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• TU Trustees Vote To Remove Law School Founder's Name Due To KKK Ties

  04-05-2016 23:42
  
  University of Tulsa Trustees voted this afternoon to remove John Rogers' name from the law school - after learning Rogers had ties to the KKK in the 1920s.
  
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• Gender Gaps Persist In Oklahoma Teacher, Superintendent Ranks

  04-05-2016 23:01
  
  Nearly eight in 10 certified public-school teachers in Oklahoma are female, a ratio unchanged in the past decade, according to state Department of Education data acquired by Oklahoma Watch.
  
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• Tulsa Police Skeptical Of South Tulsa Robbery

  04-05-2016 22:37
  
  Tulsa police said an incident they initially thought was a robbery at a Tulsa Walmart may not be the case after all.
  
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• Tulsa Police Called To Walmart Robbery

  04-05-2016 22:06
  
  Tulsa Police say the Walmart at 81st and Lewis was robbed Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• TU Trustees May Remove Law School Founder's Name Due To KKK Ties

  04-05-2016 21:07
  
  University of Tulsa Trustees are expected to vote this afternoon on whether to remove John Rogers' name from the law school - after learning Rogers had ties to the KKK in the 1920s. 
  
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• Tulsa Campus Police Make Arrest At East Central

  04-05-2016 21:00
  
  East Central High School campus police made an arrest Wednesday morning and sent out an "intruder on campus" alert. 
  
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• NTSB: Pilot Had To Dodge Car To Make Emergency Landing On Bixby Street

  04-05-2016 20:49
  
  The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot who made an emergency landing on a Bixby road last month had to dodge a car. 
  
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• Oklahoma Lawmakers Unveil Bill After Court's Sodomy Ruling

  04-05-2016 20:47
  
  Oklahoma lawmakers have unveiled a bill designed to fix a loophole in Oklahoma's forcible sodomy law. 
  
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• Governor Fallin Endorses Donald Trump, Welcomes VP Talk

  04-05-2016 20:40
  
  Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin is offering her enthusiastic endorsement of Republican presidential contender Donald Trump, saying she supports the New York billionaire "100 percent." 
  
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• Life Coach Offers Closet Cleaning Tips

  04-05-2016 20:15
  
  Closets in many of our homes can be a landing spot for all different kinds of clutter.  But cleaning out those closets can help you do more than just have a clean house.
  
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• Oklahoma House Committee Approves 'Open Carry' Legislation

  04-05-2016 20:12
  
  A committee of state lawmakers has given preliminary approval to legislation that allows Oklahomans to openly carry guns without any training or background checks.
  
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• UPDATE: Air Bag Safety Recall List Grows

  04-05-2016 19:58
  
  U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday more than doubled what was already the largest recall in U.S. history, adding an additional 35 - 40 million Takata inflators to those already recalled.
  
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• GOP's John Kasich To End Presidential Campaign

  04-05-2016 18:48
  
  John Kasich is ending his presidential bid, a day after the only other GOP candidate opposing Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, dropped out of the race after Trump's resounding victory in Indiana, CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett confirmed.
  
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• Tulsa East Central Campus Police Make Arrest During Lockdown

  04-05-2016 17:43
  
  East Central High School was on lockdown briefly Wednesday morning for an intruder on campus.
  
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• Fire Forces Owasso Family Out Of Their Home

  04-05-2016 17:34
  
  An Owasso family of five was displaced from their home after a garage fire Wednesday morning. 
  
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• Tulsa Airport Launches Full-Scale Disaster Drill

  04-05-2016 16:47
  
  Only a drill: Tulsa International Airport is holding an emergency response disaster drill Wednesday morning to meet Federal Aviation Administration regulations.
  
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• Tulsa Airport Holds Emergency Drill Wednesday Morning

  04-05-2016 16:40
  
  Only a drill: Tulsa International Airport is holding an emergency response disaster drill Wednesday morning to meet Federal Aviation Administration regulations.
  
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• Collinsville Man Gets 33 Years In Owasso Fatal Shooting

  04-05-2016 16:38
  
  A judge sentenced a man to 33 years in prison for a deadly shooting outside an Owasso convenience store. 
  
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• Police Name Woman Killed In Tulsa Crash, Driver Who Hit Her Car

  04-05-2016 16:36
  
  Tulsa police are investigating two crashes involving the same vehicle; one of those crashes was fatal. Police named the fatality victim.
  
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• Adacia Chambers Pleads Not Guilty In OSU Homecoming Parade Crash

  04-05-2016 16:32
  
  A woman accused of crashing her vehicle into a crowd during the OSU Homecoming parade has pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning.
  
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• Spiro Mail Carrier Credited With Saving Elderly Woman’s Life

  04-05-2016 16:25
  
  Betty Carroll stops by 1,091 mailboxes on her daily route, but Monday, May 2 was different than usual. 
  
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• Car Recovered After Midtown Tulsa Carjacking

  04-05-2016 16:12
  
  Police have recovered a car stolen from a couple at a Tulsa car wash early Wednesday.
  
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• Police: TU Student Falls Asleep, Crashes Minivan

  04-05-2016 15:58
  
  Two University of Tulsa students escaped serious injury after their minivan vaulted over a cable barrier, went airborne and rolled.  
  
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• Trump, Sanders Win Indiana Primaries

  04-05-2016 14:47
  
  Only two candidates are left in the race for the Republican nomination Wednesday morning. On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders pulled off an upset in Indiana.
  
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• 3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded Near Cherokee

  04-05-2016 14:37
  
  A 3.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Cherokee, Oklahoma, Wednesday morning.
  
