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• Teenage mother claims roommates gave newborn drugs after being charged with child neglect

  18-03-2023 01:47 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - A 19-year-old mother now sits behind bars in Cleveland County for child neglect.Victoria Bolton. Photo courtesy: Cleveland County Detention Center.
  According to court records, Victoria Bolton admitted her 2-month-old son into Norman Regional Healthplex Tuesday night."My heart dropped. I didn't know what to think. Anger, sad. I got up there and I lost it," said Bolton's dad, Timothy Searl.Searl and his wife, Rhetta showed up to the hospital to find their grandson in the ICU
  
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• Court docs: Clipboard, hole punch, gun used to injure officer, mental health facility employees

  24-03-2023 00:45 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A teen is facing felony charges, accused of attacking three employees and injuring a police officer at a mental health care facility.KFOR obtained court documents that explained what happened the night those three employees were attacked at the Oklahoma County Crisis Intervention Center.   Officer, 3 employees injured during incident at OKC mental health clinicCourt records reveal that 19-year-old Christian Green became combative with medical staff duri
  
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• Annual car show prepares to rev up support for a good cause

  23-03-2023 23:59 via kfor.com
  
  ENID, Okla. (KFOR) – Oklahomans looking for something to do while supporting a good cause can look forward to the annual Boy Scouts of America Car Show.
  The car show is set to benefit the Cimarron Council, Boy Scouts of America.3 Oklahoma towns named ‘most charming’ and best small Southern townsParticipants say they are expecting this to be a great social activity as automobiles across Oklahoma and surrounding states show up. More than 100 vehicles will be on display representi
  
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• Oklahoma lawmaker arrested, accused of public drunkenness

  23-03-2023 23:02 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - An Oklahoma state lawmaker was arrested Thursday morning and accused of public intoxication.According to officials, State Representative Dean Davis was arrested in Bricktown early Thursday morning for allegedly being dunk in public.
  State Rep. Dean Davis. Image courtesy Oklahoma Co. Detention Center.
  In 2019, Davis pleaded no contest for a DUI charge which, authorities say, includes charges for speeding and obstructing an officer.
  Officials say Davis received a deferred se
  
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• Arby's co-founder Leroy Raffel dies at 96, chain announces

  23-03-2023 22:17 via kfor.com
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — One of the founders of Arby's has died. The restaurant chain announced the death of Leroy Raffel, 96, on its Facebook page Thursday.While details regarding Raffel's death weren't immediately available, an obituary for the Ohio native says he passed away peacefully at his home.
  Raffel was an active member in the Jewish community, according to his obituary, and his family has asked for contributions in memory of him to be made to the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
  
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• 2 car accidents on I-40 slow eastbound, westbound traffic

  23-03-2023 22:03 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma Highway Patrol and first responders are on scene of two accident on I-40 near Banner Road.According to officials, one accident involved a roll over vehicle going eastbound. The other involved a car off of the road going westbound.Traffic on I-40 due to wrecks. Image KFOR.
  Traffic is slowed going both ways as authorities work to clean up the accidents.
  No other information is available at this time.
  
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• Trash cleanup begins at Metro apartments

  23-03-2023 21:41 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A metro apartment complex that has been the scene of trash pile ups, backed up sewage and no air conditioning is now officially being addressed. ‘The property is definitely a public nuisance,’ City working to start clean up at troubled OKC apartment complexImage courtesy KFOR
  Previously, Creekside Apartments and it's ownership dealt with a host of sanitary issues on the property which brought about no clear resolution for tenants and business owners. Toda
  
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• Woman sues after being trapped for hours in Midwest City hole

  23-03-2023 20:54 via kfor.com
  
  MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - A woman who was trapped in a hole along a Midwest City street back in October is now suing the city and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.On October 19, Tiffany Harris was rescued from a hole around three feet wide and eight or nine feet deep along NE 23rd St., east of Douglas Blvd. ‘So full of life and wonder’; Godmother remembers twins who died in drowning accident
  Harris told authorities she was walking nearby the evening before when she fell i
  
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• Two arrested in Oklahoma pot farm raid, more arrests expected

  23-03-2023 20:23 via kfor.com
  
  VINITA, Okla. — Thousands of marijuana plants were seized on Wednesday at three marijuana farms in Craig County after Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agents received a tip about alleged illegal marijuana sales, said Mark Woodward, agency spokesman.“There were several farms located at 21704 S. 4440 Road in rural Vinita,” Woodward said on Thursday.Woodward says the investigation began in December based on a tip about illegal marijuana sales. Agents posing as out-of-state black marke
  
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• OKC Zoo mourns loss of beloved bison

  23-03-2023 19:21 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden says its 22-year-old female American bison, Mary Ann, was humanely euthanized Tuesday.Mary Ann arrived at the OKC Zoo in 2001 from Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, and was one of the first species to relocate to the zoo’s Oklahoma Trails habitat when it opened in 2007. OKC Zoo’s Oklahoma Trails among nation’s best zoo exhibitsZoo officials say Mary Ann was considered a geriatric animal at 22 and showing si
  
