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• Flooding Wipes Out Part Of Iconic Mayes County Bridge

  30-12-2015 23:49
  
  Flooding tore away a section of the old Lindsey Mayes Bridge overnight. 
  
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• Yukon Standoff Suspect Had Previous Run-In With Metro Bail Bondsman

  30-12-2015 23:37
  
  A convicted felon who shot at a bail bondsman and held officers at bay for more than 16 hours is finally back in jail.
  
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• Neosho Or Grand? Oklahomans Divided On Name Of Flooding River

  30-12-2015 23:34
  
  Many Oklahomans are convinced the river that formed Grand Lake should be called the Grand River. But other Oklahomans feel just as strongly that it should be called the Neosho River.
  
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• Emergency Crews Respond To Car In Mingo Creek

  30-12-2015 23:30
  
  Tulsa Police, Fire and EMSA crews are on the scene of a car in Mingo Creek. 
  
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• Muskogee Seeks Help In Preparing Federal Aid Request

  30-12-2015 21:43
  
  Muskogee city officials are asking residents and businesses for help as the city prepares its request for federal assistance. 
  
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• Midwest Flooding Death Toll Going Up As Rivers Rise

  30-12-2015 20:58
  
  The dangers from a rare winter flood did not let up Wednesday, with officials keeping watch on 19 vulnerable levees along the Mississippi River and its tributaries as well as several smaller streams and lakes throughout Missouri and parts of Illinois.
  
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• Police Use Fire Hoses To Flush Out Yukon Standoff Suspect

  30-12-2015 20:35
  
  An armed suspect was arrested early Wednesday morning following a 16-hour standoff with police in Yukon, Oklahoma. 
  
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• Tulsa Escapee Recaptured After Nearly Two Months On The Loose

  30-12-2015 19:38
  
  Police arrested an escapee from Tulsa's Avalon Correctional Center Wednesday morning. 
  
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• Watch: Baby's Reaction To Tasting Bacon For The First Time

  30-12-2015 18:50
  
  A California mother gave her son Easton some bacon for the first time and caught his reaction on video.  
  
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• Facebook Hoax Alert: No, Mark Zuckerberg Isn't Going To Make You Rich

  30-12-2015 18:45
  
  Sorry, Facebook users: Mark Zuckerberg is not going to make you a millionaire.
  
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• Owl Found On Side Of Road Being Rehabbed At Foyil Care Facility

  30-12-2015 18:26
  
  An owl found on the side of the road with a bad wing is doing well now that he's in the care of Wild Heart Ranch Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation. 
  
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• Creek Nation To Swear In New Principal Chief

  30-12-2015 18:06
  
  Inauguration ceremonies for the Creek Nation's new principal chief and other elected officials are scheduled Saturday.
  
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• News Minute: Here is the latest news from The Associated Press

  30-12-2015 18:05
  
  Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello and former Associated Press reporter Gaylord Shaw, who broke the news that President Richard Nixon would resign, are among the notable Oklahomans who died during 2015. Costello was considered a rising political star when he was stabbed to death in August at an Oklahoma City restaurant.
  
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• Man charged with disposing of body

  30-12-2015 18:05
  
  We have updated information regarding a Tulsa man accused of dumping a dead body by a park back in September. Tulsa World reports 33-year-old Nathan Evans was charged on Tuesday with unlawful disposal of a dead body.
  
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• Bartlesville Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend

  30-12-2015 17:21
  
  A Bartlesville man is in the Washington County jail on complaints of kidnapping and assaulting his ex-girlfriend earlier this month.  
  
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• Comedian Bill Cosby Charged With Sexual Assault

  30-12-2015 16:28
  
  Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago - the first criminal charges brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America's Dad. 
  
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• Oklahoma Prison Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Charges

  30-12-2015 16:16
  
  A member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood prison gang has pleaded guilty to federal racketeering and drug charges. 
  
