created miniature human hearts thanks to the help of rats, and experts say it’s a breakthrough that could pump more hope into heart-disease research.
  
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• Police uncover rare coins, old checks in metro storage unit

  22-07-2017 20:54
  
  Detectives made a rare discovery while serving a search warrant at a west Oklahoma City storage facility, and officials are now asking for the public’s help.
  
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• New Jersey becomes 3rd state to raise smoking age to 21

  22-07-2017 20:54
  
  Gov. Chris Christie says the move gives "young people more time to develop a maturity and better understanding of how dangerous smoking can be."
  
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• New Jersey raises smoking age to 21

  22-07-2017 20:21 via kfor.com
  New Jersey is set to become the third state to raise its smoking age to 21, after Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill Friday that hikes the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 19.
  We “are giving young people more time to develop a maturity and better understanding of how dangerous smoking can be and that it is better to not start smoking in the first place,” Christie said in a statement. “My mother died from the effects of smoking, and no one should lose their lif
  
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• ‘Home Alone’ actor John Heard dies

  22-07-2017 20:14 via kfor.com
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  Actor John Heard, best known for playing the father in the “Home Alone” movies, has died, the Santa Clara County, California, medical examiner’s office said.
  The medical examiner’s office said the actor was 71, but other reports list his age as 72. He died Friday.
  While his role as Peter McCallister endeared him to generations of moviegoers in a singular way, Heard had a versatile and prolific career on stage as well as in movies and television.
  Heard was a su
  
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• Nicole Brown Simpson's ex-boyfriend calls OJ's parole testimony 'a joke'

  22-07-2017 20:07
  
  Keith Zlomsowitch says the former football star can't claim to have lived a "conflict-free life."
  
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• Woman allegedly sets fire to toilet paper in Guthrie hotel bathroom

  22-07-2017 20:02 via kfor.com
  Video courtesy of Guthrie News Page
  GUTHRIE, Okla. - A woman who was trapped inside of a smoky hotel bathroom was rescued by a Guthrie police officer Friday night.
  Fire crews were called to the Holiday Inn Express on Highway 33 around 10:30 p.m.
  The woman, according to a witness, said she was being chased by "an individual and a dog and ran into the bathroom to hide."
  Inside the bathroom, the woman reportedly set a roll of tissue paper on fire causing the bathroom to quickly fill with smoke.
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• Tired of the heat, here are a few temperature benchmarks

  22-07-2017 20:02
  
  Tired of the heat, here are a few temperature benchmarks
  
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• Guthrie police officer rescues woman trapped inside smoky hotel restroom

  22-07-2017 20:02 via kfor.com
  Video courtesy of Guthrie News Page
  GUTHRIE, Okla. – A woman who was trapped inside of a smoky hotel bathroom was rescued by a Guthrie police officer Friday night.
  Fire crews were called to the Holiday Inn Express on Highway 33 around 10:30 p.m.
  The woman, according to a witness, said she was being chased by “an individual and a dog and ran into the bathroom to hide.”
  Inside the bathroom, the woman reportedly set a roll of tissue paper on fire causing the bathroom to quickly f
  
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• Surveillance video: Customer uses chair to fight off Starbucks robber

  22-07-2017 19:34
  
  A knife-wielding robber wearing a "Transformers" mask didn't see the brave customer behind him.
  
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• Person dies in possible drowning in southwest Oklahoma City

  22-07-2017 19:07
  
  A person was found dead in a swimming pool Friday evening in southwest Oklahoma City in what police officials said was a possible drowning.
  
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• Trump hails America's military might at commissioning of USS Gerald R. Ford

  22-07-2017 18:59
  
  The $12.9 billion warship is the first in a new class of aircraft carriers.
  
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• New study says Oklahoma drivers aren’t courteous on the road

  22-07-2017 18:27 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA – A new study from Kars4Kids says when it comes to being courteous on the road, Oklahoma drivers are close to failing.
  Oklahoma received a “D” grade and was ranked as the 43rd state for having the most courteous drivers.Which #states have to #worst#drivers? Hint: #Pennsylvania ranks pretty bad… find out more @Kars4kids#drivehumanhttps://t.co/8TKO6fm6TLpic.twitter.com/7de3CGJ8Eg
  — Explore-Philly (@explore_philly) June 29, 2017
  The results were based on indi
  
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• Excessive heat warnings in effect for Oklahoma and Arkansas

  22-07-2017 18:13
  
  Excessive heat warnings are in effect for parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas as triple-digit temperatures are recorded across the region.
  
