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• Laser light shows come to old planetarium before it's 'lights out.'

  09-05-2024 23:50 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - Science Museum Oklahoma is hosting laser light shows that are promising to be "out of this world" now through most of June. It's a show-stopping way of saying goodbye to the planetarium as the museum builds a new one.Sherry Marshall said it's a request Science Museum Oklahoma has gotten for decades.CDC issues travel advisory for pets"When are you bringing back the laser shows? It's been over 25 years," said Marshall, the President & CEO of SMO. "We thought, let'
  
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• WATCH: Edmond PD traffic stop turns into chase, ending in crash

  09-05-2024 23:41 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) - The Edmond Police Department says one of its officers attempted to make a routine traffic stop when the suspected driver hit the gas and took off, later crashing out.Edmond police officials released the video of the dash camera footage after police responded to a call of a reckless driver on Tuesday morning. Garfield Co. Judge indicted for alleged drive-by shootingThe chase came to a halt after the suspected driver hit a semi.According to Edmond Police Department's Faceboo
  
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• WATCH: Edmond PD traffic stop turn into chase, ending in crash

  09-05-2024 23:41 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) - The Edmond Police Department says, after one of its officers attempted to make a routine traffic stop when the suspected driver hit the gas and took off later crashing out.Edmond police officials released the video of the dash camera footage after police responded to a call of a reckless driver on Tuesday morning. Garfield Co. Judge indicted for alleged drive-by shootingThe chase came to a halt after the suspected driver hit a semi.According to Edmond Police Department's F
  
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• Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar: The biggest beef in recent rap history, explained

  09-05-2024 21:35 via kfor.com
  
  (AP) — In one of the biggest beefs in recent hip-hop history, Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding — to the point that police were asked about their feud after a security guard was shot outside Drake's Toronto mansion on Tuesday. But it wasn't always this way.Over a decade ago, the pair collaborated on a few songs: On Drake's 2011 track “Buried Alive Interlude,” on Lamar's 2012 release “Poetic Justice,” and on A$AP Rocky
  
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• Garfield Co. Judge indicted for alleged drive-by shooting

  09-05-2024 20:35 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Garfield County Associate District Judge Brian Lovell was indicted by the Multi-County Grand Jury on Thursday regarding an incident from February 2023.According to the indictment, Lovell, 59, allegedly fired a gun at his brother-in-law's house in Bison, Oklahoma, on Feb. 12, 2023. Two days later, he claimed the gun had been stolen from his car.RELATED STORY: ‘Some people think they’re above the law’: OSBI investigating Garfield County judge after drive-by
  
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• New ‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ expected to be released in 2026

  09-05-2024 20:09 via kfor.com
  
  Andy Serkis is going back to Middle-earth to play Gollum in two new “Lord of the Rings” films.Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group’s Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy said Thursday that Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, the Oscar-winning team behind the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies, will produce and Serkis will direct.“Yesssss, Precious,” Serkis said in a statement. “The time has come once
  
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• The 'Top 100 Barbecue Spots' in America, according to Yelp

  09-05-2024 19:50 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Americans are suckers for meats we barely need to chew.Whether it’s a succulent pile of pulled pork, a slice of melt-in-your-mouth brisket, or a bite of falling-off-the-bone ribs, Americans love a great plate of tender barbecued meats that — if necessary — we could tear apart with a fork and gum down our throats.To that end, the analysts at Yelp have attempted to determine the “Top 100 Barbecue Spots” in the country, based largely on the ratings an
  
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• CDC issues travel advisory for pets

  09-05-2024 19:14 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new rules Wednesday aimed at preventing dogs with rabies from coming into the United States.According to the CDC website, it is extending its temporary suspension of dog importation from high-risk dog rabies countries until July 31, 2024. If you don’t follow CDC’s rules, your dog won’t be allowed to enter the United States. If denied entry, your dog will be sent back to the
  
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• RFK Jr. had a brain worm. How do you get one and what are the symptoms?

