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• Bill restricting big cat ownership made famous by ‘Tiger King’ heads to Biden’s desk

  07-12-2022 01:34 via kfor.com
  
  The Big Cat Public Safety Act, a bill to restrict private ownership of big cats like tigers that was made famous by the “Tiger King” Netflix series, passed by unanimous consent in the Senate and will head to President Biden’s desk.Biden is expected to sign the bill, having released a statement of support for the bill in July.The most famous advocate of the bill was Carole Baskin, the founder and CEO of Florida rescue facility Big Cat Rescue who was documented in “Tig
  
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• Video appearing to show 'unauthorized person' in pilot seat on Colorado Rockies flight investigated

  19-04-2024 17:32 via kfor.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a video that appears to show a Colorado Rockies coach sitting in the pilot's seat of a charter flight while the plane is in the air.The incident allegedly happened on a United Airlines-operated charter flight on April 10, according to the Wall Street Journal. Nexstar's KDVR does not have clearance to share the video, but it's been circulating online.
  "The FAA is investigating this event," a spokesperson confirmed in an em
  
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• Fire breaks out at historic Oregon hotel used in 'The Shining'

  19-04-2024 17:18 via kfor.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fire broke out Thursday night at an Oregon hotel that film fans may recognize from Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining."Fire officials in Clackamas County said the fire broke out sometime before 9:30 p.m. in an attic of the Timberline Lodge, a historic Mount Hood hotel that served as the exterior for the Overlook Hotel in Kubrick's 1980 thriller. Man charged with setting fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office: prosecutorsFire crews from Clackamas, as well as Hoodlan
  
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• Would you like a cicada salad? Buzzy bug dishes will arrive soon

  19-04-2024 16:51 via kfor.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it's worth noting that they're not just annoying, noisy pests — if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat.Blocks away from such French Quarter fine-dining stalwarts as Antoine's and Brennan's, the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans has long served up an array of alternative, insect-based treats at its “Bug Appetit” cafe overlooking the Missis
  
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• Watch: Mountain biker has close encounter with rattlesnake after crash

  19-04-2024 16:50 via kfor.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (KSWB) -- A mountain biker had a close encounter with a rattlesnake earlier this month in California's Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve.Manuel Altamirano and his friends were riding their bikes on a trail when Altamirano fell off his bike and crashed into the dirt, winding up face-to-face with a rattlesnake."I’ve had countless encounters with these guys over the years, but it’s the first time I crashed on one. It all happened so fast," Altramirano said in an Instagram
  
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• April 19 Remembrance Ceremony to honor those lost in 1995

  19-04-2024 15:44 via kfor.com
  
  The ceremony should begin shortlyOKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A crown gathered for a remembrance ceremony at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum Friday morning.On April 19, 1995, a terrorist bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Downtown Oklahoma City, destroying it and damaging hundreds of building surrounding. During the bombing, 168 lives were lost.LOCAL NEWS: OCU breaking ground on Survivor Tree Memorial Plaza
  29 years later, the memory is still fresh for many in the community
  
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• Police investigating alleged stabbing at Yukon High School

  19-04-2024 15:08 via kfor.com
  
  YUKON, Okla. (KFOR) - Police are investigating after an alleged stabbing at Yukon High School Friday morning.According to Yukon Public Schools, the high school is currently under lockdown following the incident.Officials say one student was injured during the altercation and is receiving medical attention. Authorities are on the scene searching for the person involved.No more information is available as the investigation continues.
  
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• Shawnee still in early stages of rebuild 1 year after devastating tornado

  19-04-2024 13:24 via kfor.com
  
  SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) — Friday, April 19th marks one year since a supercell storm system roared across Oklahoma, spawning at least eight tornadoes. Preliminary hearings of Cole, Shawnee tornadoesShawnee was hit by a devastating EF-2 tornado. Oklahoma Baptist University was in the direct path; one of nearly 2,000 buildings in the city that took damage. 1,800 structures damaged in Shawnee
  We went out to Shawnee to see how the city is rebuilding 12 months later.More than 1,800 structures were
  
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• Seminole teacher aide under investigation for allegedly taping student's mouths shut for talking

  19-04-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  SEMINOLE, Okla. (KFOR) - A staff member at Seminole Public Schools is under investigation after a student’s parent filed a police report alleging that she duct taped her daughter’s mouth shut, along with several other students, for talking in class last week. “She placed the tape over her from ear to ear... Very shocked, appalled, shocked as a parent. It's like not the people that you would ever expect to do something like that,” said Rachel Ayers, parent of vic
  
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• 'They are wasting money': Attorney criticizes Oklahoma DOC response to court orders

  19-04-2024 01:25 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An attorney representing six former Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) employees said he believes the state agency is going too far by vigorously appealing orders to reinstate them.Matthew Frisby said he's taken on each of the six employees cases in a span of just a little over a year. He said each case has gone before a judge, and a reinstatement order has been granted with backpay, but the former employees involved have not been allowed to return to wor
  