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• Muskogee Teacher, Coach Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse, Resigns

  04-05-2016 14:36
  
  A Muskogee Public School track coach and teacher accused of sexual abuse of a child resigned during a meeting of the district's board Tuesday. 
  
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• Tulsa Airport To Hold Emergency Drill Wednesday Morning

  04-05-2016 14:19
  
  Only a drill: Tulsa International Airport will hold an emergency response disaster drill Wednesday morning to meet Federal Aviation Administration regulations.
  
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• Viewers Bite On Skiatook Man's Fishing Dream Home Video

  04-05-2016 14:12
  
  More than half a million people have checked out NewsOn6.com's video of a Skiatook man's dream home that's up for sale. 
  
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• Couple Has Car Stolen At Gunpoint At Tulsa Car Wash

  04-05-2016 13:55
  
  Police are looking for a man who carjacked a couple at a Tulsa car wash early Wednesday.
  
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• Tulsa Police: Driver Causes Two Wrecks, One Fatal

  04-05-2016 13:37
  
  Tulsa police are investigating two crashes involving the same vehicle; one of those crashes was fatal.
  
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• Alan Crone's Weather Blog: Nice Mid-Week Weather

  04-05-2016 13:33
  
  Temperatures remain cool across the area with clear sky and light winds.   Some additional patchy fog is possible across the valleys and near bodies of water this morning but it should not be as widespread as yesterday morning. 
  
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• Two Sapulpa Homes Damaged By Fire

  04-05-2016 13:24
  
  Investigators are trying to determine how two separate Sapulpa house fires started late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
  
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• Medical Errors Now 3rd Leading Cause Of Death In U.S., Study Suggests

  04-05-2016 13:02
  
  Medical errors, including wrong diagnoses, botched surgeries and medication mistakes, are the third leading cause of death in the United States, a new study suggests.
  
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• US Defense Sec'y Carter: Campaign against IS 'far from over'

  04-05-2016 12:40
  
  STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — The combat death of an American Navy SEAL in Iraq shows that despite recent gains against the Islamic State in Iraq, "this fight is far from over," U.S. Defense Secretary Ash
  
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• Police charge man after hijacked bus kills pedestrian in DC

  04-05-2016 12:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Police have charged a Washington man after they say he hijacked a bus, then struck and killed a pedestrian when the bus jumped a curb at a gas station.
  
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• Shares in miner tumble after Brazil sues over dam disaster

  04-05-2016 12:01
  LONDON (AP) — Shares in miner BHP Billiton Ltd tumbled after Brazil's Federal Public Prosecution said it had launched a $43 billion civil suit for a dam break that killed 19 people and caused the wors
  
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• Warren unleashes Twitter storm on Trump

  04-05-2016 11:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senator Elizabeth Warren has taken to Twitter to attack what she calls presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's "toxic stew of hatred & insecurity."
  
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• Residents evacuated as fires threaten Canada oil sands town

  04-05-2016 11:55
  
  FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — The entire population of the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, has been ordered to evacuate from a wildfire that officials said destroyed whole neighborh
  
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• Iranian commander threatens to close Strait of Hormuz to US

  04-05-2016 11:33
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The deputy commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they "threaten" the
  
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• The Latest: Paris police, protesters scuffle over migrants

  04-05-2016 11:01
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on Europe's response to the wave of migration from the Middle East and elsewhere (all times local):
  
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• EU countries could face hefty fines for rejected refugees

  04-05-2016 10:55
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries that refuse to accept refugees under proposals to overhaul the EU's failed asylum laws could face large fines for each asylum seeker rejected.
  
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• Independent Algerian paper faces closure threat

  04-05-2016 10:49
  
  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Independent Algerian newspaper El Khabar is facing likely closure after the government cracked down on its ad revenue and challenged its pending sale in court.
  
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• Syrian state media say rebel shelling kills 3 in Aleppo

  04-05-2016 10:47
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media say three people have been killed in renewed rebel shelling of government-held areas in the deeply contested northern city of Aleppo.
  
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• Abduction, murder leaves Navajo community heartbroken

  04-05-2016 10:21
  
  SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — The stranger walked with 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike into the hills of a remote area of the Navajo Nation known for its breathtaking views and the monolithic rock outcropping that
  
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• Alan Crone's Weather Blog: Nice Mid-Week Pattern

  04-05-2016 10:16
  
  Temperatures remain cool across the area with clear sky and light winds.   Some additional patchy fog is possible across the valleys and near bodies of water this morning but it should not be as widespread as yesterday morning. 
  
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• Alaska town's first liquor store in more than 40 years opens

  04-05-2016 10:08
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska town's first liquor store in more than 40 years has opened, and the police chief there worries he won't have enough officers to handle an expected spike in alcohol-r
  
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• San Francisco officials save backyard pine tree from the ax

  04-05-2016 10:00
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A spindly pine tree standing all alone in a tiny backyard became an official landmark Tuesday in San Francisco, a city that boasts such picturesque sights as the Golden Gate Bridg
  
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• Government report: Crime dropped overall in nation's schools

  04-05-2016 09:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest government snapshot of school crime paints a picture of safer schools with declines in violent crime, bullying and harassment because of sexual orientation.
  
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• Texas policeman accused of sexually assaulting girl

  04-05-2016 09:23
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities say a five-year veteran of the San Antonio Police Department is suspected of sexually assaulting a girl on a nearly weekly basis for about four years.
  
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• As Trump wins, Clinton exploring how to win over Republicans

  04-05-2016 09:20
  
  ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — With Donald Trump all but clinching the Republican nomination for president, Hillary Clinton is beginning to explore ways to woo Republicans turned off by the brash billionaire.
  
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