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• Julie Chen leaving ‘The Talk’ after husband Les Moonves exits CBS

  18-09-2018 22:28 via kfor.com
  Julie Chen is stepping down from "The Talk" on CBS, one week after her husband Les Moonves left the CBS Corporation under pressure.
  Chen's decision is effective immediately, according to two sources close to her. She will address the decision through a videotaped message to viewers on Tuesday's episode.
  "She has decided that her main focus needs to be clearing her husband's name from accusations made 25-30 years ago and tending to her son," one of the sources said.
  The sources said she will con
  
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• It’s two girls! The Westbrooks confirm they’re having twins

  18-09-2018 21:49 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Russell and Nina Westbrook confirm they’re having twin girls in a video for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
  Nina talks about her new OKC store, The Little Ark, and Russell talks about being a relatively new father.
  “Being a dad is more important for me than anything else. Family is always the most important thing for me, regardless of anything else I do,” said Russell.
  Nina Westbrook confirmed this pregnancy in August via Instagram.The Westbrooks had Noah
  
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• Roseanne Barr says her character will die of opioid overdose on ‘The Conners’

  18-09-2018 21:34 via kfor.com
  Roseanne Barr said her namesake character will be killed off during the upcoming spinoff ‘The Conners’ in the wake of the controversy surrounding Barr’s derogatory tweets.
  Barr said in an interview on Brandon Straka’s YouTube show Walk Away that her character will die of an overdose
  “Oh ya, they killed her,” she said. “They have her die of an opioid overdose.”
  Barr called the decision  “cynical and horrible.”
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• Penn Square Mall to host holiday job fair

  18-09-2018 20:43 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Penn Square Mall is set to host a job fair as retailers are starting to hire additional help ahead of the holiday season.
  The holiday job fair is set for the last weekend of September and attendees will be able to inquire about full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs for retailers in the mall.
  Multiple retailers will be available to interview candidates and distribute applications on site.
  Attendees are asked to come “dressed to impress” in professional attire an
  
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• Baby squirrels rescued in Wisconsin after tails get tangled together

  18-09-2018 20:30 via kfor.com
  MILWAUKEE, Wisc. –  Five squirrel siblings have been rescued in Milwaukee after getting tangled up by strips of plastic their mother used as nest material.
  According to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at Wisconsin Humane Society, the tails of the juvenile Gray Squirrels were rescued from what it labeled a “Gordian Knot.”
  The humane society said it was “A predicament that, without careful and quick intervention, would at the least cost each of these squirrels thei
  
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• Man accused of stabbing teenager at Shawnee Walmart avoids trial by pleading guilty

  18-09-2018 20:28 via kfor.com
  POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Okla. – A man accused of stabbing a teen at a Walmart in Shawnee last year pleaded guilty Monday, avoiding a trial.
  58-year-old Roy Dean Harjo entered a guilty plea of one felony count of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, along with four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in court Monday morning when he was scheduled for a jury trial.
  On December 1, 2017, police were called to the Shawnee Walmart on reports of a stabbing.
  When officers arrived, they
  
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• Oklahoma retailers see beer shortage as switch approaches

  18-09-2018 19:50 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. – Oklahoma is seeing a shortage of beer as convenience and grocery stores move toward switching to stronger beer in October.
  The Tulsa World reports stores are balancing the arrival of new beer products with the need to clear their shelves of 3.2 percent beer while meeting demand. Retailers are trying to sell as much of the 3.2 product they have on hand because distributors won’t buy them back.
  QuikTrip spokesman Mike Thornbrugh said the company anticipated a shortage af
  
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• Police arrest man for kidnapping, robbery after luring victims through dating app

  18-09-2018 19:38 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma City Police are investigating after they say several victims were held against their will and robbed after being lured to a home through the dating app "Grindr."
  Police received several calls on September 8 from three different locations of men who said they’d been kidnapped and robbed at the same location - a house on SW 34th Street.
  The men said they were supposed to be meeting someone from the "Grindr" app and instead were told to lay face down on the floor whi
  
