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• ME Confirms Pawhuska Oilman Was Murdered

  01-02-2016 23:40
  
  The state Medical Examiner's office confirms Pawhuska oilman and rancher Rick Holt was murdered. 
  
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• Alliance Pledges To Raise $2 Million To Promote Tulsa Arts

  01-02-2016 23:36
  
  Arts Alliance Tulsa is only a few months old, but they are setting big goals for their first fundraising campaign.
  
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• Chechen leader posts video of opposition chief in crosshairs

  01-02-2016 20:30
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Intensifying his political attacks on Russia's opposition, the leader of Russia's Chechnya republic posted a video Monday that appears to show Mikhail Kasyanov, a former prime minister w
  
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• Venezuela's UN envoy: Not concerned about US investigations

  01-02-2016 20:25
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Venezuela's ambassador to the United Nations is ruling out cooperating with U.S. investigations into billion-dollar bribery schemes that allegedly occurred at the country's state
  
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• Belgians, French meet to improve counterterrorism efforts

  01-02-2016 20:25
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The prime ministers of Belgium and France vowed Monday to reinforce cooperation in the counterterrorism field, with Manuel Valls of France warning it is only a matter of time before th
  
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• Sheriff: Man Dies After Fall At Muskogee County Jail

  01-02-2016 20:24
  
  Marvin A. Rowell died after falling and hitting his head at the Muskogee County Jail, authorities say. 
  
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• The Latest: Man charged in connection with inmate escape

  01-02-2016 20:15
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The latest on the inmates caught after breaking out of a California jail on Jan. 22 (all times local):
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Gov. Mary Fallin delivers State of the State address to kick off cash-strapped legislative session

  01-02-2016 20:05
  
  Watch the State of the State address, starting about 12:45 p.m. today as Oklahoma legislators convene for the 2016 legislative session. Fallin's comments focused on dealing with the state's budget shortfall.Watch the State of the State address live here.
  
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• Federal inmate pleads guilty to 2013 rape of 12-year-old Glenpool girl

  01-02-2016 20:00
  
  Police were unable to identify Kevin Leroy Smith as a suspect until DNA evidence recovered through a sexual assault exam matched a sample he provided when he was indicted in July 2014 in a federal child pornography case.
  
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• WHO declares global emergency over Zika virus spread

  01-02-2016 19:56
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization declared an international emergency on Monday over the explosive spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is linked to birth defects in the Americas,
  
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• Tulsa Library System To Check Out Wireless Hotspots

  01-02-2016 19:47
  
  The Tulsa Library is starting a pilot project to check out wireless hotspots that allow users to connect devices like laptops, smartphones and tablets to the Internet.
  
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• Cheney formally launches bid for Wyoming US House seat

  01-02-2016 19:45
  
  GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Liz Cheney formally kicked off her congressional campaign Monday with a newspaper interview in a Wyoming city hard-hit by a downturn in coal mining.
  
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• QuikTrip Employee Assaulted; Tulsa Police Look For Suspects

  01-02-2016 19:44
  
  Authorities released a photo of a man and woman suspected in the attack of a Tulsa QuikTrip clerk.
  
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• The Latest: Turkey looks for new ways to beat smugglers

  01-02-2016 19:43
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the huge influx of asylum-seekers to Europe (all times local):
  
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• US commander: More US, coalition forces likely to fight IS

  01-02-2016 19:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — There is a "good potential" that more U.S. and coalition forces will be needed to fight the Islamic State group, the top commander of military operations in Iraq and Syria said Monda
  
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• Police: Slain 13-year-old not shot; Va Tech students held

  01-02-2016 19:37
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two Virginia Tech students appeared in court Monday in the death of a 13-year-old girl who apparently climbed out her bedroom window, but the events that led to her killing rema
  
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• Despite 'El Nino,' January drier than average in Oklahoma

  01-02-2016 19:31
  
  Despite November and December 2015 being some of the wettest months on record in Oklahoma, January brought a below-average amount of participation — and with it an increased risk of wildfires — the st
  
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• WATCH NOW: Gov. Mary Fallin State Of The State Address

  01-02-2016 19:23
  
  Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin will address the people of Oklahoma in her annual State of the State address on Monday. You can watch on Channel 6 or online at NewsOn6.com
  
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• Kool-Aid Cup Leads To Guilty Plea In Rape Of Glenpool 12-Year-Old

  01-02-2016 19:20
  
  A man pleaded guilty Monday to raping a 12-year-old Glenpool girl in 2013. 
  
