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• Pennsylvania boy, 5, vanishes from party without coat, shoes

  01-01-2016 23:37
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Scores of police officers, firefighters and volunteers searched Friday for a 5-year-old boy with autism who wandered away from a New Year's Eve party barefoot and coatless.
  
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• Some begin picking up pieces in Missouri after flooding

  01-01-2016 22:45
  
  The worst of the dangerous, deadly winter flood is over in the St. Louis area, leaving residents of several water-logged communities to spend the first day of 2016 assessing damage, cleaning up and figuring out how to bounce back — or in some cases, where to live.
  
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• Security concerns, temperatures don't take fun out of parade

  01-01-2016 22:07
  
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The flower-drenched Rose Parade rolled with few hitches Friday under cloudless blue skies to the delight of hundreds of thousands of fans, some of whom camped out all night on
  
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• TPD Investigating After One Person Shot In Arm

  01-01-2016 21:51
  
  Tulsa police are investigating after they say one person was shot in the arm Friday afternoon.
  
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• Munich terror threat remains in place, stations open again

  01-01-2016 21:26
  A terror warning in Munich on New Year’s Eve that led to the evacuation of two train stations was not a false alert, security officials said Friday, although there have been no arrests.
  
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• Gunman kills 2 at bar in Tel Aviv; manhunt underway

  01-01-2016 21:26
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunman opened fire outside a popular bar in the coastal Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Friday afternoon, killing two people and wounding at least three others before fleeing the scene,
  
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• Man attacks soldiers guarding French mosque with his car

  01-01-2016 21:24
  A man rammed his car into four soldiers guarding a mosque on Friday in the southeast French city of Valence, but was stopped when a soldier fired and wounded him, authorities said.
  
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• Pryor Teen Shot While 'Ding Dong Ditching' In Neighborhood

  01-01-2016 20:29
  
  Pryor Police and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation are looking into a shooting that put a teenager in the hospital. The chief of police said the teen was pulling a prank when he was shot.
  
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• OHP Asks For Cooperation In Search For Missing Arkansas Singer

  01-01-2016 18:26
  
  Friday morning, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Marine Enforcement Division sent out a bulletin asking that no other boats enter the search area on Kaw Lake. 
  
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• Construction begins Monday on Tulsa's downtown loop

  01-01-2016 17:55
  
  A $4.3 million project to rehabilitate three bridges over the south leg of the Inner Dispersal Loop in Tulsa is scheduled to begin Monday, Jan. 4. ODOT says this work will have lane closures on both north and southbound US-75/east and westbound US-64/SH-51 and closures on Boston Ave., Main St. and Cheyenne Ave. at various times throughout the project. Each of the bridges at Boston Ave., Main St. and Cheyenne Ave. will have the deck replaced and also have substructure repairs.
  
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• Jay Toddler Dies After Swallowing Button Battery

  01-01-2016 17:48
  
  An Oklahoma family is mourning after a 2-year-old girl died after swallowing a button battery. Brianna Florer is being laid to rest Friday.
  
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• OCC Takes Actions Following Edmond Area Earthquakes

  01-01-2016 17:45
  
  The Oil and Gas Division staff of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission is taking action in response to the earthquake activity in the Edmond area. 
  
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• John Holcomb Gives Sugar Bowl Preview

  01-01-2016 17:42
  
  Mike Gundy and the OSU Cowboys are down in New Orleans ready to take the field to face the Ole Miss in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. 
  
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• Green Country Bands March In National New Year's Day Celebrations

  01-01-2016 17:22
  
  Green Country bands are marching in New Year's festivities across the nation, from the Rose Parade in Pasadena to the Orlando Citrus Parade.
  
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• OKC Police Investigate Shooting Death Of 17-Year-Old Girl On New Year's Day

  01-01-2016 15:56
  
  Oklahoma City police are investigating a homicide, after a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed at an apartment complex in the early morning hours of New Year's Day.
  