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• Athletes and the mayor try OKC RIVERSPORT ahead of Olympic trials

  19-04-2024 01:20 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Almost a week before the Olympic trials at RIVERSPORT OKC, the mayor and several world-renowned athletes took the track for a spin on Thursday.
  On April 26 and 27, there will be 50 to 100 athletes from across the nation competing for the chance to participate in the Paris games come July.
  | READ MORE > RIVERSPORT to host U.S. Olympic team trials >"It's one of my favorite courses in the U.S.," said Zachary Lokken. Lokken said that he placed seventh during the Tokyo Ol
  
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• Eclipse tourism generates millions in revenue for Oklahoma

  19-04-2024 00:34 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department (OTRD) is celebrating after southeast Oklahoma hosted a successful total solar eclipse event, generating millions of dollars through economic activity.
  “Oklahoma was the best place in the country to watch the 2024 total solar eclipse,” said Shelley Zumwalt, Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife & Heritage and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.OCU breaking ground on Survivor Tre
  
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• 'Scares me to death': OK House passes bill criminalizing illegal immigrants

  19-04-2024 00:29 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — After a Texas law that would prohibit "sanctuary cities" stalled in federal court this year Oklahoma lawmakers say they feel it has now become their responsibility to keep illegal immigrants out of the state.Texas Senate Bill 4 looks to prohibit “sanctuary city” policies, which prohibit local law enforcement from inquiring about a person’s immigration status and complying with detainer requests. These policies often also prohibit the sharing of info
  
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• OCU breaking ground on Survivor Tree Memorial Plaza

  18-04-2024 23:46 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — Oklahoma Christian University breaks ground on the Survivor Tree Memorial Plaza this week.
  Construction will begin this week following the groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday.
  The Survivor Tree Memorial Plaza will be a place to remember and honor those who lost their lives in the Murrah Building and World Trade Center tragedies and to unite both OKC and NYC in solidarity.
  OC Survivor Tree Memorial Plaza renderings Image Courtesy OCUOC Survivor Tree Memorial Plaza ren
  
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• OC breaking ground on Survivor Tree Memorial Plaza

  18-04-2024 23:46 via kfor.com
  
  Editor's Note: The story has been updated to clarify which university is part of this memorial site.EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — Oklahoma Christian University (OC) breaks ground on the Survivor Tree Memorial Plaza this week.
  Construction bgan this week following the groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday.
  The Survivor Tree Memorial Plaza will be a place to remember and honor those who lost their lives in the Murrah Building and World Trade Center tragedies and to unite both OKC and NYC in solidarit
  
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• Woman who accused former MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer of sex assault charged with fraud

  18-04-2024 23:37 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) — Prosecutors in Arizona have filed felony charges against a woman who accused former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault, alleging she defrauded the former Cy Young winner.The charges come after a Grand Jury in Maricopa County handed down an indictment against Darcy Adanna Esemonu on one count of fraud and one count of theft by extortion.She is due to be arraigned on April 26. ‘Never back down to a woke mob!’ Upset audience brings Ryan Walters spe
  
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• No charges recommended for officer-involved shooting at Choctaw football game

  18-04-2024 23:24 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma County Grand Jury has recommended no charges for a Del City police officer accused of shooting a bystander at the Choctaw football game in August 2023.Demetrize Carter was shot in the chest by an off-duty Del City officer who was working security during the Choctaw-Del City football game in August—the same football game where 16-year-old Cordea Carter was shot and killed.After hearing testimony from 10 witnesses and reviewing 41 exhibits related to
  
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• Haiku Stairs: Off-limits Hawaii attraction to be removed in coming months

  18-04-2024 23:05 via kfor.com
  
  HONOLULU (KHON) – An unofficial tourist attracted on the island of Oahu will be torn down at the end of April, officials in Hawaii confirmed last week.The Haiku (Haʻikū) Stairs, sometimes called the Stairway to Heaven, were first installed in the mountains of Oahu by the U.S. military during World War II. They became a popular destination for hikers in the decades after the war, but were eventually closed off to the public in 1987 amid concerns over vandalism, liability and safet
  
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• National Guard soldiers testify about Jan. 6 response

  18-04-2024 23:02 via kfor.com
  
  Four National Guard soldiers testified Wednesday before the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight about the response to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.The hearing came as the scope of a federal obstruction law used against scores of Jan. 6 rioters — and former President Trump — drew scrutiny from the Supreme Court Tuesday, a signal that the justices may be wary of the Justice Department’s far-reaching prosecution of the Capitol attack.Since the Capit
  
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• Zepbound shortage: Weight loss drugs' limited availability to continue, Eli Lilly says

