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• Tour Downtown Tulsa Living Sunday With 'Dwell In The IDL'

  03-10-2015 22:28
  
  The Tulsa Foundation for Architecture is holding its "Dwell in the IDL" tour Sunday, so you can take a look at downtown living alternatives.
  
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• Search Underway For Missing McIntosh County Man

  03-10-2015 22:13
  
  The McIntosh County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 70-year-old man who has been missing nearly two weeks.
  
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• Drumright Mourns Loss Of Fire Chief Wade Guyer

  03-10-2015 20:40
  
  There are heavy hearts all over Drumright after Fire Chief Wade Guyer lost his battle with cancer. 
  
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• Tulsa professors work to make edible algae for space travel

  03-10-2015 19:36
  
  Professors and students at the University of Tulsa are developing a system to help astronauts grow their own food during future long-distance space missions. The Tulsa World reports that TU's project is sponsored by a $750,000 grant from NASA's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
  
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• Owasso Home Depot Workers Build Ramp For Injured Woman

  03-10-2015 18:34
  
  When Home Depot employees learned a customer needed a wheelchair ramp for her elderly mother - they wasted no time getting involved.
  
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• Jury Convicts Collinsville Man Of Felony Eluding

  03-10-2015 18:33
  
  It took a Rogers County jury only five minutes to find a man guilty of leading police on a chase that reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. 
  
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• Misdelivered Package Leads To Broken Arrow Teen's Arrest

  03-10-2015 17:38
  
  Broken Arrow Police say a man ordered an illegal drug to be delivered to his residence, but his plan went wrong when the package was delivered to the wrong house.
  
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• Woolly Mammoth Unearthed In Michigan

  03-10-2015 17:21
  
  Farmer James Bristle came across a surprising find while digging in a soy field with a friend near Chelsea, Michigan -- the remains of a woolly mammoth.
  
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• Sand Springs Woman Arrested For Lighting Fires

  03-10-2015 16:17
  
  A fire marshal said he saw Amber Michelle Almy light trash on fire at a dumpster that's been the site of numerous fires. 
  
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• Two Hospitalized In Tulsa Crash Blamed On Tailgating

  03-10-2015 16:08
  
  Three vehicles were involved in a crash early Saturday on I-44 near 129th East Avenue.
  
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• Motorcyclist Crashes In Tulsa Pursuit

  03-10-2015 15:12
  
  A man on a motorcycle sped away from Oklahoma Highway patrol troopers after they tried to stop him overnight Saturday. 
  
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• Tulsa Man Jailed For Shooting 3, Including 10-Year-Old Boy

  03-10-2015 14:25
  
  Tulsa Police have made an arrest after a shooting that wounded three people - including a 10-year-old boy. 
  
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• Fate of cargo ship caught in Hurricane Joaquin unknown

  03-10-2015 06:18
  
  ELEUTHERA, Bahamas (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard scoured Bahamian waters for a disabled cargo ship with 33 crewmembers, including 28 Americans, that lost contact during Hurricane Joaquin, which was movi
  
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• Three people, including child, shot at Tulsa shopping center

  03-10-2015 05:43
  
  An EMSA spokeswoman said two people were in serious condition and one was in fair condition when they were taken to a hospital by ambulance. Police had responded to a disturbance call at the Changing the Game barber shop in the 1600 block of North Lewis Avenue about 6:45 p.m., Capt.
  
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• Tribes land $248,000 grant to help monarch butterflies

  03-10-2015 05:30
  
  As monarchs migrate through Oklhoma, Euchee Butterfly Farm and seven Oklahoma tribes announce they have landed a $248,000 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant to plant milkweed and flowers to help monarchs in the future.
  
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• Brady Arts District Celebrates 100th Friday Art Crawl

  03-10-2015 05:19
  
  The Brady District celebrated a milestone Friday night with the 100th First Friday Art Crawl.
  