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• Oklahoma tribe gives $1.4M total to Arkansas casino proposal

  18-09-2018 19:29 via kfor.com
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Native American tribe has contributed about $1.4 million to a ballot initiative to authorize four casinos in Arkansas.
  The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the Quapaw Tribe in Oklahoma donated $191,000 to the Driving Arkansas Forward committee in August, pushing the tribe’s total contributions to $1.4 million.
  The proposed constitutional amendment would allow the Arkansas State Racing Commission to issue licenses to two new casinos, one near Pine Bluff and the
  
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• Yukon elementary school art teacher named 2019 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year

  18-09-2018 19:22 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – A Yukon elementary school art teacher was named Oklahoma’s 2019 Teacher of the Year on Tuesday.
  Becky Oglesby, nicknamed the “Batman Teacher,” teaches Pre-K through third grade at Ranchwood Elementary School in Yukon Public Schools.
  State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister said Oglesby’s creative teaching style, along with her optimism and passion for education, is a model of excellence for Oklahoma.
  “Becky is a teacher who does not falter, no matte
  
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• Man huffs spray paint, then beats mother with spatula, police say

  18-09-2018 19:13 via kfor.com
  ST. ALBANS, West Virginia – A West Virginia man was arrested after being accused of huffing paint and then beating his mother.
  Glenn Allen Casdorph, 30, faces charges of malicious wounding in the incident, WCHS reports.
  Police say they responded to reports of domestic violence and found Casdorph, a known huffer, sitting on a bench in the front yard. He had a large amount of silver spray paint on his face and hands. He also was holding a large steel bar.
  Police say his mother was insid
  
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• California mother blames ‘extreme hazing’ for college student’s sudden death

  18-09-2018 19:10 via kfor.com
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Homicide detectives have opened an investigation into the death of a University of California, Riverside student whose family claims he is the victim of extreme hazing.
  Tyler Hilliard, 20, was set to start his third year at the university next week. But, the business major, who was pledging the fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha, died Sunday after an outing with his pledge class.
  "I couldn't ask for a better kid," his mom, Myeasha Kimble-Hilliard, told KTLA. "He had a bright f
  
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• How to help those impacted by Hurricane Florence

  18-09-2018 19:08 via kfor.com
  Deadly Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on Friday, bringing damaging winds, relentless rain and storm surges. Thousands of homes have been damaged and hundreds of residents had to be rescued from the rising flood waters. More rain and flooding is expected in the days to come, as the now-tropical depression slowly heads towards the Ohio Valley.
  Non-profits are assisting rescue operations, helping with shelters and delivering supplies.
  Facebook has activated a safety check on the
  
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• Live artillery round found in Tillman County

  18-09-2018 18:10 via kfor.com
  TILLMAN COUNTY, Okla. – Officials in Tillman County say an artillery round found by a citizen was a live round.On Monday, the Tillman County Sheriff’s Office said an artillery round was brought to them by a citizen who had found it in a county road bar ditch east of the weather ball, and had been carrying it around in his vehicle for a couple of days.
  Officials contacted the Fort Sill EOD to take possession of the round where it was determined to be a live round that had been fired a
  
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• Cordell police: Animal shelter over capacity, needing dogs to be fostered to avoid euthanizing them 

  18-09-2018 17:48 via kfor.com
  CORDELL, Okla. – The Cordell Police Department says the animal shelter is so over capacity in their town, that they’re needing people to step in and foster dogs to avoid euthanizing them.
  Police say the local animal shelter is over its maximum capacity and all the runs are full, with some containing two dogs. Police also say there are dogs in crates with very little room.
  “We cannot keep dogs forever and are needing people to foster dogs in order to keep us from having to start
  
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• Three cases of mumps confirmed at University of Oklahoma, health department says