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• Jenks HS Band Helps Decorate Disney Float For Rose Bowl Parade

  30-12-2015 15:25
  
  The Jenks Trojan Pride Band is marching in the Tournament of Roses Parade in California on New Years Day. But before the parade, the band is in Pasadena helping decorate the floats for the annual tradition. 
  
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• Armed Suspect Arrested Following 16-Hour Standoff With Police In Yukon

  30-12-2015 15:24
  
  An armed suspect was arrested early Wednesday morning following a 16-hour standoff with police in Yukon, Oklahoma. 
  
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• Corps Increases Release From Robert S. Kerr Reservoir

  30-12-2015 15:00
  
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has increased the amount of water pouring through the gates of the dam on the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir in Sequoyah County.
  
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• Feds Investigating Blue Bell For Deadly Listeria Outbreak

  30-12-2015 14:31
  
  The Department of Justice has started an investigation into Blue Bell after its ice cream was linked to a Listeria outbreak earlier this year that killed three people. 
  
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• Broken Arrow Police Save Family From House Fire

  30-12-2015 14:25
  
  Broken Arrow Police got a family out of a burning house early Wednesday.  
  
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• Man gets caught impersonating Salvation Army bell ringer

  30-12-2015 13:50
  
  A man took advantage of generous shoppers at the Promenade Mall over the weekend. We're told 51-year-old Avery Franks pretended to be a Salvation Army bell ringer.
  
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• Alan Crone's Weather Blog: Stubborn Cold Air Remains

  30-12-2015 11:14
  
  A fast moving wave is ejecting across the region this morning and is producing some light snow across far northern OK and southern Kansas.   This wave will be well northeast of the region by the time most folks read this post.   
  
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• Voters head to polls in C. African Republic for stability

  30-12-2015 08:41
  
  BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Thousands lined up in Central African Republic's capital have started voting with hope that a new president will lead to a more stability after years of violenc
  
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• 19 levees in Illinois, Missouri monitored for flooding

  30-12-2015 08:41
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal officials were monitoring 19 vulnerable levees on the rising Mississippi River and its tributaries, warning that hundreds of homes in Illinois and Missouri could be threatened
  
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• Officials: 'Affluenza' teen, mom tracked to Mexico by phone

  30-12-2015 08:39
  
  GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — A teen fugitive from Texas known for using an "affluenza" defense and his mother were scheduled to depart for the U.S. after authorities said a phone call for pizza led to t
  
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• The Latest: Fugitive teen, mother expected back in US

  30-12-2015 08:27
  
  The latest in the case of a Texas teenager serving probation for killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck after invoking an "affluenza" defense (all times local):
  
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• Magnitude-4.4 earthquake shakes Southern California suburbs

  30-12-2015 08:26
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A moderate earthquake shook an inland area of Southern California near San Bernardino on Tuesday night, giving a start to thousands across a heavily populated area with m
  
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• SeaWorld says California agency overreached in breeding ban

  30-12-2015 08:22
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California commission was overreaching when it banned the breeding of captive killer whales at a $100 million planned exhibit at San Diego's SeaWorld, the park claimed in a lawsuit.
  
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• Israeli man dies of wounds suffered in West Bank stabbing

  30-12-2015 08:02
  JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli man has died of wounds sustained in an early December stabbing in the West Bank city of Hebron.
  
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• US accuses Iran of conducting rocket test near warships

  30-12-2015 07:48
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian naval vessels conducted rocket tests last week near U.S. warships and commercial traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the American military said Wed
  
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• Train derailment closes 76th Street North in Owasso

  30-12-2015 07:00
  
  East 76th Street North will be closed from North Main Street to North Memorial Drive until at least 3 p.m.
  
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• Rare winter flood threatens homes, closes interstates

  30-12-2015 07:00
  
  A rare winter flood shut down portions of two interstates Tuesday, threatened hundreds of homes and caused sewage to flow unfiltered into waterways.
  