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• France calls on US to lift economic embargo on Cuba

  01-02-2016 19:14
  
  PARIS (AP) — France called on the U.S. to lift the economic embargo against Cuba during a state visit by the Caribbean country's president.
  
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• Father of man killed after stabbing police dog also charged

  01-02-2016 18:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The father of a man fatally shot by police after stabbing a police dog has been jailed on charges he assaulted another officer in the confrontation.
  
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• Britain approves controversial gene-editing experiments

  01-02-2016 18:48
  
  LONDON (AP) — In a landmark decision that some ethicists warned is a step down the path toward "designer babies," Britain gave scientists approval Monday to conduct experiments in which they will try
  
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• Man dies during booking process at Muskogee County Jail

  01-02-2016 18:44
  
  Marvin Allen Rowell, 42, died 16 minutes after arriving at the Muskogee County Jail on Sunday evening.
  
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• The Latest: Extra counselors at school after teen's death

  01-02-2016 18:42
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the alleged abduction and slaying of a 13-year-old Virginia girl (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Suspect charged in Ohio officer's fatal shooting

  01-02-2016 18:38
  
  MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) — The latest on the slaying of a central Ohio policeman (all times local):
  
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• IS victims' advocate, pontiff among Nobel Peace Prize names

  01-02-2016 18:38
  
  STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — A woman who champions the rights of Islamic State rape victims, Pope Francis and the Afghan women's cycling team are among the known candidates for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
  
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• UN rights chief: Turkey must probe shooting of civilians

  01-02-2016 18:33
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief called on Turkey on Monday to investigate the alleged shooting of unarmed people in southeastern Turkey that turned up in "extremely shocking" footage posted
  
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• UN: Violence kills 849 across Iraq in January

  01-02-2016 18:07
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations says violence has claimed the lives of 849 Iraqis in January, down slightly from 980 the previous month.
  
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• Fort Smith Man Dies Hiking Ozark Highland Trail

  01-02-2016 18:07
  
  A Fort Smith man died after falling off a ledge while hiking on the Ozark Highland Trail over the weekend. 
  
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• Two Eagles Released By Perkins Rehabilitation Facility

  01-02-2016 17:56
  
  The Iowa Tribe's Grey Snow Eagle House rehabilitation facility released two bald eagles back into the wild over the weekend.
  
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• Tulsa Celebrates Breast Cancer Survivors At Pink Stiletto Soiree

  01-02-2016 17:53
  
  It was a very big night Saturday as Tulsa celebrated breast cancer survivors at the Pink Stiletto Soiree. Six in the Morning anchor LeAnne Taylor received the Promise of One award.
  
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• Mayor announces Saving the Pets of Tulsa initiative to address pet overpopulation

  01-02-2016 17:52
  
  “Most citizens would be shocked to learn that more 4,000 homeless dogs, cats, puppies and kittens must be euthanized each year,” Mayor Dewey Bartlett said. “Tulsans love their pets, and this program will make tremendous strides to save more animals in our community.”
  
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• Tulsa Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Busts At Motel

  01-02-2016 17:49
  
  Tulsa police say a traffic stop led them to arrest a motel clerk on suspicion of selling drugs. Four people in all were arrested.
  
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• Man allegedly steals meat from Sand Springs Wal-Mart, leads police on high-speed chase

  01-02-2016 17:44
  
  An asset prevention officer at the Wal-Mart reportedly saw the suspect stuff two packages of meat down his pants and tried to confront him.
  