  09-05-2024 19:11 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once had a parasite that caused him brain fog and memory loss, it was revealed Wednesday.Kennedy, now 70, began noticing issues in 2010, complaining of short-term and longer-term memory loss. He was originally concerned he had a brain tumor, and when he got checked out, there was a dark spot visible on brain scans, the New York Times reported.
  According to a 2012 deposition reviewed by the Times, Kennedy was told by
  
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• Prison rodeo restart stalled in current session

  09-05-2024 19:08 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – In March the Oklahoma House passed House Bill 3749 by Rep. Jim Grego, R-Wilburton, that would create a revolving fund to restart the prison rodeo at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.As of Tuesday, House Bill 3749 has been placed on pause after Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Steven Harpe informed the legislative panel his agency was no longer pursuing an $8.3 million appropriation this session.Could the Prison Rodeo make a return?Instead, the
  
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• 'It’s a big morale boost for the inmates': Prison rodeo restart stalled in current session

  09-05-2024 19:08 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – In March the Oklahoma House passed House Bill 3749 by Rep. Jim Grego, R-Wilburton, that would create a revolving fund to restart the prison rodeo at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.As of Tuesday, House Bill 3749 has been placed on pause after Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Steven Harpe informed the legislative panel his agency was no longer pursuing an $8.3 million appropriation this session.Could the Prison Rodeo make a return?Instead, the
  
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• Items stolen from new parents' car while still at the hospital

  09-05-2024 19:05 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Multiple items, including inked baby footprints, were stolen from a parked car at a hospital in northwest Oklahoma City.According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, the couple had just been discharged from the hospital after having their new baby when they noticed the items missing.NW OKC hospital theft. Image courtesy Oklahoma City Police. LOCAL NEWS: UPS employees accused of stealing items from packages at work
  Officials say luggage, all of the woman's prescription
  
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• Boeing exec commends employee for reporting issue in internal memo

  09-05-2024 18:47 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The Boeing executive in charge of the company's 787 program commended an employee for coming forward and reporting an issue, according to an internal memo obtained by Business Insider and the Associated Press.
  The issue turned up last month when a worker observed an “irregularity” in a required test of the wing-to-body join and reported it to his manager. When management investigated, they discovered several employees had not been performing required tests.
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• These cars and trucks are thieves' biggest targets, in Oklahoma, national data shows

  09-05-2024 18:44 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Thieves have switched up the vehicles they're targeting most – and a social media trend may be to blame.The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) recalculated its list of most frequently stolen cars with new data from 2023. In years past, full-size pickup trucks tended to top the list, but that's no longer the case.
  The classic American pickup truck has been dethroned by a company sedan when it comes to which vehicle is most frequently stolen. In 2023, the Hyundai E
  
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• Red Cross response update: Oklahoma tornadoes

  09-05-2024 18:06 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Red Cross has released it latest response update as multiagency resource centers are scheduled in southern Oklahoma communities.The Red Cross leadership on the Oklahoma tornadoes said, "Our hearts go out to those who lost their lives and the communities punished by tornado outbreaks across Oklahoma, the Great Plains and the South. Even as we provide recovery services for people affected by the April 27 tornadoes in southern Oklahoma, we are now responding to meet resid
  
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• Congress races to meet FAA deadline

  09-05-2024 18:06 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Congress is on track to miss Friday’s deadline to re-authorize the FAA’s authority and will likely need to pass another short-term extension.The legislation is now in the Senate’s hands but still has to clear the House, which isn’t back in Washington until next week.“We're working really hard to get it finished this week in the Senate and that's what we hope to do,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
  However, a short-ter
  
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• AAA provides tips when trapped inside a vehicle during severe weather

  09-05-2024 17:56 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - AAA is urging Oklahomans to prep with defense tactics in case your caught riding out a storm inside a vehicle.“A vehicle is a very dangerous place to ride out a storm,” said Leslie Gamble, AAA Oklahoma spokesperson. “Think through your driving routes, listen for the latest weather alerts and plan contingencies before heading out on high-risk days so you can react to whatever Mother Nature sends your way. Talk with your loved ones to make sure they have do
  
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• TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content that may otherwise 'confuse or mislead viewers,' company says

  09-05-2024 17:53 via kfor.com
  
  (AP) – TikTok will begin labeling content created using artificial intelligence when it's uploaded from outside its own platform.TikTok says its efforts are an attempt to combat misinformation from being spread on its social media platform.“AI enables incredible creative opportunities, but can confuse or mislead viewers if they don’t know content was AI-generated,” the company said in a prepared statement Thursday. “Labeling helps make that context clear — whi
  
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• Emergency crews help chihuahua, owner after crash in Tulsa

  09-05-2024 17:31 via kfor.com
  
  TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) - Emergency crews in Tulsa had an unexpected patient after a truck crash Thursday morning.According to the Tulsa Police Department, officers responded to a crash near 21st St. and Lewis Ave. around 1:30 a.m.GOOD NEWS!: Can you guess whose baby? OKC Zoo announces animal family is growing
  Upon arrival, they found a truck that had crashed into a power pole. The driver of the truck said he had chest pain, but he was very worried about his dog, a chihuahua who was also in the truc
  