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• Pittsburgh-area Cosby accuser defending defamation suit

  30-12-2015 07:00
  
  Attorneys for a western Pennsylvania woman who contends Bill Cosby repeatedly drugged and had sex with her in the 1980s have filed a response to Cosby’s attempt to have a federal judge dismiss her defamation lawsuit against him.
  
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• Pataki announces he's ending White House bid

  30-12-2015 07:00
  Former New York Gov. George Pataki said Tuesday he’s ending his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with just over a month to go before the first nominating contests begin.
  
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• Officials: 'Affluenza' teen, mother planned flight to Mexico

  30-12-2015 07:00
  
  A teen fugitive who’s known for using an “affluenza” defense and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists thronging a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and will be returned to the U.S., authorities said Tuesday.
  
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• Hawaii man's opinions on sex keep him from becoming teacher

  30-12-2015 07:00
  The University of Hawaii didn’t violate First Amendment rights when it denied a teaching certificate for a Caltech-educated aspiring high school teacher who expressed views condoning adults having sex with minors, a panel of federal appeals court judges ruled Tuesday.
  
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• Donald Trump says criticism of Bill Clinton is fair

  30-12-2015 07:00
  
  Donald Trump is reviving memories of Bill Clinton’s affair with a White House intern and his turbulent interactions with black voters during South Carolina’s 2008 primary as the ex-president campaigns for his wife in New Hampshire.
  
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• Divorces published Dec. 30, 2015

  30-12-2015 07:00
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• Crusading former Pentagon chief: nuclear dangers are growing

  30-12-2015 07:00
  
  Late in a life lived unnervingly near the nuclear abyss, William J. Perry is on a mission to warn of a “real and growing danger” of nuclear doom.
  
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• Charge against second man dropped in Owasso homicide case

  30-12-2015 07:00
  
  A charge of first-degree felony murder against Michael Allen Hatcher Jr., 24, of Tulsa was dropped Monday. The charge stemmed from the July 24 shooting death of Emmett Tyler Wood, 26, of Sperry.
  
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• Belgium: 2 suspected of plotting attacks arrested

  30-12-2015 07:00
  Belgian authorities announced Tuesday they arrested two men, and seized military-type uniforms and Islamic State group propaganda in connection with a suspected plot to unleash holiday season attacks against police, soldiers and celebrated locations in Brussels.
  
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• Amid attendance attacks, Rubio focuses on Iowa

  30-12-2015 07:00
  
  Amid new criticisms about his Senate attendance record, Marco Rubio says some of his rival candidates are getting “a little desperate and a little nasty.”
  
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• OK Flood Restoration Crews Working Around The Clock To Fix Damage

  30-12-2015 05:15
  
  Flood waters are receding in most local neighborhoods, and the work of getting homes and businesses back to normal is underway.
  
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• Army Corps Of Engineers Tasked With Containing, Directing OK Flood Waters

  30-12-2015 05:10
  
  Flooding in northeastern Oklahoma is breaking records, and the Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa office has the task of containing and directing all the water.
  
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• From Cage To Stage, Tulsa Man Goes From MMA Fighter To Comedian

  30-12-2015 05:05
  
  A Tulsa native found out he was a talented fighter in mixed martial arts, but also found out he was talented on another stage.
  
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• Dick Faurot's Weather Blog: Set Another Record Today

  30-12-2015 02:45
  
  Records continue to be set but at least we will have a more stable pattern in the days ahead with only some flurries expected overnight tonight.
  
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• USGS Monitoring Green Country River Levels

  30-12-2015 02:33
  
  In Tahlequah, the effects of flooding will be felt long after the water drops. Tuesday, experts with the USGS spent the afternoon checking river levels.
  
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• Rough Weather Creating Rough Ride For Oklahoma Drivers

  30-12-2015 01:50
  
  Tulsa drivers didn't have to deal with much ice or snow on roads Tuesday, but colder weather is making pre-existing potholes even larger.
  
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