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• Gangs Behind Deadly Cushing Prison Fight Named

  21-09-2015 22:56
  
  The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said they are easing the lockdown conditions for most prisoners at Cimarron Correctional Facility following a fight that left four inmates dead. 
  
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• Boeing B-29 Does Flyby Near Downtown Tulsa

  21-09-2015 22:46
  
  The only Boeing B-29 Superfortress in flying condition made a pass near downtown Tulsa on Monday."FiFi" was on its way to Davis Field in Muskogee for a three-day stay when it made a pass just to the west of downtown Tulsa at about 3 p.m.9/17/2015: Related Story: Boeing B-29 Bomber Coming To MuskogeeFiFi and several other warbirds will be in Muskogee until Wednesday, September 23, 2015 as part of the Commemorative Air Force's AirPower History Tour. The group will be ...
  
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• Scott Walker Drops Out Of Presidential Race

  21-09-2015 22:34
  
  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will announce Monday evening that he is dropping out of the 2016 presidential race, CBS News' John Dickerson has confirmed.
  
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• 3.5 Magnitude Quake Rumbles In Major County

  21-09-2015 22:04
  
  Residents near the town of Fairview, Okla., in Major County, were jolted by an earthquake early Monday afternoon.
  
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• Insure Oklahoma Expanding Size Of Participating Businesses

  21-09-2015 21:52
  
  Gov. Mary Fallin says Insure Oklahoma is increasing the size limit of employers who can participate in the program.
  
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• Reward Offered In Gun Thefts From Dong's Sporting Goods In Tulsa

  21-09-2015 20:20
  
  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation announced the reward to catch the people responsible for the theft of 13 firearms.
  
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• Skiatook Teens Injured In Washington County ATV Crash

  21-09-2015 19:42
  
  Troopers said the crash occurred just before 3 p.m. on County Road 3960 almost four miles west of Vera.
  
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• Tour Historic Tulsa Brady Heights Homes Sunday

  21-09-2015 19:40
  
  A tour of historic homes in the Brady Heights district is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, September 27. 
  
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• Arson Suspected In Tulsa Apartment Fire

  21-09-2015 19:23
  
  Tulsa firefighters and police are investigating a suspicious fire at the Somerset Apartments at 65th and Mingo. A suspect is in custody.
  
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• Handcuffed Woman Who Stole Osage County Squad Car In Custody

  21-09-2015 19:21
  
  Authorities have arrested a woman who stole an Osage County deputy's patrol car in north Tulsa early Monday while handcuffed.
  
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• Tulsa Police: Man Steals Ring From Moody's Jewelry

  21-09-2015 18:49
  
  Police were called to the jewelry store on Harvard near 11th Street Monday morning.
  
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• Tsipras readies new Greek government after big win

  21-09-2015 18:44
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Alexis Tsipras received the formal mandate Monday to form a government for the second time this year, after his left-wing Syriza party won Greece's early national elections with
  
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• The Latest: Pope at Mass: Overcome resistance to change

  21-09-2015 18:39
  
  HOLGUIN, Cuba (AP) — The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to Cuba and the United States. All times local:
  
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• The Latest: Finland sees 60 percent rise in asylum-seekers

  21-09-2015 18:34
  
  ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The latest developments as European governments rush to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local:
  
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• Suspect in Ramona kidnapping case found guilty

  21-09-2015 18:30
  
  A Washington County jury on Thursday found Joshua Brandon Damron, of Sand Springs, guilty of kidnapping, assault charges.
  
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• Crews gain more control over destructive California blazes

  21-09-2015 18:25
  MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Crews made gains overnight on one of the worst wildfires in California history, mopping up hot spots and strengthening control lines after it and two other blazes in the nort
  
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• 'Veep,' 'Thrones' stars celebrate Emmy wins at HBO party

  21-09-2015 18:23
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO was on fire at the Emmys with a record 14 wins Sunday night, and the network's stars appropriately celebrated at a flame-filled after-party following the ceremony.
  
