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• Convicted burglar facing charges for OKC metro trailer thefts

  17-05-2024 13:17 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police have arrested a man accused in multiple successful and attempted trailer thefts across the metro.Police arrested convicted burglar Michael Brown, April 29, after reports of attempted grand larceny and burglary at the Bella Storage facility in SW OKC.OKCPD searching for suspect involved in road rage, vandalism incidentCourt records say Brown was caught on camera placing tape over a gate sensor and waiting until someone entered the facility to get
  
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• Tesla in self-drive mode slams into California police car

  14-06-2024 13:49 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – A Tesla was in its self-driving mode when it crashed into a parked patrol vehicle responding to a fatal crash in Southern California Thursday morning, police said.
  The officer was on traffic control duty blocking Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton for an investigation into a suspected DUI crash that left a motorcyclist dead around 9 p.m. Wednesday when his vehicle was struck.A Fullerton Police Department spokesperson said the officer was standing outside his vehicle around midnight
  
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• Girl, 8, dies after flight from Joplin to Chicago makes emergency landing

  14-06-2024 13:46 via kfor.com
  
  JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF) — An 8-year-old girl on a flight from Joplin to Chicago died Thursday morning after the plane made an emergency landing in Peoria.United Airlines 5121 took off at 6:00 a.m. Thursday (6/13) from the Joplin Regional Airport.About 45 minutes after departing from Joplin, flight data shows the CRJ-200 aircraft en route to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, began an early descent from 31,000 feet, south of Peoria, Illinois.According to the Peoria County Sheriff's Office, th
  
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• Whataburger sues North Carolina-based chain over name

  14-06-2024 13:44 via kfor.com
  
  (WGHP) — A Texas-based fast food chain that has plans to expand into North Carolina is suing a locally-based restaurant after they say it violated terms of an agreement that allowed them to use similar names.
  A lawsuit was filed in court on Tuesday, where Whatabrands, LLC., the parent company of Whataburger, alleged trademark infringement and the violation of a contract against What-A-Burger #13, a small chain of restaurants with locations in Mount Pleasant and Locust.Hulk Hogan launching
  
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• Local solar company steps in and repairs work done by a previous company following News 4 story

  14-06-2024 13:35 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A metro homeowner says he’s thankful after a local solar company followed through on its promise this week by stepping in to fix previous installation work on his home that was done by a different company.News 4 first reported about Oklahoma City homeowner Ryan Jacob’s predicament back in April.Jacob said he hired a Texas-based solar company a year prior, in April 2023. After the company installed a solar panel system on his home he said that they never c
  
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• Oklahoma City creates plan to address roadway fatality increase

  14-06-2024 13:27 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City saw its most roadway fatalities in 2021 with 99. Some city officials believe if action isn't taken now, that number will increase.Most traffic fatalities occur on streets where speed limits are 45 miles per hour or more, but there are other areas showing needs of a change as well.LOCAL NEWS: Family remembers woman killed in alleged street racing crashSo, the city has created a "Vision Zero Plan.""We want to take a big multi-prong approach to trying to b
  
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• 'Still against the law': OKCPD issue reminder to gun owners after road rage arrest

  14-06-2024 13:17 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police say a driver was arrested last week in a case of alleged road rage involving a gun, even though he said he never fired it.The incident happened June 4 with officers responding to reports of a red pickup truck heading southbound on Broadway Extension and pointing a gun at another vehicle. LOCAL NEWS: OKCPD officer will not face charges for man shot, killed in NW Oklahoma CityDocuments say witnesses followed the truck until officers showed up,
  
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• Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after AI hopes nudge Wall St to records. BOJ stands pat

  14-06-2024 06:23 via kfor.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Friday after Wall Street’s continued frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology nudged indexes on Wall Street to more records.
  Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 0.7% to 38,998.04 after the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy intact, though it did say it intends to begin reducing its government bond purchases as it eases itself out of its ultra-lax stance.“Even if the BOJ wants to convey that the direction of
  
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• Metro father says he's owed $1,500 by former employer

  14-06-2024 01:46 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A metro father said his former employer has yet to pay him for the work he completed.Kenneth Robinson used to work for Marathon Transportation. The company was contracted to deliver appliances that had been purchased at the big box store. IN YOUR CORNER: Edible Arrangements employees left with a bitter taste, turned sweet"The past two weeks no one has been paid," said Robinson. "That would be unloading a truck after 20 stops the previous day and then loading it back
  
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• Oklahoma Route 66 hosts Centennial Celebration

  14-06-2024 01:37 via kfor.com
  
   OKLAHOMA (KFOR) - The Mother Road is turning 100. “This is the most famous road in the entire world,” said Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell. “Oklahoma has more miles of it than any other state in the country.” Route 66 was born November 11, 1926 and will hit the 100 year mark in 2026. Running from Chicago all the way to LA, the road has more than 400 drivable miles in Oklahoma. The celebration for the milestone kicked off Thursday morning.  LOCAL NEWS: Edib
  