  18-09-2018 17:37 via kfor.com
  NORMAN, Okla. – The Oklahoma State Department of Health has confirmed multiple cases of mumps at a metro university.
  Tony Sellars, a spokesman with for the health department, told News 4 Tuesday morning that three cases of mumps were confirmed at the University of Oklahoma.
  Dr. Craig Rice, Chief of Medical Staff, OU Health Services at the Goddard Health Center sent this statement regarding the incident:
  “The University of Oklahoma has confirmed and treated 3 students, who were close
  
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• Oklahoma crews rescue woman, two dogs from Florence flooding

  18-09-2018 17:15 via kfor.com
  NORTH CAROLINA – Crews from Oklahoma who headed to the East Coast to assist with recovery efforts from Hurricane Florence were able to save the lives of a woman and two dogs.
  The Oklahoma City Fire Department’s Helicopter Search and Rescue team, made up of three swimmers and one manager, left for Raleigh, North Carolina on September 12. The Oklahoma Task Force Swift Water Rescue team also left for Raleigh on September 14 to help with water rescues.
  On Monday, members of the
  
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• Man loses hands and feet after dog-related infection

  18-09-2018 17:07 via kfor.com
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  By the time Greg Manteufel, 48, reached the hospital in late June, “my face was all red and blue, and it started going down the rest of my body,” he said.
  “My arms, my chest, everything was changing colors,” said Manteufel, of West Bend, Wisconsin.
  Manteufel initially thought he had a bad case of the flu, but in his blood, doctors discovered a type of bacteria normally found in the mouths of dogs and cats.
  These bacteria rarely make humans sick, but Manteufel&
  
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• Police: Man rubbed produce on bare behind – then put it back

  18-09-2018 16:49 via kfor.com
  MANASSAS, Va. – A man is accused of rubbing his bare behind on produce at a grocery store in northern Virginia before putting the items back on display.
  News outlets report 27-year-old Michael Dwayne Johnson, of Manassas, is charged with indecent exposure and destruction of property.
  A Manassas police release says an employee on Saturday noticed Johnson grabbing produce, pulling down his pants and rubbing the produce on his behind before putting it back.
  It says the store had to destroy se
  
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• Fertility blogger dies during emergency C-section

  18-09-2018 16:40 via kfor.com
  A Spanish blogger whose fertility journey was followed by thousands on Instagram died giving birth to her son via emergency C-section, Cafe Mom and Kidspot report.
  Vanessa Fernandez Arango started her Instagram in May with a photo of a positive pregnancy test, explaining that after two ectopic pregnancies damaged her fallopian tubes, she was five months pregnant thanks to assisted reproductive technology.
  “The beginning of the end. The beginning of f
  
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• Animals stranded by Hurricane Florence headed to Ohio

  18-09-2018 16:36 via kfor.com
  Elyria, Ohio - Animals stranded by Hurricane Florence are being rescued from catastrophic flooding in the Carolinas and evacuated to Northeast Ohio, according to WJW.
  Six dogs arrived over the weekend at the Friendship Animal Protective League in Elyria, Ohio, just west of Cleveland.
  Volunteers were ready and waiting for the new arrivals and have been showering them with love, trying to make them feel as comfortable as possible.
  “The thing with animals, they don’t understand why peo
  
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• Little Big Town set to perform in Tulsa in December

  18-09-2018 15:50 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. – Calling all Little Big Town fans!
  The award-winning group is set to perform at the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa in December.
  Little Big Town, consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman and Jimi Westbrook, first entered the music scene more than 19 years ago.
  They’ve had several hit songs such as “Boondocks,” “Bring It On Home,” “Good As Gone” and “Little White Church.” They have also earned m
  
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• Day care owner accused of keeping babies tied to car seats

  18-09-2018 15:30 via kfor.com
  MESQUITE, Texas – The owner of a Dallas-area in-home day care center has been jailed on child endangerment charges after she was accused of keeping infants and toddlers tied to their car seats for hours.
  An arrest warrant affidavit alleges that Rebecca Anderson kept the small children tied up in car seats for at least seven hours a day at her Mesquite, Texas, day care center, Becky’s Home Child Care. The affidavit also says the 60-year-old woman yanked a 6-month-old child by the bib
  
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