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• Complaints preceded fatal school bus crash, records show

  28-11-2016 18:02 via kfor.com
  
  The driver in a Chattanooga school bus crash that killed six children had previously alarmed students, parents and faculty with his reckless driving, according to complaints provided by CNN affiliate WTVC.
  A principal expressed concern about Johnthony Walker’s driving twice in the weeks before the crash, students claimed he was trying to injure them and a parent, responding to complaints he had cursed at children and tried to hurt them with his driving, threatened to beat Walker up, the re
  
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• New Science Museum Oklahoma exhibit combines toys, nostalgia, and storytelling

  15-05-2024 00:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A well-known professional toy photographer is in Oklahoma City preparing for his art exhibit inside Science Museum Oklahoma. It's perfect for all ages because it combines toys for children and nostalgia for adults."To have an exhibition at this museum, it's a dream come true, really," said Mitchel Wu.On Tuesday, Wu was setting up his most dynamic and comprehensive exhibit yet, "Out of the Toy Box."Choctaw-Nicoma Park principal celebrated for years of workYou may have
  
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• House committee moves forward with rule changes proposed by OSDE

  15-05-2024 00:17 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The House Administrative Rules Committee voted 7-3 on Tuesday to move forward with new rules proposed by the State Department of Education.
  OSDE proposed 53 changes this legislative session. Three key adjustments raised concerns for some lawmakers. One rule change would tie a school’s academic performance to its accreditation. Choctaw-Nicoma Park principal celebrated for years of work"It's stacking the deck against schools with intention. My point would be it's
  
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• This is the 'most normal' state in the U.S., new study shows

  15-05-2024 00:14 via kfor.com
  
  ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Just what does it mean to be "normal"?
  Recently, the Washington Post used U.S. Census data to determine which U.S. state best represents "normal" America as a whole.The study was undertaken by Lenny Bronner, the paper's political statmeister, crunching Census numbers on 30 socioeconomic factors such as race, religion, income, education, jobs, and social issues — and found that Illinois most closely resembled the U.S. average. As explained by WaPo, based on dat
  
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• Cream cheese products sold at Aldi, other supermarkets, recalled in dozens of states

  15-05-2024 00:12 via kfor.com
  
  (WJW) – ALDI stores, along with several other supermarkets, have recalled cream cheese products due to a potential salmonella risk.The Aldi recall, which the company initiated along with Schreiber Foods, Inc., concerns Happy Farms Whipped Cream Cheese Spread, Chive & Onion Cream Cheese Spread, Cream Cheese Spread, and Strawberry Cream Cheese Spread products sold at stores in 28 states and Washington, D.C.
  Specifically, the products affected by the recall were sold in Alabama, Arizona,
  
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• 'Conflicts with many existing directives': Oklahoma law enforcement leaders issue joint statement on immigration bill

  14-05-2024 23:02 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police and Metro Law Enforcement Agency Leaders released a joint statement on Tuesday addressing the recently signed immigration bill, House Bill 4156.After being signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt on April 30, HB 4156 gives law enforcement officers the authority to make arrest based on immigration status starting July 1.
  Opponents of the bill have voiced concerns about potential racial profiling and increased victim fear wh
  
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• OK farmers, ranchers can now apply for disaster assistance after recent tornadoes

  14-05-2024 23:00 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA (KFOR) - Recent tornadoes have wreaked havoc in several areas across the state and many have experienced losses including Oklahoma’s farmers and ranchers.
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agencies are now working to help with disaster assistance programs that farmers and ranchers can apply for.The USDA’s disaster assistance programs are to help farmers and ranchers recoup losses whether that be for things like livestock, land, or crops. The biggest thi
  
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• How to watch Caitlin Clark's WNBA regular-season debut

  14-05-2024 22:31 via kfor.com
  
  UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Caitlin Clark's much anticipated WNBA debut is set for Tuesday night in Connecticut.The No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft is coming off a record-setting college career at Iowa.Game: Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun
  Time: 6:30 p.m. CDT, May 14
  Watch: ESPN2, ESPN+, Disney+“This is what you’ve worked for and dreamed of. Now you get to put your jersey on for the first real time and go out there and play,” Clark said. “We get to play on the
  
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• 8 dead, dozens hospitalized after migrant work bus crashes on Florida highway

  14-05-2024 22:30 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A bus crash killed eight people and injured dozens of others on a highway in Marion County, Florida, Tuesday morning.The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened on West Highway 40 at 6:35 a.m.Troopers said a 2010 International bus, which carried 53 farm workers, and a Ford Ranger truck sideswiped each other — causing the bus to swerve off the road.The bus then crashed into a fence and flipped, killing eight people. The FHP said about 40 people were hospita
  
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• Walmart executive announces several hundred layoffs

  14-05-2024 22:28 via kfor.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Walmart Inc.'s chief people officer and executive vice president Donna Morris announced the retailer is laying off several hundred jobs from its home office and global tech operations.Morris sent an email to employees stating that the majority of work-from-home employees are being asked to move to Bentonville and some to their San Francisco or Hoboken offices.
  It has been a little over four years since we faced the global pandemic that reshaped our lives in
  
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• Which airlines have the oldest planes?