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• OSDE pays $75K to outside counsel, teachers could drop lawsuit

  14-06-2024 01:31 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A tentative agreement was reached this week in a civil case involving the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the botched rollout of the teacher bonuses.
  "We have reached a tentative agreement that I think will be satisfactory to all of the parties involved and put us in a situation where we feel comfortable letting our lawsuit go," said Mark Hammons of Hammons, Hurst & Associates.The botched teacher bonus program was created to bring up to $50,000 to teachers w
  
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• Police search for man who groped woman in Stillwater

  14-06-2024 00:39 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER, OKLA (KFOR) — A woman is speaking out after she claims a man she doesn't know came up behind her and touched her inappropriately while walking in a popular area of Stillwater.
  "I want him to get caught and I want him to realize that you can't just touch anyone or anybody without their permission whatsoever," said the victim who does not want to be identified.Guns, meth and fentanyl lands Oklahoma man 25 years in prisonThat's the message a young woman now has for the man she sai
  
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• Metro urologists using lesser known nerve therapy to treat incontinence

  13-06-2024 23:32 via kfor.com
  
  OKALHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Some metro doctors are using a form of nerve therapy to help treat incontinence and one of them said they’ve seen positive results."About one in six Americans will suffer from urinary incontinence,” Dr. Alex Jones with Norman Urology Associates said. "There can also be bowel incontinence as well and that's about one in 12 that are suffering with this." LOCAL NEWS: OMRF study links autoimmune disease to agingIt’s a problem many people try to hide. Tha
  
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• OKCFD investigating body found in SE OKC pond

  13-06-2024 23:17 via kfor.com
  
  UPDATE 4:15 p.m. - OKCFD Chief Scott Douglas has confirmed, this is a body recovery. Chief Douglas says, the call came in by a gentleman on a bicycle driving by the pond who noticed the body in the water.OKCPD is on scene investigating, waiting on the medical examiner's office to get there before the retrieval.No further information has been released at this time.Original StoryOKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma City Fire Department says, fire officials are on the scene in Southeast Oklahoma Cit
  
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• Body found in SE OKC pond

  13-06-2024 23:17 via kfor.com
  
  UPDATE 4:15 p.m. - OKCFD Chief Scott Douglas has confirmed this is a body recovery. Chief Douglas says the call came in from a gentleman on a bicycle driving by the pond who noticed the body in the water.OKCPD is on scene investigating, waiting on the medical examiner's office to get there before the retrieval.No further information has been released at this time.Original StoryOKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma City Fire Department says, fire officials are on the scene in Southeast Oklahoma Cit
  
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• Norman Police Department begin trespass enforcement program for community protection

  13-06-2024 22:49 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — The Norman Police Department announced they will be initiating a Trespass Enforcement Authorization Agreement to help better protect the community and people's property.
  The program will allow property owners to give Norman PD the authorization to enforce trespassing laws on behalf of the property owner, even when the owner is not around.
  Norman Police Department begin Trespass Enforcement Authorization Agreement, image Norman PD
  Property owners will have to sign an
  
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• Stock market today: Hopes for AI and rates nudge Wall Street to records, even as most stocks fall

  13-06-2024 22:28 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks slipped Thursday, but hopes for coming cuts to interest rates and Wall Street’s continued frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology nudged indexes to more records.
  The S&P 500 added 0.2% to its all-time high set the day before, even though the majority of stocks within it weakened. The Nasdaq composite climbed 0.3% from its own record, thanks to gains for technology stocks, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 65 points, or 0.2%.
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• Need to renew your passport? An online portal is now open

  13-06-2024 22:10 via kfor.com
  
  (THE HILL) - The State Department has opened an online passport renewal portal, allowing a limited number of Americans to submit an application online.The department is conducting a trial for the renewal system over the next several months, with a certain number of applications accepted each day. The beta program launched Wednesday.The online system will open during a midday window daily and will close once the maximum number of applications are submitted, the State Department said.The departmen
  
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• Stock market today: Most of Wall Street slips, but hopes for AI and rates send indexes to records

  13-06-2024 22:08 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks fell, but hopes for coming cuts to interest rates and Wall Street’s continued frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology sent indexes to more record highs. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Thursday after a day of drifting between shallow gains and losses, beating the all-time high it set the day before. The Nasdaq composite climbed 0.3%, also setting another record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%. Chipmaker Broadcom soared 12.3%. Treasury y
  
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• Raw milk restrictions easing across nation amid bird flu fears

  13-06-2024 22:04 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — To pasteurize or not to pasteurize — it's a question for state legislatures across the nation amid rising bird flu concerns.
  Currently, more than half of the United States allows the sale of unpasteurized dairy milk for human consumption, but the path to peddling unpasteurized dairy has been winding.
  What is raw milk? Who drinks it?Raw, or unpasteurized, milk is just that — milk straight from a cow, with no bacteria-killing processes taken before it's sold or con
  
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• OKCPD officer will not face charges for man shot, killed in NW Oklahoma City

