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• Non-Injury Mishap Shuts Down Jones Riverside Airport Runways

  19-04-2017 23:11
  
  Jones Riverside Airport runway operations were shut down due to a non-injury incident with a Piper Seminole and construction.
  
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• The Latest: US official expresses concern over Venezuela

  19-04-2017 23:02
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on opposition and pro-government marches in Venezuela (all times local):
  
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• Man fatally shot in 'confrontation' with police in Delaware

  19-04-2017 23:00
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Police in Delaware have fatally shot a suspect after what they say was a chase and confrontation.
  
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• Body cam video released: Suspect in custody after Logan County deputy killed

  19-04-2017 23:00
  
  "This is my first experience with this, and it's hard on all of us," Logan County Sheriff Damon Devereaux said.
  
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• Kansas regulators reject $12.2B Westar sale to Great Plains

  19-04-2017 22:59
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas regulators on Wednesday rejected the proposed sale of the state's largest electric company to a Missouri firm in a $12.2 billion deal that critics argued would financially hobble the combined utility.
  
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• HUD Employees Remembered At OKC National Memorial Ceremony

  19-04-2017 22:58
  
  Twenty-two years after the tragedy at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, survivors and families of those who died remembered April 19, 1995.   
  
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• The Latest: Kansas regulators reject utility sale

  19-04-2017 22:55
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on Great Plains Energy's plan to acquire Westar Energy (all times local):
  
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• Divisions abound 22 years after Oklahoma City bombing

  19-04-2017 22:54
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Remembering the Oklahoma City bombing has taken on a new meaning for Brian Martinez in the era of Donald Trump.
  
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• Caretaker accused of financially exploiting federal judge

  19-04-2017 22:50
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities are investigating allegations that a personal assistant financially exploited a federal judge whose alcoholism is so severe that a colleague asked a court to rule she cannot take care of herself.
  
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• Census: Young women in US favor jobs outside the home

  19-04-2017 22:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The milestones of adulthood for today's millennials: economic security and finishing school — not rushing to get married and have a family.
  
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• The Latest: Police seeking man who picked up Fresno gun

  19-04-2017 22:47
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal shooting in downtown Fresno, California (all times local):
  
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• St. Louis police chief decides to retire after mayor meeting

  19-04-2017 22:43
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson has decided to retire after meeting with the city's new mayor.
  
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• US tells North Korea: We don't want a fight, don't start one

  19-04-2017 22:42
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations had a message for North Korea on Wednesday: "We're not trying to pick a fight so don't try and give us one."
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutors: Schock sought to alter testimony

  19-04-2017 22:42
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on developments in the corruption case against former Rep. Aaron Schock (all times local):
  
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• UC Berkeley calls off Ann Coulter talk for security reasons

  19-04-2017 22:35
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ann Coulter's planned appearance at the University of California, Berkeley next week has been called off for security concerns.
  
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• Trial for Pulse gunman's wife could start next year

  19-04-2017 22:35
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The trial of the wife of the Orlando nightclub gunman could be pushed back to next March.
  
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• Tillerson: Iran deal fails to achieve nuclear-free objective

  19-04-2017 22:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the Iran nuclear deal fails to achieve its stated objective of preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear state.
  
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• Nebraska beer stores near reservation lose liquor licenses

  19-04-2017 22:34
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Four Nebraska stores that sell millions of cans of beer each year near a South Dakota Indian reservation lost their liquor licenses Wednesday amid complaints that they fuel alcohol-related problems among members of the Oglala Lakota…
  
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• The Latest: House Democrats seek review of US dam safety

  19-04-2017 22:33
  
  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the crisis at Oroville Dam (all times local):
  
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• As rail woes persist, Christie mum on tunnel project he axed

  19-04-2017 22:31
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Recent train disruptions in New York that caused cascading delays between Boston and Washington, D.C., have refocused attention on a multibillion-dollar tunnel project that could have ameliorated future problems if it hadn't been canceled by Republican…
  
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• Trump to call commander of International Space Station

  19-04-2017 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will speak next week to the commander of the orbiting International Space Station.
  
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• The Latest: Charge to be refiled in faith healing death

  19-04-2017 22:30
  
  BERNVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a judge's decision to throw out a charge against a pastor in a faith healing death (all times local):
  
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• Judge: No new sex assault trial for prep school graduate

  19-04-2017 22:29
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire judge has rejected claims that a prep school graduate received ineffective counsel during his sexual assault trial.
  
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• Teenager killed as Venezuelans march against government

  19-04-2017 22:27
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A teenager was shot dead as tens of thousands of opponents of President Nicolas Maduro flooded the streets of Caracas on Wednesday in what's been dubbed the "mother of all marches" against the embattled socialist.
  