  14-05-2024 22:26 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — As stories about airplane mishaps and disasters across U.S. skies continue, many air travelers may be more interested in the conditions of planes than ever before. And while age does not dictate an aircraft's safety, you might be surprised to know just how long planes can stick around in service.Recently, consumer finance outlet FinanceBuzz analyzed data from the civil aviation database Planespotters.net to determine which airlines currently have the oldest and newest planes. I
  
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• Record travel expected this Memorial Day weekend

  14-05-2024 22:23 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A record number of Americans are expected to travel by car this Memorial Day weekend, and airports could be busier than they’ve been since 2005, according to a forecast released Monday by AAA.The auto club anticipates 43.8 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home over the holiday weekend, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. That’s a 4 percent increase from the same period last year and within striking distance of the 2005 record of 44 million Memorial Day weeke
  
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• Video: Louisiana parishioners confront teen with gun trying to enter children's Mass

  14-05-2024 22:22 via kfor.com
  
  ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) – Mass service was interrupted at a Louisiana church on Saturday after a teenager dressed in black allegedly opened a back door and brandished a gun.Officers received a call about a suspicious person with a gun at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville just after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, according to police. Parishioners confronted the subject to prevent him from entering the church service.
  Responding officers arrested the teen and took him into custody.Abbeville police a
  
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• Warrant issued for Chickasha man in connection to triple homicide investigation

  14-05-2024 21:35 via kfor.com
  
  CHICKASHA, Okla. (KFOR) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a man wanted in connection to a triple homicide in Chickasha.The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Marshalls are currently working to locate 22-year-old Jacob Mayhugh, who is wanted on three counts of first-degree murder. Neighbors say “person of interest” is related to triple murder victims, OSBI still searching for himInvestigators had previously launched a search for Mayhugh as a "person of interes
  
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• UPDATE: Chickasha man in connection to triple homicide found, arrested

  14-05-2024 21:35 via kfor.com
  
  UPDATE @ 4 P.M.:Jacob Mayhugh has been located and arrested in Oklahoma City, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
  ORIGINAL STORY:CHICKASHA, Okla. (KFOR) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a man wanted in connection to a triple homicide in Chickasha.The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Marshalls are currently working to locate 22-year-old Jacob Mayhugh, who is wanted on three counts of first-degree murder. Neighbors say “person of interest&rdqu
  
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• Westminster dog show has its first mixed-breed agility winner, and her name is Nimble

  14-05-2024 21:24 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — When the Westminster Kennel Club dog show added an agility competition a decade ago, it opened U.S. dogdom's most elite door to mixed breeds for the first time since the late 1800s.
  But purebreds won every year — until Saturday, when a border collie-papillion mix aptly named Nimble outran and outmaneuvered 50 other finalists to seize the trophy and plant a flag for blended-breed dogs everywhere.
  “She just tries hard, and she's a wonderful dog,” handler Cyn
  
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• Comcast planning to bundle Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV

  14-05-2024 19:48 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Comcast is planning a bundle that will include access to Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV, the company's chair said this week.
  The new service, which will be called "StreamSaver," will be available to Comcast broadband, TV and mobile customers later this year, Variety reported, citing remarks from Comcast Chair Brian Roberts at the Moffet Nathanson Investor Conference on Tuesday.The service will “come at a vastly reduced price to anything available today,” Roberts sai
  
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• Kelly Clarkson makes weight loss confession

  14-05-2024 19:47 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (WJW) -- Singer and talk show host Kelly Clarkson came clean about her recent weight loss.During an interview with "The View" host Whoopi Goldberg on Monday's "The Kelly Clarkson Show," Clarkson admitted to taking a weight loss drug to lose weight.Kelly Clarkson Feb. 2024 (Photo Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
  In January, Clarkson told People magazine that diet and exercise helped her slim down. She made no mention of weight loss drugs.Her confession came after complimenting Goldber
  
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• ATF investigates 2023 fatal Okmulgee fire

  14-05-2024 19:05 via kfor.com
  
  OKMULGEE, Okla. (KFOR) - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Muskogee Field Office is looking for more information regarding a fatal fire from November 2023.On November 15, 2023, around 5:55 a.m., a fire happened near the 1000 block of W. 6th St. in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.LOCAL NEWS: Inmates removed toilet to escape Caddo County Jail
  According to ATF, once the fire was put out, three bodies were discovered. Investigators began looking into the incident and are looking for the pub
  
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• FBI warns terrorist groups may target pride events, venues

  14-05-2024 18:56 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) - On Monday, the FBI issued a warning about foreign terrorist organizations potentially targeting LGBTQ events and venues during Pride Month.The feds announced there's a heightened threat environment from foreign terrorist organizations, like ISIS, surrounding upcoming LGBTQ+ pride events.With Pride Month about three weeks away, there is excitement in New York City.“It’s incredibly disheartening and troubling,” said openly gay city Councilman Erik Bottcher.He lo
  
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• Why flags will be lowered on Wednesday

