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• This mom mistook a leather purse for a dachshund puppy

  04-08-2017 23:56
  
  Cutest mistake ever.
  
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• Missing California kindergarten teacher found alive weeks after crash

  04-08-2017 23:53 via kfor.com
  MODESTO, Calif. – A kindergarten teacher missing from Modesto, California has been found alive, her father confirmed to KTXL.
  Jamie Tull was found Friday morning by family and friends who went looking for her near where her car was found crashed in Merced County. She had been missing for nearly three weeks.
  According to Tull’s father, she has bipolar disorder. He says she had not taken her medication for about six months because a pastor and his wife told her that pills lead to
  
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• Oklahoma Caring Vans giving back-to-school immunizations

  04-08-2017 23:52
  
  Services are free for children who qualify, representatives say.
  
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• Experts: Man who allegedly killed four girls, including one in Oklahoma fits ‘serial killer’ profile

  04-08-2017 23:52 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. – Criminal experts say a Texas man suspected in the cold-case killings of two women and two girls 20 years ago fits the profile of a serial killer.
  William Lewis Reece has been charged in deaths of 19-year-old Tiffany Johnston, 17-year-old Jessica Cain and 12-year-old Laura Smither. He’s also suspected in the death of 20-year-old Kelli Cox, whose remains were discovered outside Houston and identified last year.
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  All four victims disappeared in 1997. Johnston
  
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• FORECAST: Hot Saturday, storms late

  04-08-2017 23:48
  
  FORECAST: Hot Saturday, storms late
  
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• 9-year-old ‘guardian of the galaxy’ applies for NASA position

  04-08-2017 23:42
  
  NASA posted the letter that Jack Davis sent as his application for the “Planetary Protection Officer.”
  
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• More than 1,000 dead animals reportedly found in industrial complex

  04-08-2017 23:34
  
  Authorities are investigating a scene where more than 1,000 dead animals were reportedly found at an industrial complex.
  
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• Chickasha mother tried to hide missing girls from authorities, police say

  04-08-2017 23:32
  
  The mother of three girls who were missing for several weeks dyed the girls' hair black to try to hide them from authorities, according to a Chickasha police report.
  
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• 4 the weekend: Hot air balloon festival and rodeos across the state

  04-08-2017 23:30 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – The weekend is finally here!
  The ever-popular AQHYA World Youth Championship Quarter Horse Show at the State Fairgrounds begins Friday and runs through next Saturday. Visitors can see over 1,200 horses compete in equestrian events and there is also a trade show with more than 60 vendors.
  After a short drive down I-44 to Tuttle, you can catch a rodeo at Schrock Park. The event will be full of bull riding, calf roping and other events. It runs Friday and Saturday, beginning
  
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• Trump administration formally tells UN it wants out of Paris climate deal

  04-08-2017 23:27
  
  The Trump administrations is formally seeking to leave the Paris agreement, an outcome that may not occur until years from now.
  
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• Mother, grandmother charged after 3 Chickasha children were missing for nearly 3 weeks 

  04-08-2017 23:24 via kfor.com
  CHICKASHA, Okla. – The mother and grandmother of three Chickasha children who were missing for nearly three weeks have been charged.
  23-year-old Destiny Corsaut and her three daughters disappeared back on July 3. Investigators say Corsaut intentionally left behind her car, wallet, cell phone and an open apartment.
  Corsaut and her three daughters were missing for 20 days.
  Then, on July 23, the Oklahoma City Police Department received a call from Corsaut, who said she and the girls had been
  
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• What's the difference between dinner and supper?

  04-08-2017 23:20
  
  Is it really a South vs. North thing?
  
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• Road sign hacked to allege Trump has STD

  04-08-2017 23:16
  
  An electronic road sign was hacked late Wednesday near Sacramento, California.
  
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• Mostly Clear Skies, Light East Winds For Central OK

  04-08-2017 22:51
  
  A nice Friday evening ahead with mostly clear skies, light east winds and temperatures sliding into the 70s by 10 p.m. 
  
