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• Man arrested after allegedly attacking OU student who tried to stop assault on woman

  01-12-2016 22:50 via kfor.com
  
  DALLAS, Texas – A Texas college student was arrested after allegedly attacking an OU student ahead of the Red River Rivalry in October.
  Trent Kreslins, an OU student, was in Dallas to celebrate his 23rd birthday in October ahead of the OU/Texas game when he saw something he couldn’t ignore.
  “We walked by, he hit her and I saw her head bob back,” Kreslins said.
  With no hesitation, his instincts took over.
  “Walked back towards him and said, ‘It’s not cool
  
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• Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma; governor issues state of emergency for 12 counties amid power outages

  28-04-2024 21:37 via kfor.com
  
  SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma have flattened buildings across one rural town, killing at least four people, causing widespread power outages and leaving a trail of destruction, Gov. Kevin Stitt said Sunday.
  Nearly 30,000 people remained without power after tornadoes began late Saturday night. The damage was extensive in Sulphur, a town of about 5,000 people, where some downtown buildings were reduced to rubble and roofs were sheared off houses across a 15-block
  
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• Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma as governor issues state of emergency for 12 counties amid storm damage

  28-04-2024 21:29 via kfor.com
  
  HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma and flattened buildings across one rural town killed at least four people, Gov. Kevin Stitt said Sunday.
  Nearly 30,000 people remained without power after tornadoes that began late Saturday night and left a wide trail of destruction. The damage was extensive in Sulphur, a town of about 5,000 people, where some downtown buildings were reduced to rubble and roofs were sheared off houses across a 15-block radius.
  Stitt said about
  
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• Tornadoes kill 3 in Oklahoma as governor issues state of emergency for 12 counties amid storm damage

  28-04-2024 20:04 via kfor.com
  
  HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes that tore across Oklahoma left a wide trail of destruction Sunday, leveling homes and buildings and knocking out power for tens of thousands of residents. At least three people were killed, including a child.
  Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the nation's midsection since Friday, with flood watches and warnings in effect Sunday for Oklahoma and other states — including Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas.
  In Oklahoma, a tornado ri
  
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• New: Deadly and damaging tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma

  28-04-2024 18:22 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Strong devastating and deadly storms moved through Oklahoma.
  There are two confirmed deaths, a child and an adult male in Holdenville.
  Several others were injured.
  At least 17 tornadoes touched down in the state on Saturday.
  That number could rise as the National Weather Service surveys the damaged area and works to confirm what caused the damage.
  Storm damage in Holdenville (KFOR)
  There is extensive damage reported in Sulphur and Holdenville.
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• Deadly and damaging tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma

  28-04-2024 18:22 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Strong devastating and deadly storms moved through Oklahoma.
  There are two confirmed deaths, a child and an adult male in Holdenville.
  Several others were injured.
  At least 17 tornadoes touched down in the state on Saturday.
  That number could rise as the National Weather Service surveys the damaged area and works to confirm what caused the damage.
  There is extensive damage reported in Sulphur and Holdenville.
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• 4 dead after tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma

  28-04-2024 18:22 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Strong devastating and deadly storms moved through Oklahoma.
  There are four confirmed deaths, including a child.
  Several others were injured.
  At least 17 tornadoes touched down in the state on Saturday.
  That number could rise as the National Weather Service surveys the damaged area and works to confirm what caused the damage.
  Storm damage in Holdenville (KFOR)
  There is extensive damage reported in Sulphur and Holdenville.
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• Tornadoes kill 2 in Oklahoma as governor issues state of emergency for 12 counties amid storm damage

  28-04-2024 18:00 via kfor.com
  
  HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (AP) — At least two people, including a child, died in tornadoes that swept through Oklahoma, authorities said Sunday as emergency crews assessed the extensive damage to homes and businesses from the high winds, hail and flooding.
  Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the nation's midsection since Friday, with flood watches and warnings in effect Sunday for Oklahoma and other states — including Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas.
  In Oklahoma, a torna
  
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• Former Moore Mayor, Glenn Lewis, dies

  28-04-2024 17:36 via kfor.com
  
  MOORE, Okla. (KFOR) - KFOR has learned that a former Mayor of Moore passed away.
  Glenn Lewis dedicated 30 years serving the Moore community.
  He was recently honored with the key to the city.
  No word on how he passed, but it is not related to the recent severe weather.
  Current Mayor Mark Hamm announced Lewis' passing saying tCity's thoughts and prayers are with the family.
  No word on services at this time.
  