  14-05-2024 18:53 via kfor.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - On Wednesday, the American flag will be flown from sunup to sundown at half-staff to honor Peace Officers Memorial Day.It is one of two days in which federal law requires American flags be lowered to half-staff. The other is Memorial Day.Peace Officers Memorial Day is on May 15 each year. It is set aside to honor local, state and federal peace officers who have died or been disabled in the line of duty."On Peace Officers Memorial Day and during Police Week, we recognize th
  
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• Indeed to layoff 1,000 employees, cutting about 8% of its US workforce

  14-05-2024 18:51 via kfor.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Career site Indeed is letting go of roughly 8% of its staff, approximately 1,000 people, according to a letter shared with employees on Monday.The layoffs affect many groups and regions, but they are not across the board. The impacted jobs are mostly concentrated in the U.S. and more focused on "R&D and some Go-to-Market teams," CEO Chris Hyams said in the letter.
  Around this time last year, Indeed laid off about 15% of its staff, citing a decrease of job openings
  
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• Aurora is back: Northern lights may be visible in these states Tuesday

  14-05-2024 18:48 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – If you missed the spectacular northern lights displays over the weekend, you may have another chance to see the aurora Tuesday night — at least if you live up north.
  The solar activity predicted to hit Earth Tuesday night is much weaker than what we saw Friday and Saturday, so the line of visibility isn't expected to reach as far south this time.
  The weekend's geomagnetic storm had the highest, "extreme" G5 rating. With G5 storms, the northern lights can be visible a
  
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• Chia seeds sold at Walmart nationwide recalled over salmonella

  14-05-2024 18:45 via kfor.com
  
  (WKBN) - Chia seeds sold at Walmart stores nationwide have been recalled by Natural Sourcing International.
  The 32 oz. bags of Great Value Organic Black Chia Seeds have a Lot Code of 24095 C018 and a UPC of 078742300665. They have an expiration date of October 30, 2026, according to the alert from the FDA
  (Courtesy: FDA)No adverse events associated with the seeds have been reported, but the recall was made as a precaution, the FDA said.
  Customers can identify the recalled seeds by the main label
  
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• Mustang Public Schools lowers number of allowable absences

  14-05-2024 18:14 via kfor.com
  
  MUSTANG, Okla. (KFOR) - Mustang Public Schools is launching a new attendance campaign for the 2024-25 school year.According to MPS, "Every Moment Matters" focuses on the impact of missing school on a student's academic journey.LOCAL NEWS: Choctaw-Nicoma Park principal celebrated for years of work
  “Every school day counts. Each absence is a lost opportunity for learning and growth,” said Mustang Superintendent Charles Bradley.Officials say the campaign is aimed at combating "chronic a
  
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• OKDHS includes additional storm-affected counties for replacement of SNAP benefits

  14-05-2024 18:09 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) has announced the approvalfrom the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS) to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as "food stamps") replacement applications from households in additional storm-affected counties.
  The approval comes on the heels of the agency responding to SNAP households’ loss of food due to power outages from the April 27 and later storms. Red
  
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• OK Tourism & Recreation Dept. launches ‘Find Yourself in Oklahoma’ campaign

  14-05-2024 18:07 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department announced on Tuesday a partnership with local artists and creators to produce a stop-motion animation campaign driving tourism and economic impact."Find Yourself in Oklahoma" tourism marketing campaign is set to feature local artists’ production of a fully animated stop-motion video series, according to Tourism and Recreation officials.
  “Oklahoma has never been showcased in a more vibrant, culturally rich and uniqu
  
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• Man accused of trying to burglarize cars downtown

  14-05-2024 17:13 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City Police are looking for a man they say tried to burglarized two cars downtown.According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, a man attempted to burgle two vehicles around 1 a.m. on Sunday near Robert S. Kerr Ave. and Shartel Ave.LOCAL NEWS: Inmates removed toilet to escape Caddo County JailOKCPD searching for alleged car burglar. Image courtesy Oklahoma City Police.OKCPD searching for alleged car burglar. Image courtesy Oklahoma City Police.
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• Krispy Kreme partners with Dolly Parton for 'Southern Sweets' collection

  14-05-2024 16:49 via kfor.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Need a doughnut with your cup of ambition? Well, you're in luck thanks to Dolly Parton's new collection at Krispy Kreme.Courtesy: Krispy KremeThe doughnut chain teamed up with Parton to launch the “Dolly Southern Sweets Doughnut Collection,” available starting Tuesday. The limited-time collection includes four custom doughnuts approved by Dolly herself: 
  Dolly Dazzler Doughnut – an Original Glazed Doughnut dipped in strawberry icing
  
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• Watch: Actor Martin Short sworn in as mayor of California city

  14-05-2024 14:45 via kfor.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) -- Succeeding the likes of Jane Lynch, Rob Riggle, and David Hasselhoff, actor Martin Short is now the mayor of Funner, California.
  Harrah's Resort SoCal officially welcomed the comedian and actor as the city's newest mayor on Monday. Decked out in his signature purple suit and bow tie, the "Only Murders in the Building" star took the oath of office in front of Funner residents.
  During his induction ceremony, Short emphasized his enthusiasm for the opportunity to
  
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