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• Ohio man pleads guilty to dumping contaminated wastewater into river, killing more than 40,000 fish

  09-05-2024 16:42 via kfor.com
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (WJW) – An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to killing more than 40,000 fish after admitting to dumping hazardous substances into the Scioto River.Mark Shepherd, 72, pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act by dumping about 7,000 gallons of wastewater containing pollutants and hazardous substances into the waterway near Kenton on April 17, 2021, the United States Department of Justice wrote in a news release.Shepherd, from Kenton, was accused of "negligently" flooding the ri
  
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• Texas ranch owner missing dozens of ostriches after extreme flooding

  09-05-2024 16:37 via kfor.com
  
  VALLEY MILLS, Texas (KWKT) – The flooding in Texas over the weekend has ruffled some feathers, and one ranch is seeking to find dozens of missing ostriches.The Superior Ostrich Company in Valley Mills is looking for many of its birds that got loose."I've always had a finger in the ranching operation here all my life and I've seen several floods, but this was one of the granddaddy of all floods," said Reg Lindberg, Superior Ostrich Company founder.Lindberg believes the floodwaters carried t
  
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• MSC cruise ship sails into NYC with 44-foot dead endangered whale across its bow

  09-05-2024 15:44 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 44-foot (13-meter) dead whale across its bow, marine authorities said.The whale, identified as an endangered sei whale, was caught on the ship's bow when it arrived at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries spokesperson Andrea Gomez said. Semi-truck carrying meat incinerated by massive fire on Los Angeles highwayA spokesperson for MSC Cruises said the whale was on
  
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• Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says

  09-05-2024 15:28 via kfor.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday.Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was in his off-base apartment in Fort Walton Beach when the shooting occurred on May 3.Civil rights attorney Ben Crump&nb
  
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• Semi-truck carrying meat incinerated by massive fire on Los Angeles highway

  09-05-2024 14:58 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – A large fire tore through a semi-truck on a Los Angeles interstate on Wednesday, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the sky and causing heavy traffic delays. The fire was first reported around 12:20 p.m. on the southbound side of Interstate 5 near Granada Hills.
  Preliminary information indicates the semi collided with another big rig, causing one to immediately catch fire. A very large fire tore through a semi-truck on the 5 Freeway on Wednesday afternoon, sen
  
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• Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, to plead guilty in sports betting case

  09-05-2024 14:48 via kfor.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.The scandal surrounding Ippei Mizuhara shocked baseball fans from the U.S. to Japan when the news broke in March.Mizuhara will plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and o
  
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• Mid-Del school district refutes misspending allegations from OSDE

  09-05-2024 13:44 via kfor.com
  
  MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) — The Oklahoma State Department of Education is accusing the Mid-Del Public Schools District of misspending more than $500k in federal pandemic relief funds, but the district says they only spent them after getting OSDE’s approval.The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) sent Mid-Del Public Schools officials a letter on Wednesday, accusing the district of misspending $573,588.96 in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II)
  
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• UPS employees accused of stealing items from packages at work

  09-05-2024 13:34 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Two men are in jail tonight accused of stealing while on the job at the post office.Court documents say cell phones and even an apple watch were taken out of packages by the two men and put into the their personal bags. Friends remember newlywed and friend killed in crashThe value of all of the items stolen totaled more than $33,000.Antwan Lashon Mayberry and Jaelen Malik Frazier were arrested while at their job at UPS.Court documents say for more than two weeks, sec
  
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• Two arrested after alleged carjacking ends in crash

  09-05-2024 13:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Two people have been taken into custody after a carjacking ended in a crash in northwest Oklahoma City.According to Oklahoma City Police, a car was stolen around 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning. The car was found crashed shortly after near NW 16th St. and MacArthur Blvd.LOCAL NEWS: New law ends requirement for businesses to check ID before serving alcohol
  Officials say the suspect tried to leave the scene on foot but was apprehended by a police K-9 and a passenger was also arre
  
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• 'It's a big shock': More Oklahomans impacted by transplant foundation closure

  09-05-2024 13:18 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) –  More Oklahomans are speaking out regarding the impact the National Foundation for Transplants decision to close its doors has had on their lives.News 4 spoke with Norman business owner Joanie Buchanan who said she's been raising money through the foundation since finding out she needed a kidney transplant during the pandemic.LOCAL NEWS: Awareness and preparedness is key during, after severe weather
  "I've been raising money," said Buchanan. "All my clients
  