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• Gundy Encourages Players To Enjoy Opportunity

  01-01-2016 15:09
  
  Among other things at the final news conference, was Gundy telling his players to enjoy some once in a lifetime moments.
  
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• Armed Men Steal Hoverboards From Tulsa Kids

  01-01-2016 15:08
  
  Some Tulsa kids are waking up without their hoverboards after police say a group of men robbed them at gunpoint.
  
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• Alan Crone Weather Blog: Welcome Back Sunshine

  01-01-2016 14:59
  
  HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hard to believe we’ve entered 2016!    Now to the weather. A few small areas of light fog may develop shortly after sunrise but will be short lived.  Lows in the 20s this morning will provide another chilly start to the day.   But we anticipate dry air will continue to move southbound across the region.  This will bring sunshine and wonderful weather into the state today.   Afternoon highs will be in the upper 30s nor...
  
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• Former Tulsa Sheriff Wants Charge Against Him Dismissed

  01-01-2016 14:48
  
  Former Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz wants one of the two misdemeanor charges against him dismissed. The charge concerns a personnel file on former Reserve Deputy Bob Bates.
  
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• Earthquake Hits Oklahoma New Year's Day

  01-01-2016 14:24
  
  A 4.2 magnitude earthquake centered north of Oklahoma City hit Friday morning, the latest in a series of quakes that's prompted state regulators to call for more restrictions on oil and gas operators. 
  
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• Oklahomans Make Most Of Final Hours Of 2015

  01-01-2016 05:31
  
  There were several New Year's celebrations Thursday night - from family-friendly, alcohol-free parties, to others with drinks, dancing and live music. Folks in Claremore gathered downtown to welcome 2016; it's the first time the city has hosted an outdoor New Year’s party. Fire pits and hot chocolate gave relief from the cold while neighbors watched football playoff games and children's movies. Some of the teens at the event said it's nice to have a safe place to hang out. &q...
  
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• Tulsa Police Patrol To Keep Drivers Safe On New Year's Eve

  01-01-2016 05:19
  
  It’s a night for drinking toasts to the New Year, but make sure you don’t over-do it - police have several DUI checkpoints set up throughout the region. They said, on nights like New Year’s Eve, unfortunately, people inevitably choose to break the law and drink and drive. The end result isn't always jail; it sometimes ends with a life forfeited. Kendra Gonzales was a day away from 21 years old; Jonathan Parson - 18 years old - will never see his daughter grow up; an...
  
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• Poke Fans Pack New Orleans For FanFest, Sugar Bowl

  01-01-2016 05:09
  
  Oklahoma State Cowboy are hoping for the sweet taste of victory in the All State Sugar Bowl game.
  
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• Despite fears and huge Dubai fire, New Year revelry rolls on

  01-01-2016 03:39
  
  Despite fears and huge Dubai fire, New Year's revelry rolls on; 2016 about 'courage and hope'Dubai New Year's fireworks kick off while fire rages at nearby tower; at least 14 injured10 Things to Know
  
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• Throngs pack into Times Square for annual New Year's bash

  01-01-2016 03:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Thick crowds of revelers packed Times Square in the hours before the midnight ball drop, resolving to celebrate New Year's Eve with gusto and optimism, despite a year filled with headl
  
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• State: Hundreds of old Clinton emails newly classified

  01-01-2016 03:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Thursday that portions of 275 emails released on New Year's Eve from Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state have been newly classified, bringing 2015
  
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• Dick Faurot's Weather Blog: : Happy New Year! A Cool But Dry Start To 2016

  01-01-2016 03:10
  
  A look back to a record setting year for OK and a look ahead to how 2016 will start.
  
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• Police in Munich warn of 'imminent threat' of terror attack

  01-01-2016 02:38
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Police in Munich warned of a "serious, imminent threat" by Islamic State group suicide bombers wanting to commit a terror attack on New Year's Eve and asked people to stay away from the
  
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• Tigers Maul Sooners, Cruise To Orange Bowl Victory

  01-01-2016 02:34
  
  The Clemson Tigers, appropriately dressed head-to-toe in their patented orange garb, put on an Orange Bowl performance for the ages.
  