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• Teen crushed by falling tree while sitting on hammock in Kentucky backyard

  04-08-2017 22:47 via kfor.com
  FORT THOMAS, Ky. — A community is in mourning after a 15-year-old Kentucky girl was killed when a tree fell on her hammock Tuesday evening.
  Michelle Chalk and her friend were sitting on a hammock between two trees when one of the trees fell on them, WCPO reports. Her friend was not hurt by the fallen tree.
  Victoria Morgan, artistic director of the Cincinnati Ballet, said the company was “deeply saddened to lose Michelle, who was a vibrant and beloved member of our young performers c
  
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• Cop donates kidney to child after seeing Facebook post

  04-08-2017 22:47 via kfor.com
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  One cold February evening, Kristi Goll pulled up Facebook on her computer to post a desperate plea: Please get tested to see if you’re a match to be able to donate one of your kidneys to my 8-year-old son.
  “This would be the very best gift we could ever receive,” she wrote.
  Jackson Arneson, her little boy who loves swimming and all things space-related, might not make it through another Wisconsin winter, doctors told her. He was born with a condition called posterio
  
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• What you need to know about weekend news programming changes on KFOR

  04-08-2017 22:31 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY– If you are searching for two of your favorite news programs this weekend on KFOR and you can’t find them, here is what you need to know.
  On Saturday, Aug. 5, the NewsChannel 4 Saturday morning show will be on from 6:00-7:00 a.m.
  This means the NBC Saturday TODAY show will be moved to our sister-station Antenna TV on 4.2 (over-the-air) or channel 247 on Cox Cable from 6:00-7:00 a.m.
  On Sunday morning, Aug 6, will also have some changes in your regular morning lineup. Me
  
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• ‘What the Grim Reaper carries’: Scythe-wielding Utah man terrorizes store clerk

  04-08-2017 22:31 via kfor.com
  OGDEN, Utah – A Utah convenience store clerk told KSTU she may quit her late shift after a scythe-wielding man walked in early Tuesday morning and threatened to kill her.
  The man first entered the Maverik convenience store in Ogden, Utah and threatened an employee. He was kicked out, but two hours later he returned with a weapon.
  “I kind of at first just looked at it and thought, 'What does he have?' and I thought it was a toy but when I seen the blade on it I thought that is n
  
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• Thunder Release Preseason Schedule

  04-08-2017 22:29 via kfor.com
  The Oklahoma City Thunder released their preseason schedule for the 2017-2018 season on Friday.
  OKC will play just four preseason games, with three of those in the state of Oklahoma.
  The Thunder’s lone road game is at Denver on October 10.
  Chesapeake Arena will host two games, vs. New Orleans on October 6 and vs. Melbourne United, an Australian pro team, on October 8.
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  Oct. 3
  vs. Houston Rockets
  Tulsa, Okla.
  7 p
  
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• Death penalty sought against suspected serial killer

  04-08-2017 22:29
  
  A suspected serial killer will face the death penalty.
  
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• Tulsa sheriff expects to save $500K with visitation cuts

  04-08-2017 22:28 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. – The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office expects to save $500,000 a year after reducing the number of visitation days at the local jail.
  Sheriff Vic Regalado tells the Tulsa World that the savings will come from shifting eight employees currently assigned to visitation to other job vacancies at the Tulsa Jail.
  The sheriff’s office said Thursday that starting next week, in-person visitation for all pods will be condensed from six days to two days per week. In-person visi
  
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• 11-year-old kid starts awesome delivery service

  04-08-2017 22:13
  
  Jamison Kemp started his own business to help the senior citizens in his neighborhood.
  
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• Tulsa mother with terminated parental rights arrested for child stealing 

  04-08-2017 22:11 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. – A mother whose parental rights were terminated was arrested for child stealing.
  Officials say 19-year-old Dasia Ewell’s parental rights were terminated “for allowing ‘sexual abuse of a minor child.'”
  Ewell took her 4-year-old son from a day care in Tulsa Thursday evening.
  She allegedly told a family member, who was in the process of gaining custody of the boy, that she was leaving town and wanted to see the child.
  The relative said yes and allowed her
  
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• WARNING: Graphic video shows boater shooting shark

  04-08-2017 21:54
  
  Animal rights advocates are voicing concerns after a graphic video showed a man repeatedly firing at a shark that was caught.
  
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• Martin Shkreli, infamous 'Pharma Bro,' convicted in securities fraud trial

  04-08-2017 21:48
  
  A prosecutor said the trial "has exposed Martin Shkreli for who he really is — a con man who stole millions."
  