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• Guess what's coming to KFC menus nationwide

  23-03-2023 19:07 via kfor.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – After removing popcorn chicken and several other items last month, KFC is adding chicken nuggets to menus nationwide.The fast-food chain says its new nuggets will be made with white meat and feature Colonel Sanders' original secret seasoning."As the original fried chicken experts, we're introducing a chicken nugget made the way only KFC can – hand-breaded with our distinctive Original Recipe of 11 herbs and spices," Nick Chavez, KFC's chief marketing officer, said
  
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• GM to stop making the Camaro, but a successor may be in works

  23-03-2023 18:50 via kfor.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The Chevrolet Camaro, for decades the dream car of many teenage American males, is going out of production.General Motors, which sells the brawny muscle car, said Wednesday it will stop making the current generation early next year.The future of the car, which is raced on NASCAR and other circuits, is a bit murky. GM says another generation may be in the works.“While we are not announcing an immediate successor today, rest assured, this is not the end of Cama
  
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• OKCMOA opens single-painting exhibition to remember Oklahoma City Bombing

  23-03-2023 18:04 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma City Museum of Art has opened a single-painting exhibition to remember the Oklahoma City Bombing.According to OKCMOA, the exhibition is centered around Cynthia Daignault's "Oklahoma", a painting that honors the memory of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. "Cynthia Daignault: Oklahoma" will consist of the artist's black-and-white painting.Cynthia Diagnault: Oklahoma. Image courtesy OKCMOA.
  “At first glance, this may feel like a rep
  
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• Hyundai, Kia recall vehicles over fire risk, warn to park outside

  23-03-2023 17:26 via kfor.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of more than 571,000 SUVs and minivans in the U.S. to park them outdoors because the tow hitch harnesses can catch fire while they are parked or being driven.The affiliated Korean automakers are recalling the vehicles and warning people to park them away from structures until repairs are made. ‘Stalking and grooming’: Ex-McLoud High School teacher facing felony charges for allegedly ‘sexting’ studentsAf
  
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• Production studio hosts grand opening in Spencer

  23-03-2023 17:22 via kfor.com
  
  SPENCER, Okla. (KFOR) - A production house is hosting a grand opening event in the Oklahoma City metro.Notis Studios is hosting a grand opening in the new Soundstage in Spencer on March 25. The grand opening will be held at 11 a.m. at 2414 N. Westminster Rd. in Spencer.‘So full of life and wonder’; Godmother remembers twins who died in drowning accident "We're creating this space to provide resources for our community in the budding film industry," said Marcus Brown, co-owner of
  
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• CDC: 51 additional COVID-19 deaths recorded in Oklahoma

  23-03-2023 17:14 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma health officials say the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 51 additional deaths related to COVID-19 in the state.The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced in March 2022 that it was discontinuing its daily situation updates that monitor the daily case counts, and instead, release weekly data on Thursdays. Why getting a COVID vaccine in the nose might work betterOn Thursday, data from OSDH shows that the state has had 1,295,832 c
  
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• Impossible Foods issues recall of breaded nuggets

  23-03-2023 17:01 via kfor.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (KTVI)- Impossible Foods issued a voluntary recall last week after learning small pieces of wood were discovered in the packaging of two products: Impossible Chicken Nuggets (13.5 oz) and Impossible Wild Nuggets (13.5 oz).Courtesy: Impossible Foods
  There is a potential risk of choking or injury to the mouth or gastrointestinal tract.According to a news release from Impossible Foods, the issue originated with a co-manufacturer between Oct. 20 and Nov. 23, 2022. The company says fewer th
  
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• Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny dies after brain hemorrhage, band confirms

  23-03-2023 16:48 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Wayne Swinny, guitarist and founding member of the hard rock band Saliva, has died, the group announced Wednesday night. His death comes after Saliva said Swinny was found "in medical distress" Tuesday morning.
  "It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our brother Wayne Swinny," the band wrote on Facebook. "Wayne passed away this afternoon from a spontaneous brain hemorrhage while we were on tour."On Tuesday, Saliva bandmates posted that Swinny was taken to the hospital
  
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• Why millions of people could lose Medicaid next month

  23-03-2023 16:45 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Health officials are bracing for chaos as states begin to determine — for the first time in three years — who is eligible for Medicaid, as a key pandemic policy of guaranteed eligibility ends.Advocates warn that without a safety net, millions of vulnerable people will fall through the cracks and lose coverage.  ‘So full of life and wonder’; Godmother remembers twins who died in drowning accident The Biden administration is giving states a year to g
  
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• Indigenous tween boys, Kiowa-speaking adults needed for Reservation Dogs

  23-03-2023 16:45 via kfor.com
  
  TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) - The critically-acclaimed FX on Hulu series, Reservation Dogs is hosting casting calls for Indigenous tween boys and Kiowa-speaking adults for an upcoming episode.KIOWA-SPEAKING ADULTAn adult fluent in the Kiowa language, and who has the ability to work with individuals to teach them the language basics, is needed on set of an episode to serve as a linguist coach for actors. The need will be on or about April 17 in the Tulsa, OK area. Pay for this off-screen service is $200
  