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• Handcuffed Woman Who Stole Squad Car Back In Custody

  21-09-2015 18:14
  
  Authorities have arrested a woman who stole an Osage County deputy's patrol car in north Tulsa early Monday while handcuffed.
  
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• Mother of Baby Doe held on $1M bond; no bail for boyfriend

  21-09-2015 18:12
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The mother of a young girl dubbed Baby Doe and identified almost three months after her remains washed up inside a trash bag on a Boston Harbor beach was ordered held on $1 million cash
  
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• Obama to welcome Indonesian leader to White House in October

  21-09-2015 18:10
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will welcome Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to the White House on October 26.
  
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• The Latest: Families want stiff sentence for peanut exec

  21-09-2015 18:02
  ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — The latest developments in the sentencing of a former peanut company executive convicted in a deadly salmonella outbreak from 2008 and 2009.
  
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• Cushing police officer cleared in fatal shooting

  21-09-2015 17:56
  
  Master Sgt. Justin Sappington will not face any criminal charges for the shooting of 20-year-old Shawn Allen Hall.
  
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• Oman, again the Mideast mediator, helps free Yemen hostages

  21-09-2015 17:53
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The two American hostages, freed after months of being held hostage in Yemen's raging civil war, took their first steps to freedom down a staircase pushed against a
  
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• Survey: 1 in 4 college women report unwanted sexual contact

  21-09-2015 17:45
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college, according to a report released
  
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• Croatia responds to migrant pressure with reception center

  21-09-2015 17:39
  
  OPATOVAC, Croatia (AP) — Croatia set up a migrant reception center in the eastern village of Opatovac on Monday, in hopes of injecting order into the unrelenting chaos that has gripped the tiny Balkan
  
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• Catholic lawmakers thrilled by upcoming visit of Francis

  21-09-2015 17:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner has been trying for 20 years to get a pope to come talk to Congress. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says it's "thrilling beyond words."
  
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• Tulsa Man Arrested After Chase In Arkansas

  21-09-2015 17:33
  
  Tulsa man led police on a chase in Fayetteville, Arkansas Sunday evening, officers say.
  
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• Russian man jailed for seeking work with Swedish company

  21-09-2015 17:29
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian radio engineer who once worked for military intelligence was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday for seeking work with a Swedish company.
  
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• Former OSU Basketball Player Dies In Kansas City Shooting

  21-09-2015 17:21
  
  Former Oklahoma State basketball player Royce Jeffries has died in a shooting at a Kansas City bar.
  
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• Fayetteville, Arkansas Police Arrest Tulsa Man After Chase

  21-09-2015 17:21
  
  A Tulsa man led Fayetteville, Arkansas Police on a chase Sunday evening which ended when his pickup ran over spike strips on Interstate 49. Police responding to a report of a man drinking alcohol inside a local convenience store found Travis Grider, 35, sitting in his truck. Officers told KFSM, the CBS affiliate in Fort Smith , the officer noticed an odor of alcohol and saw a six pack of beer inside the pickup when he approached Grider.
  
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• Cushing Officer Cleared In Shooting Death Of Armed Suspect

  21-09-2015 17:21
  
  A Cushing, Oklahoma, police officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of an armed suspect who threatened several bystanders.
  
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• Virginia school suspends an 11-year-old for one year over a leaf that wasn’t marijuana

  21-09-2015 17:16
  
  The "leaf" found in the student's backpack wasn't what authorities thought it was -- it tested negative for marijuana three separate times.
  
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• Pope marks special anniversary by flying to Cuba's east

  21-09-2015 16:53
  
  HOLGUIN, Cuba (AP) — Pope Francis marked a personal anniversary Monday — the day he decided as a teenager to become a priest — by traveling to the Cuban city of Holguin, emphasizing his papacy's focus
  
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• Burkina Faso demonstrators protest proposed compromise deal

  21-09-2015 16:43
  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Demonstrators took to the streets of Burkina Faso's capital Monday, burning tires to protest a proposed compromise solution to the country's deepening political crisis
  
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• Lebanon to enroll 100,000 new Syrian students-refugees

  21-09-2015 16:42
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese government is launching a campaign to register 100,000 new students from among the Syrian refugee population in its already overwhelmed public schools.
  
