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• Grass Fire Near Transformer Causes Tulsa Power Outages

  24-11-2015 22:40
  
  Firefighters put out a grass fire in west Tulsa that caused outages as PSO made repairs.
  
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• Yukon Man Arrested After $100K In Pot Is Delivered To His Home By Mail

  24-11-2015 22:00
  
  A Yukon man was arrested after investigators discovered a package, containing about $100K of Marijuana, was being shipped to the man’s residence through the mail.
  
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• McAlester School Board Extends Superintendent's Suspension

  24-11-2015 20:47
  
  The McAlester Public School board has extended the paid suspension of school Superintendent Dr. Marsha Gore and her husband, Joseph Gore, Plant Operations Manager and to notify them of plans to fire them.
  
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• Tulsa Customers Without Power After Grass Fire Near Transformers

  24-11-2015 19:40
  
  Firefighters are battling a grass fire in west Tulsa. The fire is near some transformers in the 500 block of South 57th West Avenue. 
  
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• WARNING: IRS Phone Scammers Steal Millions From Victims

  24-11-2015 19:24
  
  If you've gotten a call from the IRS recently, chances are scammers were trying to make you their latest victim. 
  
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• Judge Lifts Part Of Gag Order In OSU Crash Case

  24-11-2015 19:20
  
  A Payne County judge has lifted part of a gag order involving charges filed after the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade crash.
  
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• Obama Vows To Work With France To Prevent Further Terror Attacks

  24-11-2015 18:45
  
  President Obama on Tuesday vowed to work even more with allies like France to prevent further terrorist attacks from groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)."Today, [French President] Francois Hollande and I agreed that our nations must do even more together," Mr. Obama said at a joint press conference at the White House with Hollande. "We'll do even more to prevent attacks at home."The two leaders met before the press conference in the Oval Office, 1...
  
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• Tulsa Attorney Appointed to OSU-Tulsa's Board Of Trustees

  24-11-2015 17:51
  
  Tulsa attorney, John M. O'Connor has been appointed to the Oklahoma State University-Tulsa Board of Trustees, the school announced Tuesday. 
  
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• States To Step Up Patrols On Interstate 40 For Thanksgiving

  24-11-2015 17:33
  
  Police and highway patrol agencies in eight states spanning the country plan stepped-up patrols along Interstate 40 over the Thanksgiving travel period to reduce collisions and prevent fatalities.
  
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• OHP Chases Down Stolen SUV On BA Expressway

  24-11-2015 17:23
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrested two people after chasing an SUV on the Broken Arrow Expressway early Tuesday.  
  
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• Memorial Service Held For Oklahoma Soldier Killed In Iraq

  24-11-2015 16:09
  
  A memorial service for the first American soldier to die in combat against the Islamic State group in Iraq will be held Tuesday in Sequoyah County.
  
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• Fort Hood Helicopter Crash Kills Four Soldiers

  24-11-2015 15:50
  
  U.S. Army officials say four people have died in a helicopter crash at Fort Hood.
  
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• New Emphasis Being Made On Seatbelt Use For Back Seat Passengers

  24-11-2015 15:39
  
  New dash cam video shows you why if you're sitting in the back seat you should put on your seatbelt. The video shows a man and a young child fly through the car during a crash.
  
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• Turkish Military Shoots Down Russian Fighter Jet Over Syria

  24-11-2015 15:04
  
  Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet over Syria Tuesday saying the Su-24 jet's pilots violated Turkish airspace and failed to heed multiple warnings to leave.
  
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• Tulsa Water Main Break Repaired

  24-11-2015 14:48
  
  Tulsa Water Department employees have repaired a broken water main in the 4500 block of South 33rd West Avenue.
  
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• Two Shot At Tulsa Mobile Home Park

  24-11-2015 14:46
  
  Police say two people were taken to Tulsa hospitals after a shooting at a mobile home park late Monday.
  
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• Amid Global Terror Alert, U.S. Beefs Up Holiday Travel Security

  24-11-2015 13:45
  
  As 47 million Americans are getting ready to head out of town for the holidays, the State Department put out a worldwide travel alert.
  
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• Alan Crone's Weather Blog: Tracking Thanksgiving Holiday Rainstorm

  24-11-2015 13:39
  
  A wet Thanksgiving will be followed by a wet and chilly Saturday.   Highs today should continue into the lower and mid-60s before our weather pattern slides downhill.   
  
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• Hollande to press Obama on Russia cooperation in IS fight

  24-11-2015 12:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will stand in solidarity with French President Francois Hollande at the White House on Tuesday, 11 days after the Islamic State group launched a series of dead
  
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• Study: US preschool enrollment low among developed nations

  24-11-2015 12:10
  
  Sixty-six percent of American 4-year-olds are enrolled in early childhood education, placing the United States well below average compared to other developed countries at a time of increasing focus on
  
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• Vatican puts 2 journalists on trial for reporting on leaks

  24-11-2015 11:33
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two Italian journalists who wrote books detailing Vatican mismanagement faced trial Tuesday in a Vatican courtroom along with three people accused of leaking them the information,
  
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• Minneapolis police say 5 shot near protest scene

  24-11-2015 11:22
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five people were shot late Monday night near the site of an ongoing protest over the fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer, Minneapolis police said. None of the five suf
  
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• Russia confirms its jet shot down near Turkish border

  24-11-2015 11:13
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey shot down a Russian warplane Tuesday, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia denied that the plane crossed the Syrian border into
  
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• Tracking A Thanksgiving Storm

  24-11-2015 10:50
  
  A wet Thanksgiving will be followed by a wet and chilly Saturday.   Highs today should continue into the lower and mid-60s before our weather pattern slides downhill.   
  