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• Questions Remain On How Oklahoma's Anti-Texting And Driving Law Will Work

  03-10-2015 05:12
  
  Texting while driving will soon be illegal on Oklahoma roads. The new law goes into effect November 1, but there are still many questions about how it will work.
  
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• Scholars predicting historic Mormon leadership decision

  03-10-2015 05:10
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church could name as many as three new high-ranking leaders at a Utah conference this weekend, and scholars predict that for the first time ever, at least one could be
  
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• Fight breaks out after chihuahua kicked at east Tulsa apartment complex

  03-10-2015 05:00
  Several assaults occurred as one group attempted to get justice for the dog and another group subsequently retaliated, according to police.
  
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• Four Arrested For Fatal Tulsa QuikTrip Shooting

  03-10-2015 04:52
  
  Four men are in jail connected to a fatal shooting at a Tulsa QuikTrip.
  
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• Person of interest sought in armed robbery near 71st and Utica

  03-10-2015 04:45
  
  The robbery occurred about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The assailant used his vehicle to cut off a woman on the road and make her pull over. When she did, the man produced a firearm and robbed the woman, according to police.
  
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• Five-car wreck on East 15th Street results in two minor injuries, one citation

  03-10-2015 04:45
  The accident resulted in a chain reaction involving three other vehicles, causing an oil spill in the roadway. EMSA treated two people at the scene for minor injuries, according to police.
  
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• The Latest: Victim told grandmother Christians targeted

  03-10-2015 04:43
  
  ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — The latest on a deadly shooting at a community college in Oregon (all times local):
  
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• Sheriff maintains support for gun rights after mass shooting

  03-10-2015 04:21
  
  ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — This small town in southern Oregon's timber country strongly supports gun rights, and that hasn't changed for the county's top law enforcement officer since a gunman killed nine
  
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• Cleveland officials make plea for tips after baby's death

  03-10-2015 04:12
  A 5-month-old girl in a car with her mom is shot dead in Cleveland; a 5-year-old boy playing football is killed by crossfire police blame on two teenagers; and a 3-year-old boy riding in a car is fatally wounded during a drive-by.
  
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• At least 26 dead in Guatemala mudslide, many missing

  03-10-2015 04:04
  
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A rain-sodden hillside about 300 feet (100 meters) high collapsed onto a neighborhood on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital with a roar and wave of sudden darkness, killing at
  
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• Landmark downtown building getting towering facelift

  03-10-2015 04:00
  
  Completed in 1928, the building at 427 S. Boston Ave. is on the National Register of Historic Places
  
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• Police: Three Victims, Including 10-Year-Old, Shot Near Tulsa Shopping Center

  03-10-2015 03:48
  
  Tulsa Police are responding to reports of multiple gun shots. They said three people were shot including a 10-year-old child, but don't believe the injuries are life-threatening.
  
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• Bill Clinton targets rural, energy issues in West Virginia

  03-10-2015 03:47
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton said struggling rural regions like coal-dependent southern West Virginia should be the focus of new energy investments and infrastructure improve
  
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• Alaska officials eye eroding village as relocation model

  03-10-2015 03:17
  
  One of Alaska’s most eroded coastal Native villages is being eyed as a possible national model for relocating whole communities whose futures are threatened by natural disasters escalated by climate change.
  
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• Attorneys: Robin Williams' widow, kids settle estate fight

  03-10-2015 03:15
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Robin Williams' widow and his three children from previous marriages reached a settlement in their legal fight over the late actor's estate, ending a public dispute following the
  
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• Joaquin batters Bahamas; fate of cargo ship uncertain

  03-10-2015 03:11
  
  ELEUTHERA, Bahamas — Hurricane Joaquin destroyed houses, uprooted trees and unleashed heavy flooding as it hurled torrents of rain across the Bahamas on Friday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was tr
  
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• Dick Faurot's Weather Blog: Nice Fall Weekend

  03-10-2015 03:08
  
  Pleasant fall weather will prevail through the weekend with the only showers confined to the far western counties.
  
