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• These loans no longer qualify for Biden's student loan forgiveness program

  02-10-2022 19:19 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan was abruptly updated on Thursday to exclude borrowers with privately held federal student loans, according to Education Department guidance.As of Thursday, borrowers with federal student loans not held by the Education Department are no longer eligible to obtain one-time debt relief by consolidating those loans into Direct Loans, the guidance said.The department said only borrowers in the Federal Family Education Loan (
  
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• Shelley Zumwalt told the Governor she could step down if needed

  27-04-2024 01:41 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — During Governor Kevin Stitt's presser Friday he said that Shelley Zumwalt told him she could step down after an audit came out alleging a misuse of millions of dollars."She said, 'Hey governor, you know until this is all sorted out, I will step down from the cabinet and focus on tourism. And so we may do that," said Governor Stitt.News 4 reported earlier this week the audit revealed two state agencies— where Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism Shelley
  
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• Olympic Team Trials begin at RIVERSPORT OKC

  27-04-2024 01:37 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - After months of preparation, the Olympic Trials at RIVERSPORT OKC launched Friday morning. “I think it should be a moment of pride for everyone,” said Michael Knopp, RIVERSPORT’s Executive Director. LOCAL NEWS: Know before you go: 2024 Olympic Trials at RIVERSPORT OKC
  Olympic team trials begin at RIVERSPORT OKC. Image KFOR.
  The first event was the canoe-kayak slalom qualifier. For this event athletes race against the clock, navigating throu
  
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• OKCPD shares video related to arrest and routine leave of officers

  27-04-2024 01:25 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Police Department  released video Friday related to a shooting investigation that has left six officers on routine paid leave and a man in jail.Authorities responded to the call on April 12, in the 200 block of SE 54th St. Officers were told there was man in the neighborhood shooting a gun outside.When officers arrived they found Juan Castorenna-Guerrero, and asked him to come outside of a home he was in at the time.Juan Castoren
  
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• I-44 northbound near SW 104th narrowed to two lanes after motorcycle crash

  27-04-2024 01:15 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — I-44 northbound near SW 104th St. has been narrowed to two lanes after a motorcycle accident in the outside lane on Friday evening.Motorcycle crash on I-44 northbound near SW 104th St. Photo courtesy KFOR.Video from McIntyre Law Chopper 4 shows the motorcycle is upright and a wrecker arriving at the scene around 6 p.m. to help clear the way for traffic.No information on possible injuries is available at this time.
  
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• 'It's pretty devastating': Strong winds cause damage throughout central Oklahoma

  27-04-2024 00:30 via kfor.com
  
  STROUD, Okla. (KFOR) — Severe weather swept through much of Oklahoma early Friday and caused dramatic damage to several buildings and trees."We had some really strong winds and 30 seconds later it was gone," said Adam Chace, Stroud Assistant Fire Chief. "Our damage was localized to kind of one area of town."Chace said the area near Main Street is where most of the damage took place."We had a small apartment complex here that consisted of about five units that had some pretty significant ro
  
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• Southbound Dallas Junction lanes shift, narrow amid bridge rehab project

  26-04-2024 23:39 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Changes are coming to the Dallas Junction on Monday night through July, while the Oklahoma Department of Transportation starts a major bridge rehabilitation project."We see over 100,000 vehicles a day through that interchange," said Bryce Boyer, the public information officer for ODOT.It's one of the most heavily traveled junctions in OKC, where I-235, I-35, and I-40 meet.Starting Monday at 8:00 p.m. through July, ODOT will start working on bridge joint rehabilitatio
  
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• Olympic Trials underway at RIVERSPORT OKC, families cheering on loved ones

  26-04-2024 23:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Olympic Trials underway at RIVERSPORT OKC, families are cheering on loved ones for chance at Team USA.Athletes from across the country are competing to live out their Olympic dreams in Paris. For some of them, that journey starts right here in Oklahoma City. Several families waited in the wings and cheered while their loved ones took on choppy waters to see if they can make Team USA for canoe-kayak events.LOCAL NEWS: Know before you go: 2024 Olympic Trials at RIVERSPORT OK
  
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• 10 total suspects arrested in two separate marijuana grow robberies

  26-04-2024 22:31 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — On Friday, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced that they have arrested 10 total suspects in two separate marijuana grow robberies that occurred in January. One of the suspects is being charged in connection to both incidents.10 total suspects arrested in connection to two separate marijuana grow robberies. Image courtesy Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.On January 7, Okfuskee County deputies responded to a reported incident at a marijuana grow
  
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• Gov. Stitt steps in after Oklahoma couple detained in Turks and Caicos

  26-04-2024 22:19 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma man is out of jail in Turks and Caicos, but his legal battle is far from over.
  Ryan and Valerie Watson were on the islands for a birthday trip earlier this month.
  As the Watson's were about to fly home, airport security stopped them after they say ammo was found in one of Ryan's carry-on bags.
  This is a serious crime in Turks and Caicos and carries a possible 12 year prison sentence if convicted.
  Ryan Watson called it a "bonehead mistake." He was granted
  