  18-04-2024 22:59 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – New injectable drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound have grown extremely popular with people seeking to lose weight. They're so in demand that most varieties are listed in short supply by the Food and Drug Administration – and that may be the case for the foreseeable future.Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical company behind Zepbound and Mounjaro, told NBC News supply issues could last into 2025.
  "It is the demand that's causing this. We are working so hard every da
  
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• Most student loan borrowers say they've delayed major life events due to debt, poll finds

  18-04-2024 22:16 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - Most student loan borrowers say they have delayed major life events due to their debt, according to a recent study.The Lumina Foundation-Gallup 2024 State of Higher Education study, released Wednesday, found 71 percent of borrowers said they needed to delay at least one major life event because of their student loans.
  Survey respondents were most likely to list buying a home, buying a car and moving out of their parents' home as life events that were placed on hold.
  Just under 30 pe
  
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• ‘Law & Order: SVU’ star halts filming to help child who mistook her for a real cop

  18-04-2024 22:13 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- Mariska Hargitay, famously known for her role as Olivia Benson in the NBC series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," recently channeled her character to help a lost child in New York City who mistook her for an actual cop. The actress was filming an episode for the show's 25th season at Manhattan's Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park when a young girl approached her on April 10, according to NBC.
  The child reportedly thought Hargitay was an on-duty police officer bec
  
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• Renters leave Kentucky Airbnb early after unsettling discovery

  18-04-2024 22:11 via kfor.com
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDKY) — Police in Lexington, Kentucky, confirmed they were called out to investigate an Airbnb stay that left the occupants feeling “unsettled.”The renter, who requested to remain anonymous for safety reasons, told Nexstar's WDKY that they live out of state and visited Lexington the weekend of April 13 for their daughter's equine competition. The group, consisting of the renter, their elderly mother, and four teenage girls, rented an Airbnb off Leestown Road for
  
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• Chunk of International Space Station crashed into Florida home: NASA

  18-04-2024 21:24 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A chunk of the International Space Station that was released three years ago crashed into a Florida home last month, NASA confirmed in a news release on Monday.A cargo pallet was released from the space station in March 2021. It was filled with aging batteries. When released, it was supposed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere without any harm, but a piece didn't burn and eventually landed in a house in Naples.
  NASA said the object that hit the Florida house on March 8, 2023
  
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• Oklahoma State University police investigating alleged assault

  18-04-2024 20:39 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) - The Oklahoma State University Police Department is investigating a reported assault on campus Thursday morning.According to OSU Police, the alleged assault happened around 1:45 a.m. in the courtyard of the Villages E/F. The victim said she had placed her things on a picnic table when a man grabbed her from behind. When the victim tried to fight back, police say the suspect hit her in the head and lip before running away.LOCAL NEWS: Mysterious man steals woman’s d
  
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to release signature shoe, head up basketball division in new deal with Converse

  18-04-2024 20:28 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has signed a multi-year contract extension with Converse, which includes a signature shoe release.As first reported by Boardroom, the five-year contract extension will also make Gilgeous-Alexander the Creative Director of Converse Basketball.Gilgeous-Alexander first signed with the brand back in the summer of 2020, after initially signing a deal with Nike as a rookie in 2018. Thunder Playoff Schedule ReleasedThe shoe
  
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• Court documents reveal suspect admitted 'responsibility' for death of missing Kansas women

  18-04-2024 19:46 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA (KSNW) - A suspect in the case of two missing Kansas women admitted responsibility for their deaths, according to court documents newly obtained by Nexstar's KSN.In the motions to hold four defendants without bail, it is stated, in part, that suspect Tifany Adams, 54, "did provide a recorded statement to law enforcement indicating her responsibility for the death of the deceased."The bodies of 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley were found in rural Texas County on
  
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• Will it be a hot summer? Odds are yes for all but 2 states, NOAA says

  18-04-2024 19:35 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – You may want to clean out the kiddie pool and dust off the patio furniture early this year. We're in for a hot start to summer, according to a national weather outlook released Thursday by the National Weather Service.
  All but two states on the new national forecast map are shown in shades of orange and red. The darker the color, the more likely an area is to see above-average temperatures between May and July this year.
  The highest probabilities of an extra-hot start to summer
  
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• Bill that could ban TikTok is closer to becoming law

  18-04-2024 19:32 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) announced her support Wednesday for a bipartisan bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S. after it was updated to extend the period of time for the sale.The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversarial Controlled Applications Act passed the House in a broad bipartisan vote in March, just a week after it was introduced. Support from the Commerce Committee
  
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• Baby bald eagle reunited with parent by Texas wildlife rescue

  18-04-2024 19:20 via kfor.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - A wildlife rescue in Texas treated a special type of patient for the first time last week: a baby bald eagle.Several people found and brought the eaglet to Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR) after severe storms knocked down a tree branch containing its nest last week. Rescue staff checked the baby for injuries and provided it with fluids and nourishment.After clearing the eaglet for release and being informed that its parents were still in the area, AWR partnered with Texas Parks and W
  
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