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• Moscow tests for corruption among employees with polygraphs

  01-02-2016 17:41
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow city official says government employees will undergo lie-detector tests as an anti-corruption measure.
  
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• Suicide bombing in Afghan capital kills at least 9

  01-02-2016 17:40
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed at least nine and wounded 12 in an attack on a police base in Kabul on Monday, an Afghan official said.
  
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• Tulsa Library System To Check Out Wireless Hotpots

  01-02-2016 16:43
  
  The Tulsa Library is starting a pilot project to check out wireless hotspots. Several library locations and the Bookmobile will have the devices for customers to check out, a news release states.
  
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• Drug bust arrests made at motel, during traffic stop

  01-02-2016 16:43
  
  Tulsa police make an arrest after getting a report that drugs are being sold at a motel near I-44 and Memorial. We're told police found methamphetamine, marijuana and crack cocaine when they arrested a man and a woman at the Days Inn at 3215 South 79 East Avenue around 2 a.m. Monday.
  
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• Giant Tree Topples, Killing Passing Driver In California

  01-02-2016 15:27
  
  A California driver was killed Sunday when a giant 8-foot-diameter tree was toppled amid high winds brought on by a winter storm.
  
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• Inhofe heading to his first home state to help Rubio

  01-02-2016 08:59
  
  WASHINGTON _ The Inhofe family connection to Iowa goes back more than a century, when members of the clan left Germany and settled in the Cass County towns of Cumberland and Anita. U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe was born in Iowa and lived there until his father moved the family briefly to Illinois and then to Oklahoma _ Tulsa, to be exact.
  
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• World War II veterans remember: Paul Beck was an Army Air Corps firefighter in the Pacific

  01-02-2016 07:01
  
  Beck, 97, talked to the Tulsa World recently about his service as an Army Air Corps firefighter in WWII, helping put out fires and rescue airmen from crashed B-29s.
  
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• 'We can all participate': TCC hosting sustainability conference

  01-02-2016 07:01
  
  “Sustainability — Bringing it Home” is 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Center for Creativity at TCC’s Metro Campus.
  
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• Spokesman: Oklahoma Baptist University locked down due to police chase

  01-02-2016 07:01
  
  The Oklahoma Baptist University campus was on lockdown Sunday after a man fleeing police ran onto campus. Shawnee police chased the driver of a pickup through a neighborhood north of the campus Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Police search for 'armed and dangerous' suspects after Muskogee robbery, shooting

  01-02-2016 07:01
  
  Officers were dispatched about 6 a.m. to the Day’s Inn, 900 S. 32nd St., in reference to a shots fired call. Before police arrived, a caller told police dispatch they’d seen people running south from the scene after the shots were fired, officer Lincoln Anderson said in a news release.
  
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• Forecasters: Storms possible Monday night, but severe threat low; cooler temps this week

  01-02-2016 07:01
  
  Isolated thunderstorms will be possible late Monday night through Tuesday morning as a strong storm system sweeps into the plains, forecasters said.
  
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• Candidates talk about what they would bring to the TPS board

  01-02-2016 07:01
  
  Cindy Decker, 44, and Stan Minor, 56, are running for the District 5 seat on the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education.
  
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• Witness describes migrant disaster that killed 37

  01-02-2016 07:00
  
  The migrants were trying to make the short journey from Turkey to Greece.
  
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• Oxfam: $1.9B in Ebola aid not delivered by donors

  01-02-2016 07:00
  
  International donors pledged billions to aid in epidemic aftermath.
  
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• Oklahoma’s two highest courts involved in power struggle

  01-02-2016 07:00
  
  There’s a turf fight underway at the highest levels of the state’s judiciary.
  
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• Oklahoma governors' State of the State speeches, then and now

  01-02-2016 07:00
  
  Gov. Mary Fallin's speech will be streamed live on OETA's website, www.oeta.tv, at 12:45 p.m. Monday. Find a link at tulsaworld.com.
  
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