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• OTA, FBI warn PIKEPASS customers of text message scam

  26-04-2024 21:14 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and FBI have issued a warning to PIKEPASS customers after several other state toll agencies say they have been impacted by a text message-based scam, also known as smishing.The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has reportedly received over 2,000 complaints about road toll collection smishing texts since early March.
  The texts claim that the recipient has an outstanding balance, and provides the recipient with a payment portal l
  
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• Cleveland County traffic stop leads to drugs, firearm

  26-04-2024 19:02 via kfor.com
  
  CLEVELAND COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) - A traffic stop led to an arrest after Cleveland County deputies and one of their K-9s found a gun, drugs and money.According to CCSO, on Thursday, April 18, a lieutenant saw a white van speeding through a construction zone near 60th St. and Slaughterville around 10:50 p.m. and initiated a traffic stop.LOCAL NEWS: Marijuana business not up to fire code goes up in flames
  K-9 Vito and seized items. Image courtesy Cleveland County Sheriff's Office.
  During the stop, t
  
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• Murder charges filed following death of 9-month-old

  26-04-2024 18:06 via kfor.com
  
  MCCLAIN COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) - Murder charges have been filed after the death of a 9-month-old baby on April 12.According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Newcastle Police Department requested the bureau’s help on April 11, 2024, regarding a child abuse investigation. LOCAL NEWS: Man arrested for death of infant son
  The day before, officers responded to a home in Newcastle after receiving a call about an unresponsive 9-month-old baby. The child was quickly taken to a near
  
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• Overnight storm damage activates emergency center

  26-04-2024 17:57 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management says as a result of severe weather across the state Thursday night through Friday morning and continuing, the State Emergency Operations Center has been activated.According to Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management the severe weather impacts are as follows:STORM REPORTSLincoln County Emergency Management reports damage to structures in Stroud, including significant roof damage to some multi-family homes on Main Street an
  
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• KFOR's Ali Meyer and team finalist for prestigious Peabody Award

  26-04-2024 17:25 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — This week, the highest honor in broadcast journalism, The Peabody Awards, released its list of finalists.KFOR is among 68 nominees for this distinguished award.KFOR entered Ali Meyer's two decades of reporting on the wrongful conviction of Glynn Simmons.Meyer has been highlighting Simmons' case in a series of reports titled The Wrong Man since 2003.Simmons was freed from prison in 2023 and became the longest-serving wrongfully convicted person in U.S. history. He ser
  
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• VIDEO: Severe storms cause damage in central Oklahoma

  26-04-2024 15:40 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA (KFOR) - Severe weather moved across the state Friday morning, causing damage to parts of central Oklahoma.Storm damage has been reported in Shawnee and Bethel Acres in Pottawatomie County. A home's roof received damage during the storms. There is also tree damage and debris reported in the area.Storm damage in Shawnee. Image KFOR.Storm damage in Shawnee. Image KFOR.Trees damaged by severe weather in Bethel Acres. Image KFOR.Storm damage in Bethel Acres. Image KFOR.Storm damage in Bethe
  
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• PHOTOS: Severe storms cause damage in central Oklahoma

  26-04-2024 15:40 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA (KFOR) - Severe weather moved across the state Friday morning, causing damage to parts of central Oklahoma.Storm damage has been reported in Shawnee and Bethel Acres in Pottawatomie County. A home's roof received damage during the storms. There is also tree damage and debris reported in the area.Trees damaged by severe weather in Bethel Acres. Image KFOR.Storm damage in Shawnee. Image KFOR.Storm damage in Shawnee. Image KFOR.4WARN WEATHER: Oklahoma Weather Radar
  There has also been tree
  
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• First cargo ship passes through new channel since Baltimore bridge collapse

  26-04-2024 15:05 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A cargo ship passed through a new deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday, the first to cross the new channel since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month, shutting down most traffic in the Port of Baltimore.
  The bulk carrier, Balsa 94, sailed out under a Panama flag Thursday morning using a new 35-foot channel, The Associated Press reported. It is headed toward St. John, Canada, and is expected to arrive next Monday.
  It comes nearly four weeks after Dali, a 984-foot
  
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• Reel surprise: Woman catches 30-pound koi fish in Texas lake

  26-04-2024 15:03 via kfor.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An angler at a lake in Austin, Texas, said she caught a huge koi fish near the Waller Beach area.Callie White said about an hour into fishing at Lady Bird Lake on March 17, her line began getting dragged out to the center of the lake.“I began to reel it in. After a quick, 5-minute fight, the fish was close enough to see some bright orange peak through the water. At this point, I was very shocked by what I saw," White wrote in a message to Nexstar's KXAN.Koi fish caugh
  
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• One injured in car accident on Broadway Extension

  26-04-2024 13:55 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - One person was injured in a single-car crash on Broadway Extension Friday morning.Officials say the accident happened around 2:30 a.m. just north of I-44. LOCAL NEWS: Pursuit leads to crash in SE Oklahoma City
  One person was taken to a nearby hospital, but their condition is unknown.Police are still investigating what led to the crash.No more information is available at this time.
  