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• Olympic trials wrap up in Oklahoma City

  28-04-2024 17:24 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Dozens of people from around the country braved the high winds for the final day of the highly anticipated Olympic trials.The U.S Olympic trials were held at RIVERSPORT in Oklahoma City.
  On Saturday coaches and athletes attended the last day of trials hoping to secure a spot on Team USA."It's been pretty dramatic," said Liam Makaloff, a coach from Colorado. "I'm super impressed with the amount of turnout we've had." Oklahoma adventure park plays host to Olympic trial
  
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• Why your Google search results may look different

  28-04-2024 16:46 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Next time you turn to Google with a question, you may be given an "experimental" answer.
  Google has recently started testing generative AI – or artificial intelligence – tools in it search results. Now, when you type in a question or a series of keywords, you may see a paragraph of text generated up top.
  The AI-produced summary is meant to help you understand a topic more quickly, Google said when announcing the feature last year. Underneath the AI overview are link
  
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• Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly's challenge of 20-year sentence

  28-04-2024 14:04 via kfor.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.Jurors in 2022 convicted the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, on three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three charges of enticement of minors for sex.In his appeal, Kelly argued that Illinois' former and shorter statute of limitations on child sex crime prosecutions should
  
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• Damage at the Norman Westheimer Airport

  28-04-2024 05:22 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — Strong and damaging winds caused damage in Norman Saturday night.
  When KFOR Meteorologist Jon Slater was tracking storms moving into Norman from the south, he reported winds up to 80 mph.
  The Westheimer Airport did have some damage.
  KFOR reports there could have been two tornadoes in the area. There have been more than 10 tornadoes in the state during the Saturday severe weather.
  
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• Oklahoma Dept. of Emergency Management releases storm damage update

  28-04-2024 01:36 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) released the latest severe weather damage reports:
  Garfield County Emergency Management reports two homes damaged in the Hillsdale area     Grant County reports numerous trees damaged or down.Kay County Emergency Management reports three to four structures damaged, several power poles broken, and numerous trees down. Two storm-related vehicle accidents are also reported.   Payne County
  
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• Body of missing Iowa trucker has been found months after disappearance, wife says

  28-04-2024 01:24 via kfor.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (KCAU) – The wife of an Iowa truck driver, whose monthslong disappearance led to an extensive search effort, says her missing husband has been found dead.
  Sarah Schultz told Nexstar's KCAU that her husband David Schultz's body was found not far from where searches were held. She added that she was able to identify the body by the boots.
  “We’re still in shock,” Sarah said. “I know after being gone, you know, for two to three days that something bad h
  
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• Border Patrol says it's ready for new migrant surge in El Paso

  28-04-2024 00:06 via kfor.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A new cargo train carrying hundreds of migrants atop boxcars arrived Thursday morning in Juarez, Mexico, the third mass arrival of asylum-seekers to the region in the past three days.Some U.S. officials are attributing the surge to a concerted effort by transnational criminal organizations to profit from foreign citizens fleeing economic and public safety crises in their countries.
  As the trickle of migrants coming across the Rio Grande increases by the hou
  
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• Paramedic sentenced to 4 years of probation for Elijah McClain's death

  27-04-2024 23:46 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to four years of probation for his role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic, was convicted on Dec. 22 of criminally negligent homicide. He was the last of first responders to be sentenced for their roles in McClain’s death. McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, was walking home on Aug. 24, 2019, when he was stopped by police officers answering a call of a “suspicious
  
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• WATCH: Classic Super Cells develop throughout the metro

  27-04-2024 23:41 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - KFOR's Chief Meteorologist Mike Morgan followed severe weather as it hit Oklahoma beginning Saturday morning.
  South of Hinton, Oklahoma, Image KFOR's McIntyre Law Chopper 4According to Chief Meteorologist Mike Morgan people should remain weather aware,
  There have been several possible tornadoes and the storms have the potential to drop hail,, flooding rains, and damaging winds.Mike Morgan spotted a radar indicted tornado near the town of Electra to the west of Wichita Fall
  
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• Have a unique phobia? Fear not! You're not alone

  27-04-2024 22:34 via kfor.com
  
  PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Do you have a unique phobia? Those with autophobia, the fear of being alone, need not worry in being alone in their fears.
  According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 9.1% of Americans, over 19 million people, experienced a specific phobia in the past year. State Senate leader says the governor has “personal hatred” for himThe Recovery Village gave a list of 21 rare phobias people may experience, and where these fears could stem f
  
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• Possible Tornado reported near Newkirk