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• Oklahoma City priest receives kidney donation from priest in Louisiana

  21-09-2015 16:35
  
  The Rev. John Metzinger, pastor of Our Lady’s Cathedral in Oklahoma City, said the priest-to-priest kidney donation has made an indelible imprint on the church community.
  
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• Judge closes hearing that includes former Reserve Deputy Robert Bates' attorneys

  21-09-2015 16:28
  
  Presiding Judge Rebecca Nightingale issued a ruling that sealed documents and closed a hearing Monday morning. Her courtroom was locked, and the windows were covered by paper.
  
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• Oklahoma City man suffocated ill wife for insurance money, police say

  21-09-2015 16:25
  
  Jimmy Andrew Hankins, 56, of Oklahoma City, now is charged with first-degree murder in a unique case that relies largely on his confession. Investigators have no way of corroborating his confession with physical evidence.
  
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• Governor: Independence Hospital's Closing Won't Change Medicaid Stance

  21-09-2015 16:25
  
  Governor Sam Brownback and other Kansas conservatives aren't rushing to expand Medicaid after a Montgomery County hospital announced it is closing because of insufficient funding.
  
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• 91-year-old German woman charged on Nazi allegations

  21-09-2015 16:24
  BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they've charged a 91-year-old woman with 260,000 counts of accessory to murder on allegations she was a member of the Nazi SS who served in the Auschwitz death cam
  
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• APNewsBreak: US weighs abstention on Cuba embargo vote at UN

  21-09-2015 16:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the United States may be willing to accept a United Nations condemnation of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba without a fight, The Associated Press has learned.
  
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• A Reason Not To Make Your Bed

  21-09-2015 15:25
  
  If you are getting ready to make your bed, there is now a scientific reason not to. 
  
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• Handcuffed Woman Steals Squad Car In Tulsa

  21-09-2015 14:39
  
  Authorities are searching for a woman who stole an Osage County deputy's patrol car in north Tulsa early Monday.
  
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• Two Injured After Train Derails In Oklahoma City

  21-09-2015 14:17
  
  Two people were treated for non-life threatening injuries after a train derailed in northwest Oklahoma City, Sunday night.
  
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• Two Arrested After Running From Tulsa Police

  21-09-2015 13:44
  
  Officers said the chase began just after midnight when a police officer tried to stop a Cadillac at 28th and Memorial for a traffic violation.
  
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• Handcuffed Woman Steals Osage County Patrol Car In Tulsa

  21-09-2015 13:05
  
  Authorities are searching for a woman who stole an Osage County deputy's patrol car in north Tulsa early Monday.
  
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• Alan Crone's Weather Blog: Rain With Warmer Temperatures

  21-09-2015 13:03
  
  A weak upper level disturbance will generate a few isolated to scattered showers and storms this morning through mid-morning before moving out of eastern OK.  Temperatures remain in the 60s this morning and will move back into the mid 80s this afternoon along with south winds at 10 to 15 mph.   A mid-level ridge of high pressure should dominate most of the state for the entire week.   This will keep the major storm systems away from the area, but a few isolated...
  
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• The Latest: Pope to Cubans: Look out for 1 another

  21-09-2015 10:06
  
  The Latest: Pope begs Colombia, rebels to end conflict - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com . Faithful wait for the start of a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Sept.
  
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• Fiorina's career as tech CEO is still a matter of debate

  21-09-2015 09:13
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ten years after GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina was unceremoniously fired from her job as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, her tumultuous business career is still the
  
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• Israel struggles to counter Palestinian rock-throwing threat

  21-09-2015 08:56
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — After finding high-tech solutions to halt suicide bombings and rockets, tech-savvy Israel is struggling with the resurgence of a weapon dating back to David and Goliath: the hurled ro
  
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