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• AP Sources: Chaffetz to seek speaker bid against McCarthy

  03-10-2015 02:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah plans to run for House speaker in a surprise longshot challenge to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, three Republican aides said Friday, in
  
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• Three people, including child, shot at north Tulsa shopping center

  03-10-2015 02:26
  
  An EMSA spokeswoman said two people were in serious condition and one was in fair condition when they were taken to a hospital by ambulance.
  
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• Two arrested in Sequoyah County man's death

  03-10-2015 02:15
  
  A man who was found unresponsive at a Vian-area residence on Tuesday night died the next morning. Sequoyah County deputies arrested a man at the scene on a second-degree murder complaint and later arrested an alleged accessory.
  
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• Warren Jeffs' son opens up about secretive polygamous sect

  03-10-2015 02:08
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A son of jailed polygamous leader Warren Jeffs describes how he was manipulated, shuffled around the country and assigned to work crews to atone for his perceived transgressions
  
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• New Technology Lets Tulsans Plan Ahead In Case Of Emergency

  03-10-2015 01:52
  
  Tulsa police are using new technology to be as prepared as possible when responding to calls. It's an online profile you can fill out to give police specific instructions.
  
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• Student Safety Top Priority For TCC Staff

  03-10-2015 01:31
  
  Tulsa Community College has 27,000 students on four main campuses and several smaller community campuses. Administrators say safety is a daily topic.
  
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• Different Materials Used On Similar Tulsa Street Projects

  03-10-2015 01:20
  
  Two south Tulsa street projects have a lot in common, and one big distinction. The City of Tulsa is paving a mile of Harvard in concrete and a mile of Sheridan in asphalt.
  
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• More than a dozen patrol cars respond to 'suicidal subject' call with man inside Tulsa home

  03-10-2015 00:45
  The call came in about 2:35 p.m. Friday regarding a man possibly in possession of a gun inside a home in the 7700 block of East Queen Street near North Madison Avenue.
  
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• Oregon gunman was Army dropout who studied mass shooters

  03-10-2015 00:44
  
  ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — The 26-year-old gunman who opened fire in a community college English class, killing nine, was an Army boot camp dropout who studied mass shooters before becoming one himself.
  
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• Obama challenges Clinton, other 2016 candidates on Syria

  03-10-2015 00:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday accused White House hopefuls of concocting "half-baked" ideas for solving the crisis in Syria, appearing to even dismiss his former Secretary of Stat
  
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• Former Full Moon Cafe employees file federal lawsuit over unpaid wages

  03-10-2015 00:30
  Seven former employees allege Full Moon Cafe often issued paychecks that failed to clear the bank and routinely withheld employees’ customer tips while at the same time failing to pay minimum wage.
  
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• France tells Putin to confine airstrikes to Islamic State

  03-10-2015 00:25
  
  PARIS (AP) — With Russian warplanes bombing Syria for a third day, French President Francois Holland told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that Moscow's airstrikes must be confined to attacking Isla
  
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• Obama says Putin wrong on Syria but no 'proxy war'

  03-10-2015 00:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday vehemently rejected Russia's military actions in Syria as self-defeating and dismissed the idea that Moscow was strengthening its hand in the region.
  
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• New Child Safety Law Goes Into Effect In November

  03-10-2015 00:11
  
  A new child safety seat law goes into effect in Oklahoma on November 1. It's a three-part law that has new requirements for infants all the way up to 7-year-olds. Some parents already do the requirements anyway, but many do not.
  
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• Tip Leads To Arrest In Burglary Of 98-Year-Old Tulsa Woman's Home

  03-10-2015 00:04
  
  Tulsa police detectives are thanking a tipster who helped find and arrest a teenager they say broke into a 98-year-old Tulsa woman's home and stole her car.
  
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• County contemplates dropping Juvenile justice center proposal

  03-10-2015 00:00
  
  A community meeting on the center is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Rudisill Regional Library, 1520 N. Hartford, but County Commissioner Karen Keith and others associated with the project say they will probably move on because of community resistance.
  
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