  27-04-2024 22:22 via kfor.com
  NEWKIRK, Okla. (KFOR) - Oklahoma Severe weather has hit northeastern Kay County according to the 4 Warn Center's Chief Meteorologist Mike Morgan.Oklahoma Weather Radar
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  KFOR SkyCam NetworkChief Meteorologist Mike Morgan reports on possible Newkirk tornado,Chief Meteorologist Mike Morgan said radar indicated there was a tornado near Newkirk around 3:00 p.m.
  Storm trackers are on the ground keeping Oklahomans 4 Warned with the latest weather information in
  
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• OKC event cancellation's due to severe weather in the metro

  27-04-2024 22:18 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - As severe weather enters surrounding metro communities here is your latest list of major canceled events:
  NW Classen High and Emerson North High School Proms Postponed.OKCPS has postponed proms for NW Classen High School and Emerson North High School.Yukon Prom Rescheduled. Yukon Prom has been cancelled for tonight and rescheduled for tomorrow.Edmond Prom Cancelled. Edmond Prom has been cancelled for this evening due to the severe weather.Severe Thunderstorm Warning. Sever
  
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• Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate prison

  27-04-2024 21:34 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction.Attorney Arthur Aidala said Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after his arrival on Friday to city jails.“They examined him and sent him to Bellevue. It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically. He’s got a lo
  
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• Bizarre sea creatures become 'all-you-can-eat-buffet' off SoCal coast

  27-04-2024 21:20 via kfor.com
  
  NEWPORT, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — There's some bizarre sea creatures washing ashore along the Southern California coastline.They can be described as jellyfish-like blobs that are shaped like oval discs. Known as Velella velellas, this marine species lives on the surface of the open ocean.
  Vellela vellela captured off the coast near Newport Beach, Calif. (Credit: Delaney Trowbridge/Davey’s Locker)
  With other names like sea raft, purple sail, little sail and by-the-wind sai
  
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• What are prion diseases? Hunters died of fatal disorder after eating tainted deer meat, researchers say

  27-04-2024 18:34 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A recent report published in the medical journal Neurology suggests that two hunters contracted Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a fatal neurological disorder, after eating venison obtained from deer infected with chronic wasting disease.For years, researchers have thought cross-species transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) to be plausible. But this latest report, describing what researchers call a “cluster” of cases, presents some of the strongest evidence yet of
  
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• UPDATE: Deadly tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Gov declares State of Emergency

  27-04-2024 17:28 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR)- Deadly storms moved across Oklahoma leaving a path of destruction on Saturday.Oklahoma Weather Radar
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• Tracking tornadoes, high winds, and hail

  27-04-2024 17:28 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR)- Severe Weather is on tap for most of the day on Saturday.Early reports indicate there were at least 10 tornadoes in the area.
  Stay connected and here are some important links so you can stay weather aware.
  Oklahoma Weather Radar
  Oklahoma Weather Watches and Warnings Map
  KFOR SkyCam Network
  
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• Tracking strong, damaging storms, multiple events canceled

  27-04-2024 17:28 via kfor.com
  
  We will stream live coverage if a tornado warning is issued in the area.
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR)- Severe Weather is on tap for most of the day on Saturday.
  One confirmed tornado has already touched down in the state.
  Stay connected and here are some important links so you can stay weather aware.
  Oklahoma Weather Radar
  Oklahoma Weather Watches and Warnings Map
  KFOR SkyCam Network
  
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• Tracking strong, damaging storms, many events canceled

  27-04-2024 17:28 via kfor.com
  
  We will stream live coverage if a tornado warning is issued in the area.
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR)- Severe Weather is on tap for most of the day on Saturday.Early reports indicate there were at least 10 tornadoes in the area.
  Stay connected and here are some important links so you can stay weather aware.
  Oklahoma Weather Radar
  Oklahoma Weather Watches and Warnings Map
  KFOR SkyCam Network
  
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• Severe weather coverage on moving moving across Oklahoma

  27-04-2024 17:28 via kfor.com
  
  We will stream live coverage if a tornado warning is issued in the area.
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR)- Severe Weather is on tap for most of the day on Saturday.
  One confirmed tornado has already touched down in the state.
  Stay connected and here are some important links so you can stay weather aware.
  Oklahoma Weather Radar
  Oklahoma Weather Watches and Warnings Map
  KFOR SkyCam Network
  
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• Live: Tracking strong, damaging storms, multiple events canceled

  27-04-2024 17:28 via kfor.com
  
  We will stream live coverage if a tornado warning is issued in the area.
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR)- Severe Weather is on tap for most of the day on Saturday.
  One confirmed tornado has already touched down in the state.
  Stay connected and here are some important links so you can stay weather aware.
  Oklahoma Weather Radar
  Oklahoma Weather Watches and Warnings Map
  KFOR SkyCam Network
  
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