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• Congressman Josh Brecheen host in-person, telephone town halls

  23-03-2023 16:38 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (KFOR) - A congressman from Oklahoma says he is planning to connect with constituents through various events.Congressman Josh Brecheen announced that he will host his first town hall on Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. ‘So full of life and wonder’; Godmother remembers twins who died in drowning accident During the call, Brecheen will provide an update on some of the most pressing policy issues facing the country and answer live questions from constituents.
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• "She deserved justice," Police still searching for young mother's killer

  23-03-2023 16:20 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – It has been four years since a young mother was shot and killed, and police are still searching for answers.Officials say 24-year-old Brea Robinson was shot while sitting in the parking lot of the Red Bud Landing Apartments in the early morning hours of Oct. 27, 2018. ‘Stalking and grooming’: Ex-McLoud High School teacher facing felony charges for allegedly ‘sexting’ studentsRobinson was rushed to a nearby hospital but died from her injur
  
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• Measure that targets marijuana 'straw owners' passes Senate

  23-03-2023 15:40 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A measure that targets 'straw owners' of medical marijuana businesses has passed the Oklahoma Senate.Senate Bill 475, authored by Sen. Lonnie Paxton, (R-Tuttle), aims to stop illegal 'straw owners' by setting up business restrictions. ‘So full of life and wonder’; Godmother remembers twins who died in drowning accident “We worked with both the attorney general’s office and the Bureau of Narcotics, not to go after the medical marijuana industry,
  
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• Foot Locker to close 400 mall locations: report

  23-03-2023 15:18 via kfor.com
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Foot Locker announced during a recent investor meeting that it plans to close more than 400 stores inside shopping malls, according to Business Insider.Foot Locker says the closures are part of its newest business plan that it refers to as "Lace Up." The plan is meant to act as a "reset" for the retail sneaker chain.
  Part of the reset includes the closing of 400-plus shopping mall locations and then the start of opening free-standing store locations for niche audiences,
  
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• Langston University clears $4.5 million in student debt

  23-03-2023 15:15 via kfor.com
  
  LANGSTON, Okla. (KFOR) - The cost of higher education can be a barrier for many students, but a local university says it is doing what it can to clear student debt.On Wednesday, Langston University announced that it had received HEERF institutional funding and will use that money to cancel student account balances. Oklahoma’s only woman on death row denied appealThe program will help students who were enrolled throughout the summer of 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023 semesters.
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• Lawmaker questions superintendent's authority on school rules

  23-03-2023 14:23 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) -- In an unbinding opinion letter, Oklahoma's attorney general said the state superintendent may not have the authority to implement controversial new rules on topics like sex education and library books."I'm definitely satisfied with the opinion. It goes basically to what I've said all along," said Rep. Mark McBride, R-Moore. ‘Stalking and grooming’: Ex-McLoud High School teacher facing felony charges for allegedly ‘sexting’ studentsThe Attorn
  
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• Oklahoma's only woman on death row denied appeal

  23-03-2023 14:00 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – Oklahoma's only woman on death row is one step closer to execution. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court upheld Brenda Andrew's murder conviction.In 2004, the former Sunday school teacher was convicted of first-degree murder for killing her husband, and sentenced to the death penalty. Oklahoma ‘don’t say gay’ bill passes House"It was just extra ugly," said Wes Lane, the former Oklahoma County District Attorney that oversaw the case in its
  
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• Bill to help domestic abuse victims charged with crime passes House

  23-03-2023 13:43 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A bill to help victims of domestic abuse who are being sentenced for a crime against their abuser was passed unanimously in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
  House Bill 1639 is known as the Oklahoma Domestic Abuse Survivorship Act. ‘Stalking and grooming’: Ex-McLoud High School teacher facing felony charges for allegedly ‘sexting’ studentsUnder the measure, victims of domestic abuse who are being sentenced for a crime against their intimate par
  
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• OHCA moves forward with plans for health information exchange

  23-03-2023 12:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Following a series of revisions, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board of Directors voted to approve administrative rules to implement SB 1369, to establish a central health care treatment records system in the state.
  The bill, passed by the state legislature in May 2022, requires all providers to utilize and establish a connection with a state-wide health information exchange (HIE) by July 1, 2023.As noted in a release by OHCA, only high-priority health info
  
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• 'So full of life and wonder'; Godmother remembers twins who died in drowning accident 

  23-03-2023 12:20 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – A northwest Oklahoma City family is reeling from the shock of the tragic deaths of two 18-month-old children last week. “It’s just devastating,” said Dawn Lemons, who was the toddlers’ godmother. “We are taking it moment by moment, not even day by day. It's literally moment by moment." 3 Oklahoma towns named ‘most charming’ and best small Southern townsLast Thursday, the twins, Loreli and Locklyn Callazzo, drowned
  
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