  13-06-2024 21:46 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma City Police officer will not be facing charges for the shooting death of a northwest Oklahoma City man in May, according to an Oklahoma County Grand Jury decision.The Grand Jury met on Tuesday to review evidence related to the death of Kenneth Allsen, who was shot and killed by Oklahoma City Police after officers responded to a reported domestic violence call.Surveillance shows that when officers arrived at the residence near N Rockwell Ave and W Hefner R
  
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• Senate Republicans block legislation to codify IVF access

  13-06-2024 21:02 via kfor.com
  
  Legislation to establish a national right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) was blocked by Senate Republicans on Thursday, amid a push by Democrats to put the GOP on defense over reproductive rights ahead of the November elections. The bill needed 60 votes in order to move forward, meaning nine Republicans would have needed to break ranks and vote with Democrats. The final vote was 48-47, with only two Republicans defecting: Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska).
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• Stock market today: Most of Wall Street slips, but hopes for AI and rates keep indexes near records

  13-06-2024 20:44 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are slipping Thursday, but hopes for coming cuts to interest rates and Wall Street’s continued frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology are keeping indexes near their records.
  The S&P 500 was adding 0.1% in afternoon trading to its all-time high set the day before, after drifting between shallow gains and losses earlier in the day. The Nasdaq composite climbed 0.3% from its own record, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 81 poi
  
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• Guns, meth and fentanyl lands Oklahoma man 25 years in prison

  13-06-2024 20:30 via kfor.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — An Arkansas judge sentenced an Oklahoma man to 25 years in prison on June 12, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Arkansas.
  On Aug. 3, 2023, Allen Ray Thompson, 32, was arrested in rural Boone County, near Harrison, when Arkansas State Police stopped him and a dog trained in detecting drugs alerted the troopers.Warrant out for Edmond psychic photographer, new clients speak outPolice found more than 10 pounds, or 4
  
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• Man robbed California bank day after release from prison: DOJ

  13-06-2024 19:24 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) -- On May 7, Eric Walter Gray was released from state prison. On May 8, he did everything he could to get sent back, prosecutors say.“One day after his release from [San Quentin Rehabilitation Center], this defendant allegedly chose to return to crime by taking three victims hostage while he robbed a bank,” United States Attorney Martin Estrada said in a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
  At that bank, a BMO branch in Anaheim, California, Gray, 53, loitered "fo
  
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• Texas woman celebrates 107th birthday: 'I don't feel my age'

  13-06-2024 19:23 via kfor.com
  
  Waco, TX (KWKT) – The family of a Texas woman held a special get-together to celebrate her 107th birthday this week.June Vera's family traveled across the country to St. Anthony's Care Center in Waco to celebrate her 107th trip around the sun.Gifts, birthday cake, flowers and hand-written letters filled her room Wednesday as her family sang "Happy Birthday.""This has been so wonderful," said Vera.The centenarian was born on June 12, 1917, in Welch, Oklahoma, and grew up and raised her fami
  
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• Hulk Hogan launching beer brand in 17 states this summer: 'Real American Beer'

  13-06-2024 19:22 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – Say your prayers, take your vitamins and … drink your beer?Real American Beer, a beer brand co-founded by wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, is preparing to launch in four states this month, with over a dozen more to follow over the summer. Are Americans tired of tipping? Yelp reviews show how much"Bringing America together one beer at a time, with Real American Beer," Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, posted to Instagram Wednesday. "Coming to a city near you."Hulkamaniacs
  
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• El Paso man electrocuted in jacuzzi at Puerto Peñasco resort

  13-06-2024 19:03 via kfor.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso man has died after he was electrocuted in a jacuzzi Tuesday evening, June 11, at a private resort in Puerto Peñasco, according to the General Prosecutor's Office of Justice for the State of Sonora.
  The General Prosecutor's Office for the State of Sonora says Jorge N., 43, and his wife, Lizzette N., 35, were in a jacuzzi just after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, at Sonoran Sea Resort in Puerto Peñasco.
  The General Prosecutor's Office says Jorge
  
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• La Niña watch is officially on: When will Oklahoma feel its impact?

  13-06-2024 19:01 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – El Niño has officially ended, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center said Thursday, and its cooler counterpart could be just around the corner. La Niña conditions are predicted to take hold over the Pacific Ocean as soon as July, setting the stage to affect our weather here on land.
  The Climate Prediction Center issued a La Niña watch Thursday. The group of national forecasters say there's a 65% chance La Niña forms between July and September. Chances
  
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• Electronic filing pilot program kicks off in Oklahoma, Cleveland, Logan Counties

  13-06-2024 18:55 via kfor.com
  
  CLEVELAND, Co. (KFOR) - Oklahoma, Cleveland and Logan Counties will soon begin testing a new electronic filing system starting July 1.First reported by Norman Transcript, all three counties were selected to participate in a new electronic filing system for the Oklahoma Court System.Warrant out for Edmond psychic photographer, new clients speak outThe beta testing for the new e-filing system will allow for county officials to address any issues within the system before it’s rolled out to ot
  
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