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• A new class of carrier: Introducing the USS Gerald R. Ford

  22-07-2017 18:11
  
  The Navy's newest aircraft carrier hopes to bring "Integrity at the Helm."
  
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• Democrats herald agreement on sweeping Russia sanctions bill

  22-07-2017 18:06
  
  Passage of the bill could put Congress on a possible collision course with the White House, which objects to a key section of the measure.
  
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• Oklahoma board suspends doctor whose patients died of overdoses

  22-07-2017 17:59
  
  The Oklahoma medical board has suspended a Muskogee doctor after complaints that a number of his patients died from overdoses.
  
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• Trump Lawyer Denies Russia Probe Pardons Being Discussed

  22-07-2017 17:51
  
  One of President Trump's attorneys is denying a Washington Post report that Mr. Trump's legal team has been "discussing the president's authority to grant pardons" with respect to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. 
  
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• This musician strummed a guitar during his own brain surgery

  22-07-2017 17:24
  
  Some people prefer the stage, but this Indian guitarist was live from the operating table.
  
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• New bodycams start recording with the draw of a gun

  22-07-2017 17:23 via kfor.com
  Police body camera footage can be instrumental when investigating officer-involved shootings. But what happens when an officer does not activate his body camera?
  A major manufacturer of body cameras is taking steps to address that scenario. Axon, formerly known as Taser International, plans to release new body cameras in late September that start recording automatically the moment a gun leaves its holster.
  Axon, formerly known as Taser International, plans to release new body cameras in late Sep
  
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• John Heard, veteran actor and 'Home Alone' dad, dies at 72

  22-07-2017 17:16
  
  He was reportedly found dead in a hotel room days after a "minor back surgery."
  
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• Questions (and answers) about Oklahoma City's convention center hotel

  22-07-2017 17:08
  A conceptual design is shown for the $235.5 million, 600-room Omni convention hotel to be built in downtown Oklahoma City. [Rendering provided] business writer Steve Lackmeyer was joined by Cathy O'Connor, who as president of The Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City, played a leading role in the negotiations with Omni for a 600-room hotel to be built next to the new convention center.
  
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• Man injured after hit by drunk driver in McClain County

  22-07-2017 17:00 via kfor.com
  MCCLAIN COUNTY, Okla. – A man is injured after being hit by a drunk driver in McClain County Friday night.
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 37-year-old Knowell Gilbert had turned northbound on the I-35 southbound ramp when he departed to the right for an unknown reason.
  Gilbert then drove westbound through the grass, crossed back over the interstate, drove through a fence and a gate before hitting a pedestrian, 22-year-old Zachary Wood. Gilbert continued to drive over Ladd Road and th
  
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• A new class of carrier: Introducing the USS Gerald Ford

  22-07-2017 16:42
  
  The Navy's newest aircraft carrier hopes to bring "Integrity at the Helm."
  
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• Oklahoma unemployment remains steady in June at 4.3 percent

  22-07-2017 16:31 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s unemployment rate remained at 4.3 percent in June, slightly better than the U.S. unemployment rate of 4.4 percent.
  The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported Friday that Oklahoma’s unemployment rate has been steady at 4.3 percent since March. Oklahoma’s unemployment rate was 5 percent in June 2016.
  The commission says the state added 3,700 jobs last month. Seven employment sectors added jobs in June with professional and business servi
  
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• The day the sun disappears

  22-07-2017 16:01 via kfor.com
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  In less than a month, the sun will disappear — for a short time — across America.
  For a brief moment, day will turn to night. Animals big and small will go into their nighttime routines. Stars and planets will be visible, and streetlights will turn on in the middle of the day.
  Here are some of the things you should know about the total solar eclipse happening August 21.
  Don’t miss it! This is rare, says NASA
  “The hair on the back of your neck is going to stand
  
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• O.J. Simpson’s ex-manager says domestic abuse happened ‘only once’