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• Trump congratulates Patriots, doesn't mention Hernandez

  19-04-2017 22:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump welcomed the New England Patriots to the White House Wednesday, noting the parallels between his own upset victory and their stunning Super Bowl win — but avoiding discussion of the apparent prison suicide of…
  
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• McAlester Legislator Recognized For Saving Man Choking At Banquet

  19-04-2017 21:24
  
  Oklahoma Rep. Brian Renegar was recognized Tuesday in the House of Representatives chamber for performing the Heimlich Maneuver on a man who began choking during a banquet in February. 
  
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• Star Host Bill O'Reilly Cut From Fox News

  19-04-2017 20:59
  
  21st Century Fox announced that Bill O'Reilly will not be returning to Fox News. 
  
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• Outage Leaves Okmulgee Co. Rural Water District #2 Customers Dry

  19-04-2017 20:55
  
  A broken line and a pump that needs to be replaced has led to an outage impacting about 925 customers of Okmulgee County Rural Water District #2. 
  
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• Bodycam Video Shows Altercation Between Logan Co. Deputy, Suspect

  19-04-2017 20:49
  
  Logan County authorities released video from the body camera of Deputy David Wade Wednesday.
  
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• TPS Board Holds Joint Meeting With Tulsa City Council

  19-04-2017 20:12
  
  The school funding crisis is creating some new partnerships in Tulsa, with city government making a new effort to help the public schools.
  
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• Coffeyville Schools: Student In Custody After Making Threat

  19-04-2017 20:01
  
  Coffeyville schools says police were called Wednesday after a student at Field Kindley Memorial High School made threats about bringing a gun to school on Thursday, April 20th.
  
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• Patriots' White House visit marred by Hernandez' suicide

  19-04-2017 19:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Super Bowl champion New England Patriots made a traditional celebratory visit to the White House Wednesday, a normally joyous ritual marred by the prison suicide hours earlier of former teammate Aaron Hernandez.
  
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• Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez hangs himself in his prison cell

  19-04-2017 19:56
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in the prison cell where he was serving a life sentence for murder, officials said Wednesday, the same day his ex-teammates on the New England Patriots were set to visit…
  
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• The Latest: Wrongful-death suits vs. Hernandez to go forward

  19-04-2017 19:55
  
  MILFORD, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on the death of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Turkish protesters vent anger at election board

  19-04-2017 19:53
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the outcome of Turkey's referendum (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: OAS chief condemns Venezuela as march unfolds

  19-04-2017 19:45
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on opposition and pro-government marches in Venezuela. (all times local):
  
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• Tens of thousands of Venezuelans march against government

  19-04-2017 19:43
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Tens of thousands of opponents of President Nicolas Maduro flooded the streets of Caracas amid confusion and tear gas Wednesday for what they've dubbed the "mother of all marches" against the embattled socialist leader.
  
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• Gay officer returning to police force after settling lawsuit

  19-04-2017 19:43
  
  GLEN ROCK, N.J. (AP) — A gay New Jersey police officer who claimed he was fired because of his sexual orientation will soon be reinstated to the force, officials announced Wednesday.
  
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• Mitsubishi's 2017 Lancer: All-wheel-drive at a bargain price

  19-04-2017 19:40
  
  If you're looking for a bargain on an all-wheel-drive car, the 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer might be the one for you.
  
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• How dangerous air bags can find their way into used cars

  19-04-2017 19:39
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada crash that nearly killed a young woman has exposed a hole in the government's efforts to get dangerous Takata air bag inflators off the road: There's nothing that prevents the devices from being taken…
  
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• Suspect Accused Of Wrecking Into OKC Hospital Found Dead In Jail

  19-04-2017 19:38
  
  OSBI agents are investigating after a man, accused of wrecking his vehicle into a NW OKC hospital, was found dead at the Oklahoma County Jail, Wednesday morning.
  
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• The Latest: Macron meets Muslim leader, hails common ground

  19-04-2017 19:30
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French presidential campaign (all times local):
  
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• House sends tax cut trigger repeal to Gov. Fallin

  19-04-2017 19:24
  
  Senate Bill 170 by Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, eliminates a section of law triggering a reduction in the top state income tax rate from 5 percent to 4.85 percent.
  
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• Back to the ballot box: UK lawmakers approve June 8 election

  19-04-2017 19:24
  
  LONDON (AP) — British voters will be heading to polling stations for the third time since 2015, after lawmakers overwhelmingly backed Prime Minister Theresa May's call for a snap election on June 8.
  
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• Another nearby planet found that may be just right for life

  19-04-2017 19:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronomers have found yet another planet that seems to have just the right combination to support life.
  
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• US trying to determine what chemical IS used in Iraq attack

  19-04-2017 19:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is trying to determine what chemical the Islamic State group used against Iraqi government forces last weekend, the commander of anti-IS coalition ground forces said Wednesday.
  
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