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• Oklahoma Dept. of Emergency Mgmt. releases storm recovery update

  09-05-2024 07:08 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management released its latest update as recovery efforts continue in Oklahoma on Wednesday.The State Emergency Operations Center remains activated due to impacts from recent severe weather.According to officials on today Wednesday, the state submitted a request for FEMA Assistance for Pontotoc and Osage counties. Damage assessments are ongoing and additional counties may be added at a later date. Donations of water, food, clothes, and
  
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• House blocks Greene’s resolution to oust Johnson

  09-05-2024 04:22 via kfor.com
  
  The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to protect Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from a conservative coup, torpedoing an effort by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to oust the GOP leader from the top job.The chamber voted 359-43-7 on a motion to table Greene’s motion to vacate, preventing the removal resolution from hitting the floor for a vote.The final vote — which was widely expected amid bipartisan opposition to the ouster gambit — dealt a maj
  
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• Sports columnist won't cover Indiana Fever after 'oafish' exchange with Caitlin Clark

  09-05-2024 04:21 via kfor.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — IndyStar sports columnist Gregg Doyel will no longer cover the Indiana Fever after an awkward exchange with Caitlin Clark last month during the rookie's WNBA introduction.IndyStar spokesperson Lark-Marie Anton confirmed the newspaper's decision in a statement sent Tuesday to Nexstar's WXIN:"Indianapolis Star sports columnist Gregg Doyel will not be covering the Indiana Fever," Anton said. "As a matter of policy, we do not comment on personnel matters or personnel acti
  
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• 'I didn't do anything wrong': Man accused of paying homeless woman to care for his granddaughter while he went to a bar

  09-05-2024 04:20 via kfor.com
  
  SACRAMENTO (KTXL) — A grandfather was arrested on Sunday after reportedly giving a homeless woman $20 to watch his granddaughter while he visited a nearby bar, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.Sunday night, deputies responded to reports of a man asking people to help him find his 7-year-old granddaughter who had allegedly been kidnapped.When deputies met with the man, Jason Warren, they determined him to be "highly intoxicated." He reportedly told them he had given $20 t
  
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• 'We're going to see him again': 81-year-old man missing after EF4 tornado demolishes his Barnsdall home

  09-05-2024 01:57 via kfor.com
  
  BARNSDALL, Okla. (KFOR)- Days after an EF-4 tornado ripped through the small city of Barnsdall Monday night, 81-year-old Kenneth Wayne Hogue is still unaccounted for.Kenneth Wayne Hogue. Photo courtesy: Osage County Sheriff's Office.
  The National Weather Service Tulsa has been surveying the Barnsdall area for damage and preliminary reports classify it as a low end EF-4 as of Wednesday night. ‘It’s terrifying and heartbreaking’: EF4 tornado rips through Barnsdall, killing one an
  
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• Recent quakes explained as "aftershocks" from earthquake months ago

  09-05-2024 01:23 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Geological Survey said there was a good explanation for why the metro continues to feel earthquakes. Jake Walter, state seismologist, said they were aftershocks linked to two big earthquakes earlier in the year: a 4.4 magnitude near Edmond in January and a 5.1 magnitude in Prague in February."We can expect that the aftershocks will continue for several months," said Walter. UPDATE: 3.4 magnitude earthquake recorded near EdmondHe said there have been at least 2
  
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• Friends remember newlywed and friend killed in crash

  09-05-2024 01:22 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The two people killed in a tragic crash on I-44 Tuesday afternoon have been identified. News Four has learned the driver was a newlywed and the passenger was a close friend.
  A family friend of the passenger talked with News Four sharing memories and remembering her beloved friend. OHP identifies two killed in I-44 crash"My sister, she calls me just frantically crying, like screaming. And I'm like, what's wrong? What's wrong? She's like Brice. He's gone. He's gone. He
  
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• New law ends requirement for businesses to check ID before serving alcohol

  09-05-2024 01:14 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A new law removes the requirement for businesses to check ID before serving alcohol.Odell's Law was named after a 90-year-old man who was denied a beer because he didn't have his ID. It eliminates the requirement for businesses to check ID before serving customers."I think it's time for government to have common sense and I think that's what this law is about," said Senator Darrell Weaver, one of the bill's authors. "They can have policy to say, we're going to identi
  
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