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• Pursuit leads to crash in SE Oklahoma City

  26-04-2024 13:46 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A pursuit led to a crash in southeast Oklahoma City Friday morning.Officials say the accident happened around 1:30 a.m. near SE 18th St. and Byers Ave. During the chase, a man says the suspect vehicle struck his car and drove off.LOCAL NEWS: Marijuana business not up to fire code goes up in flames
  "I got out to go up there to say 'what's up' to my buddy and not even fifteen seconds after I got out of the truck, they came flying through here and totaled out the front of the
  
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• Treat: State audit findings cause ‘grave concern’

  26-04-2024 13:40 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat told reporters Thursday a state audit revealing how certain state agencies misspent federal funds caused him “grave concern.”News 4 reported earlier this week the audit revealed two state agencies— where Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism Shelley Zumwalt previously served in leadership roles— awarded an IT-company no-bid contracts worth millions of dollars beginning in 2020.In total, the state has pa
  
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• Sen. Treat: Scathing state audit findings cause ‘grave concern’

  26-04-2024 13:40 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat told reporters Thursday a state audit revealing how certain state agencies misspent federal funds caused him “grave concern.”News 4 reported earlier this week the audit revealed two state agencies— where Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism Shelley Zumwalt previously served in leadership roles— awarded an IT-company no-bid contracts worth millions of dollars beginning in 2020.In total, the state has pa
  
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• Marijuana business not up to fire code goes up in flames

  26-04-2024 13:23 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — Marijuana has come a long way in Oklahoma, but that doesn't mean problems aren't still arising.A business went up in flames Thursday morning, but investigators found something more precedent in the ashes.LOCAL NEWS: Firefighters knock down commercial fire in Edmond
  Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) agents responded to the fire this morning in Logan County. Turns out the marijuana business did not have an OBN registration or documents showing the business met fire co
  
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• Oklahoma prison advocates rally at the State Capitol calling for criminal justice reform

  26-04-2024 13:15 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma prison advocates who are friends and family of incarcerated inmates rallied at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Thursday. They are calling for criminal justice reform.   Representative J.J. Humphrey led the public discussion along with groups dedicated to changing the system for good.   ‘No place in our educational system’: OK Senate passes bill prohibiting the use of corporal punishment on students with disabilitiesSeveral stories and voic
  
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• Woman wins $1M after nearly forgetting lottery ticket in Tupperware container

  26-04-2024 13:14 via kfor.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An Oregon woman's neglected stash of tickets was hiding a $1 million prize, lottery officials said Monday.Leslie Carr, 52, of Portland, had stashed the winning raffle ticket, which was drawn March 15, in a Tupperware container with a stack of other tickets, according to Oregon officials.Thankfully for Carr, she decided to get them scanned at a Fred Meyer grocery store in Happy Valley, where she bought the winning ticket."I had no idea I was the winner," said Carr, w
  
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• Athletic director frames principal using AI in racist audio clip, police say

  26-04-2024 13:13 via kfor.com
  
  (AP) -- A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said Thursday.Authorities said the case appears to be among the first of its kind in the country and called for new laws to guard against the technology. Experts also warned that artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly powerful, while the ability to detect it may lag behind withou
  
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• Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly climb despite worries about US economy

  26-04-2024 05:50 via kfor.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Friday despite worries about the economic outlook and inflation in the U.S. and the rest of the world.
  The Bank of Japan ended a policy meeting with no major changes, keeping its benchmark interest rate in a range of 0 to 0.1%. In March, it raised the key rate from minus 0.1%, citing signs that inflation had reached the central bank’s target of about 2%.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.4% in morning trading to 37,780.35, while the U.S. dollar
  
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• 2024 NFL Draft: List of first round picks

  26-04-2024 04:49 via kfor.com
  
  The players selected in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night in Detroit.
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  1. Chicago Bears (via trade with Carolina) - Caleb Williams, QB, 6-foot-1, 214 pounds, USC.
  Scouting report: Mahomes-esque traits with the instincts, mobility and arm talent to breakdown a defense even when it does everything right. The only questions about the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner are playing within structure because the structure so often broke down at USC.
  2. Washington Commanders - Jayden Daniels, Q
  
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• Man suffering from stroke symptoms lives thanks to homeowner, first responders

  26-04-2024 01:33 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) - A man is alive and well thanks to an Edmond homeowner he was working for along with first responders.
  While trimming a tree in her backyard, he showed signs of a stroke. Luckily, she was right there to call for help. After the first responders got there and took care of him, they went above and beyond their call of duty to help even more.LOCAL NEWS: Fantasy football league loser wins big amid walk of shame
  "They're angels,” Jerry McLain said about the homeowner and h
  
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