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• Oklahoma's income tax cut takes effect with new year

  01-01-2016 02:00
  
  The tax cut, which will save the average taxpayer about $85, will reduce state revenue for the current fiscal year by $57 million and nearly $147 million the next fiscal year.
  
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• Catch up with Tulsa's 'baby2k' as she turns 16

  01-01-2016 02:00
  
  The Tulsa World revisits Skylar Poulsen 16 years after she became the city's first baby born in 2000. 
  
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• 2,200 trees being planted along widened stretch of I-44

  01-01-2016 02:00
  
  Up With Trees has teamed up with the Tulsa Beautification Foundation to plant more than 2,200 trees along a 3.5-mile stretch of interstate between Riverside Drive and Yale Avenue.
  
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• Hard-fought legal battles expected in the Bill Cosby case

  01-01-2016 01:55
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby's lawyers went on the attack Thursday after the comedian's arrest, calling the sexual assault charges a flawed, politically motivated case that will not hold up in court
  
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• Newly released emails reveal coordination after teen's death

  01-01-2016 01:53
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago mayor's office, police and the body that investigates police shootings closely coordinated their response in the months after a white officer fatally shot a black teenager i
  
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• Muskogee Family Dealing With Flooding Hit By Looters

  01-01-2016 01:49
  
  Thieves hit a Muskogee family while they were at their most vulnerable. In a week of historic rains, the Kirkhart family is not only dealing with flooding, but also looters.
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Happy New Year! World celebrates 2016

  01-01-2016 01:25
  
  As 2015 came to an end, cities around the world were celebrating the start of a new year and bidding goodbye to one marred by terrorist attacks that left people on edge. Despite the rattled nerves, mo
  
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• Mother Seeks To Press Charges For Alleged Caretaker Abuse At Stillwater Facility

  01-01-2016 01:12
  
  A young man with Autism was taken to the hospital on Thursday, after his mother said he was severely beaten by a caretaker. 
  
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• Mother of 'affluenza' teen is jailed in Los Angeles

  01-01-2016 01:05
  
  Jailed Tonya Couch: The mother of Texas teenager Ethan Couch, who is serving probation for killing four people in a drunken driving accident after invoking an “affluenza” defense, was arrested in Puer
  
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• Dubai New Year fireworks kick off while nearby tower blazes

  01-01-2016 01:05
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A 63-story luxury hotel was engulfed in flames even as a massive New Year's fireworks display kicked off at the world's tallest skyscraper nearby, while tens of thou
  
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• Volunteer Search Effort Key To Finding Man's Body In Tulsa Creek

  01-01-2016 01:01
  
  A missing man was discovered inside a car on Wednesday, thanks to the efforts of several volunteers. On Monday, 69-year-old Coy Looper was last seen alive in a car on the curb at the Tulsa International Airport. He was asked to move it, so he drove off. He had dementia and apparently got lost. He wasn't found until two days later, just a short drive away. Bryan and Gerald Guevara didn't just happen to be where they found a car with his body. They were looking for it - up and down t...
  
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• Flooding forcing evacuations, traffic troubles in Missouri

  01-01-2016 00:58
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Floodwater was starting to recede at some water-logged Midwestern communities Thursday, but hundreds of homes were damaged, hundreds more remained evacuated, and getting through St. L
  
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• Prisoner mistakenly released early charged with killing teen

  01-01-2016 00:56
  SEATTLE (AP) — An inmate mistakenly released from a Washington state prison three months early has been charged with killing a teenager when the inmate should have been locked up, officials said Thurs
  
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• Tulsa-Area Hot Spots Gear Up To Celebrate New Year

  01-01-2016 00:06
  
  As 2015 comes to a close, Oklahoma hot spots are getting ready for big New Year's Eve crowds tonight to welcome in the new year.
  
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