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• Seoul: North Korean leader Kim demotes top official

  24-11-2015 10:36
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to have demoted one of his top officials and sent him to a rural collective farm for reeducation, South Korea's spy agency told la
  
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• German financial giant Allianz reducing coal investments

  24-11-2015 10:26
  BERLIN (AP) — German financial group Allianz SE says it will over the next six months decrease investments in companies using coal and boost funding on those focused on wind power.
  
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• Kenya declares public holiday for papal Mass

  24-11-2015 10:15
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan government has declared a national public holiday the day Pope Francis will celebrate Mass here, drawing an expected 1.4 million people.
  
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• Source: Chicago cop expected to be charged in teen's death

  24-11-2015 10:07
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A charge of murder is expected to be filed against a white Chicago police officer accused of shooting a black teenager 16 times, just a day ahead of a deadline by which a judge has orde
  
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• Thailand indicts 2 for deadly Bangkok bombing

  24-11-2015 09:39
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai military court on Tuesday indicted two foreigners accused of carrying out a deadly bombing at a shrine in Bangkok but questions hang over the case because of the attackers' uncle
  
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• Wooing blacks, Sanders reframes, but doesn't change argument

  24-11-2015 09:19
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Bernie Sanders acknowledges that he needs more support from black voters to have any chance of defeating Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.
  
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• Benghazi, email probes plow ahead after Clinton testimony

  24-11-2015 09:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly five weeks after Hillary Rodham Clinton's marathon testimony on the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, several investigations into the deadly assault and Clinton's use of a priv
  
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• APNewsBreak: Upbeat feds revising self-driving car position

  24-11-2015 09:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal transportation officials are updating their position on self-driving cars, with an eye toward getting the emerging technology into the public's hands.
  
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• Convicted spy Ronald Pelton to be freed from custody

  24-11-2015 09:13
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former National Security Agency employee convicted of selling defense and communication secrets he gained during his career is to be released from federal custody 30 years after hi
  
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• The Latest: Suspect in Paris attacks appears in court

  24-11-2015 09:12
  
  PARIS (AP) — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris and the heightened security in Europe (All times local):
  
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• Violence flares as Kerry arrives in Israel

  24-11-2015 08:51
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian motorist rammed his vehicle into a group of Israeli soldiers at a West Bank checkpoint on Tuesday, wounding three, the military said, as U.S. Secretary of State John Ker
  
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• Russia threatens gas cut off to Ukraine over debts

  24-11-2015 08:51
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak says Russia will cut off gas supply to Ukraine "today or tomorrow" over unpaid deliveries.
  
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• Latest: Police say 5 shot near Minneapolis protest site

  24-11-2015 08:47
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The latest in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police that has sparked days of demonstrations (all times local):
  
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• US issues travel warning in wake of attacks

  24-11-2015 08:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans should be alert to the possible travel risks, especially during the holidays, following increased threats from militant groups around the world, the State Department warned
  
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• Kerry in Israel for 1st time since 2014; no bold peace push

  24-11-2015 08:06
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry made his first trip to Israel in more than a year, arriving on Tuesday in the midst of a new rash of deadly attacks that have dampened hopes for peace me
  
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• Parched Emirates relies on sea as groundwater runs out

  24-11-2015 07:54
  
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As skyscrapers and gleaming towers rose with lightning speed across the United Arab Emirates over the past two decades, the Gulf nation's thirst for water grew a
  
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• Police in Brief

  24-11-2015 07:00
  An investigation is underway as to whether a staff member at the Owasso Eighth Grade Center took inappropriate pictures of a student.
  
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• Downtown YMCA renovation looking forward to residents in May

  24-11-2015 07:00
  
  Each of the 82 rooms are unique and range widely in size from 450 square feet to 2,200 square feet.
  
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• Strategic Black Friday Shopping Can Seriously Save You Money, OK Expert Says

  24-11-2015 05:38
  
  An Oklahoma expert says knowing how to be strategic on Black Friday can help seriously save you money.
  
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• Broken Arrow Police Arrest Mail Theft Suspect They Say Cashed Stolen Check

  24-11-2015 05:31
  
  Mail theft in Broken Arrow has neighbors on alert after police said they arrested a suspect accused of cashing a stolen check.
  
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• John 3:16 Mission serving Thanksgiving meals throughout the week

  24-11-2015 05:30
  
  The agency is one of several area organizations and businesses serving free holiday meals this Thanksgiving.
  
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• Family of Muslim teen seeks $15M in clock incident

  24-11-2015 05:29
  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for a 14-year-old Muslim boy arrested after the homemade clock he took to his Dallas-area school was mistaken for a possible bomb said Monday he was publicly mistreated
  
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• Home Surveillance Helping Oklahoma Police Solve More Crimes

  24-11-2015 05:26
  
  Home surveillance video is helping police solve more and more crimes, much of it due to the advanced technology.
  
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• New Plan Aims To Better Connect Downtown Tulsa Districts

  24-11-2015 05:23
  
  Many of the districts in downtown Tulsa are spread too far apart, especially for pedestrians, but there is a new plan to better connect them.
  
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• Police Chase Ends With Suspected Being Pulled From Burning Car In Bixby

  24-11-2015 05:16
  
  Bixby, Broken Arrow and U.S. Marshalls worked together to stop a theft suspect near 151st Street and Garnett.
  
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• Police hunt suspects in mass shooting in New Orleans park

  24-11-2015 05:12
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police on Monday sought to determine what touched off a wild shootout in a crowd of hundreds of people at a New Orleans playground, where an evening of fun at a block party swiftly
  
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