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• Enjoy the cooler, dry evening! Hot summertime temperatures return on Saturday

  04-08-2017 21:34 via kfor.com
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  Clouds will move back in tonight with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
  A few showers will move into north central and northeastern Oklahoma overnight through the morning.
  Tomorrow will be windy and hot with highs in the mid 90s under partly cloudy skies. A few storms are possible late in
  
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• Choctaw Road To Close Due To Erosion

  04-08-2017 21:28
  
  A portion of a road in Choctaw is being closed due to erosion. Oklahoma County Commissioners have voted to close down a portion of Triple X Rd. because of the erosion of the Canadian River.
  
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• 25-year-old Oklahoma man accused of sexually abusing young child in his home for years

  04-08-2017 21:27 via kfor.com
  GEARY, Okla. – A 25-year-old Oklahoma man is accused of sexually abusing a young child living in his home for years.
  In July 2017, an Oklahoma mother reported to the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office that 25-year-old Tyler Morris, of Geary, Okla., had sexually abused her daughter.
  The girl and Morris reportedly lived in the same home.
  When investigators contacted Morris about the allegations, he agreed to an interview at his home with his family.
  During the interview, authorities say
  
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• ‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli convicted of securities fraud, conspiracy

  04-08-2017 21:23 via kfor.com
  NEW YORK CITY – Martin Shkreli was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy Friday.
  The verdict came on the fifth day of deliberations in Brooklyn federal court. Shkreli was convicted of two counts of securities fraud and a single count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud. He was acquitted of five other criminal charges.
  Federal prosecutors said Shkreli mismanaged money at the investment funds Elea Capital, MSMB Capital and MSMB Healthcare, as well as while he was CEO of Retrophin
  
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• More than 1,000 dead animals found in industrial complex, report says

  04-08-2017 20:41
  
  Authorities are investigating a scene where more than 1,000 dead animals were reportedly found at an industrial complex.
  
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• Craft beer industry trends up for talk at Oklahoma City summit on Saturday

  04-08-2017 20:38
  Micah Andrews, Oak & Ore's owner and founder of the Oklahoma Craft Beer Summit, draws a beer from one of his restaurant's 36 taps in Oklahoma City on Thursday. [Photos by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman] Micah Andrews, founder of the Oklahoma Craft Beer Summit set for Saturday, said he could see local breweries become that, one day.
  
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• Man wanted in connection with at least 8 burglaries, OKC police say

  04-08-2017 20:37
  
  Oklahoma City police are looking for a man wanted in connection with at least eight business burglaries across the metro.
  
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• Can You Take Medications Past Their Expiration Date?

  04-08-2017 20:34
  
  The expiration dates on over-the-counter and prescription medications seem pretty black and white, but there's some question about whether drugs last even longer. Expiration dates typically range from 12 to 60 months after production. But manufacturers aren't required to determine how long they'll remain potent after that, enabling them to set their own expiration dates and possibly shortchange consumers. Testing reported in JAMA Internal Medicine showe...
  
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• ‘Sugar daddy’ banned from Florida beach after handing out cards to young women

  04-08-2017 20:21 via kfor.com
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  VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 73-year-old man has been banned from a Florida beach and says he is considering moving following an ‘error in judgement.’
  The man tells WESH that he is lonely and likes to walk along the beach to talk to people.
  Two weeks ago, he said he purchased a t-shirt and business cards online as a joke, but those items caused concern among some beach-goers.
  The 73-year-old says he handed out cards to attractive girls that read, “Sugar daddy seek
  
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• Property owners to foot bill for Guthrie officer’s back pay

  04-08-2017 20:05 via kfor.com
  GUTHRIE, Okla. -- Property owners will see a hike in property taxes to pay back a Guthrie police officer who was terminated then reinstated.
  According to Guthrie city attorney Randel Shadid, the city owes Lieutenant Mark Bruning around 190,000 dollars after he was fired for an incident during a Mumford & Sons concert in 2013.
  Bruning arrested his then girlfriend's ex-husband Kyle White for public intoxication, despite an Incident Action Plan issued by the Chief of Police directing officers
  
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• Here's what happens to your eyes when you don't use solar eclipse glasses

  04-08-2017 20:01
  
  Don't even think about using regular sunglasses, either!
  