  22-07-2017 15:32 via kfor.com
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  O.J. Simpson left many people scratching their heads when he told parole commissioners he had lived a “conflict-free life.”
  His former manager, Norman Pardo, downplayed those comments, laughing at them when he appeared Friday on CNN’s “New Day.” Pardo defended the former football great and celebrated the Nevada parole board’s decision Thursday to grant Simpson parole after he served nearly nine years in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping at a
  
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• U.S. teen loses car for days after Metallica concert in Toronto

  22-07-2017 15:16 via kfor.com
  Gavin Strickland drove from Syracuse to see Metallica but forgets where he parked. He still can't find the carhttps://t.co/l8pNiJCWvL pic.twitter.com/QgWOFmlLPu
  — TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) July 20, 2017
  TORONTO – For much of this week, Toronto residents have been on a scavenger hunt of sorts, with an odd target: a 2015 Nissan Versa, “misplaced” by a US teen who’d forgotten where he’d left it after a Metallica concert.
  The CBC reports on 19-year-old Gavin Str
  
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• Linkin Park cancels tour after frontman's death

  22-07-2017 15:06
  
  Chester Bennington died this week of an apparent suicide, sending shockwaves through the music world.
  
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• Teens may now face charges after recording, taunting drowning Florida man

  22-07-2017 15:04 via kfor.com
  COCOA, Fla.-- A Florida police chief said he will recommend criminal charges be filed against five teenagers who taunted a drowning man while recording his death from afar.
  Stressing that the state attorney will ultimately decide whether to file charges, Cocoa Police Chief Michael Cantaloupe told CNN on Friday afternoon that he will recommend the teens be prosecuted under a statute that requires the reporting of a death to a medical examiner.
  The chief's statement was a shift. In previous days,
  
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• 'It's so cute!' Baby flamingos win over crowd

  22-07-2017 14:57
  
  Still grey-colored and fluffy, the chicks bobbled their way around the National Aviary lawn in their official debut.
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing 69-year-old Texas man

  22-07-2017 14:50 via kfor.com
  TEXAS – A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 69-year-old Texas man.
  The Lewisville Police Department in Texas is asking residents in Oklahoma and Arkansas to be on the lookout for Dinnie Dean Dinsmore.
  He is described as a white male, around 6’0″, 160 pounds with gray hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a colorful shirt, with blue shorts and orange deck shoes.
  His last known location is in Lewisville, Texas, on Friday around 4 p.m.
  He is driving a wh
  
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• Saturday will be a scorcher! Brief break from the heat moves in on Sunday

  22-07-2017 14:37 via kfor.com
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  Missing AttachmentOKLAHOMA – Highs today will once again soar to 100 degrees or better. OKC may make it to 103 in the afternoon, a temperature not seen in almost 4 years!
  A weak front will move into northern Oklahoma Sunday, sparking isolated thunderstorms.
  A few could be severe with damaging winds as the main threat.
  Widely scattered thunderstorms Monday will drop temperatures to the mid 90s.
  It’s not a huge cool-down but at least a brief break from the bruta
  
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• Brief break from the heat moves in on Sunday

  22-07-2017 14:37 via kfor.com
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  Missing AttachmentOKLAHOMA – Highs today will once again soar to 100 degrees or better. OKC may make it to 103 in the afternoon, a temperature not seen in almost 4 years!
  A weak front will move into northern Oklahoma Sunday, sparking isolated thunderstorms.
  A few could be severe with damaging winds as the main threat.
  Widely scattered thunderstorms Monday will drop temperatures to the mid 90s.
  It’s not a huge cool-down but at least a brief break from the bruta
  
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• Report: Intel intercepts show Sessions discussed Trump campaign with Russian ambassador

  22-07-2017 14:21
  
  The president railed against "illegal leaks" in the wake of the new information.
  
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• White House threatens Iran over detained Americans

  22-07-2017 14:06
  
  The Trump administration is "redoubling" its efforts to bring home Americans "unjustly detained" abroad.
  
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• In search of donations: NASA's famed Apollo Mission Control Center

  22-07-2017 13:39
  
  Houston, we have a funding problem.
  
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• Priest is credited with saving young girl kidnapped by ISIS

  22-07-2017 12:40
  
  A Colorado priest, along with help from President Trump, is credited with saving a 6-year-old girl who had been held captive by ISIS for three years
  
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