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• Police: Plane passenger helps stop two people texting about molesting kids

  04-08-2017 19:57 via kfor.com
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  SEATTLE, Wash. –  If you see something, say something.
  A woman on a Seattle-to-San Jose flight this week took that law enforcement mantra to heart when she spotted a fellow passenger allegedly texting about sexually molesting children, the San Jose police said.
  She immediately alerted the crew, leading police to arrest a man and a woman on charges of sexually exploiting minors.
  “I’d like to highlight that if it wasn’t for this particular passeng
  
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• Explore Cam: Bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska

  04-08-2017 19:52
  
  KOCO 5 is pleased to introduce you to live explore.org Bear Cam.
  
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• It's Daniel-san vs. Johnny again: 'Karate Kid' sequel series set

  04-08-2017 19:48
  
  More than three decades later, the rivalry continues.
  
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• 5 of the biggest issues with stock tank pools—and how to prevent them

  04-08-2017 19:36
  
  Don't let these issues scare you off from the trend!
  
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• 8-year-old girl dies after suffering injuries from drinking boiling water

  04-08-2017 19:35 via kfor.com
  BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Medical officials are trying to determine if injuries a young girl suffered following a social media dare played a role in her death.
  Family members tell WPTV that 8-year-old Ki’ari accepted a dare from her cousin in March after watching kids on social media drink cups of boiling water.
  “She felt like she’s so fearless and can do everything, and she took a big gulp,” Latoya Johnson, a family member of Ki’ari’s, said.
  Records show th
  
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• Halle Berry doesn't think Bond should be a woman

  04-08-2017 19:28
  
  "That series is steeped in history, you know Ian Fleming's stories. I don't think you can change Bond to a woman."
  
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• Oklahoma City police officer needs your help solving case “near and dear” to his heart

  04-08-2017 19:17 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma City police officer needs your help solving a case “near and dear” to his heart.
  Yesterday, a police officer posted a video to the Oklahoma City Police Department Facebook page, asking for the public’s help identifying suspects accused of robbing a local taco truck.“This is footage of a robbery of a taco truck at 400 W. Britton. I’m here to tell you that I really love tacos, so this case is near and dear to my heart. The same suspec
  
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• Stillwater police ‘overwhelmed’ with community support following death of K9

  04-08-2017 19:06 via kfor.com
  STILLWATER, Okla. – A local police department is thanking the community for its outpouring of support following the loss of a K9 officer.
  On July 12, the Stillwater Police Department lost one of its K9 officers, Zena, to an unexpected illness.Three days after Zena’s death, the Citizens Academy Alumni group asked about starting a fundraising campaign to help raise money for a new dog.
  Officials say a new dog costs about $15,000 plus the $8,500 needed for the dog and trainer to attend
  
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• Remains of a WWII veteran finally brought home

  04-08-2017 19:01
  
  The U.S. defense department says over 70,000 WWII veterans are still unaccounted for. Lt. Charles Carlson is no longer one of them.
  
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• Meet Webster the therapy duck

  04-08-2017 19:01
  
  Webster the duck offers a unique kind of pet therapy to people in need of comfort.
  
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• Holiday hit ‘Polar Express’ won’t return to Stillwater

  04-08-2017 19:01
  
  Holiday hit “Polar Express” will not be back this year in Stillwater.
  
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• 11-year-old kid starts his own delivery service

  04-08-2017 18:57
  
  Jamison Kemp started his own business to help the senior citizens in his neighborhood.
  
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• Oklahoma attorneys seek to overturn 2013 workers compensation cut

  04-08-2017 18:37 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City attorneys have filed a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a 2013 legislative cut in the amount of money injured workers receive while recovering.
  The Tulsa World reports that attorneys Bob Burke and Emily Biscone and her father, Joseph Biscone II filed the suit Wednesday in Oklahoma Supreme Court. It argues that the maximum temporary disability benefit set by the Legislature is arbitrary and that it places economic burden on injured workers without any legitimate
  
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• Texas woman recovering from excruciating burns after she says 3-wick candle burst in her face

  04-08-2017 18:26 via kfor.com
  BURLESON, Texas – A Texas woman is recovering from excruciating burns after she says a 3-wick candle from Bath & Body Works burst in her face.
  Ashley Brawley said she was in the bathroom blow drying her hair when she smelled something burning.
  When she went to investigate the smell, she saw her Bath & Body Works Vanilla Bean Noel candle she had lit three hours earlier was burning about six-inches above the glass.
  “I walked in the living room and that’s when I saw the ca
  
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