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• Oklahoma’s Tornado King Owner Faces Embezzlement Charges

  03-05-2017 23:56
  
  The owner of Tornado King Shelters is in jail on several embezzlement charges. The state attorney general filed several felony counts against William Stephens.
  
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• Tulsa Fraternal Order Of Police Files Grievance Against Steve Kunzweiler

  03-05-2017 23:18
  
  The Tulsa Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 93 is filing a grievance against District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler, saying he charged Betty Shelby without probable cause.  
  
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• Tulsa Police, Fire Departments exceed overtime budgets

  03-05-2017 22:41
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• Tulsa FOP to file ethics complaint over charges against Betty Shelby

  03-05-2017 22:41
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• Tulsa Police Take Two Into Custody After Reported Armed Robbery

  03-05-2017 22:26
  
  Tulsa Police have two people in custody in connection to a reported armed robbery in the area of 6th and Peoria. 
  
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• Court receives full autopsies of 8 slayings in 1 family

  03-05-2017 21:40
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has received the unredacted autopsy reports from eight slayings in one family as it considers media lawsuits seeking access to those full reports from the unsolved case.
  
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• TU Students Design, Build Bench Press For Wheelchair Users

  03-05-2017 21:39
  
  On Tuesday, the students delivered a bench press machine to Tulsa's Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges.
  
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• The Latest: French contenders clash over jobless rate

  03-05-2017 21:33
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on France's presidential election (all times local):
  
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• Dems shift financial debate to spotlight Trump's empire

  03-05-2017 21:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican drive to overhaul financial regulations on Wednesday turned into a contentious debate over Democratic efforts to cast a spotlight on President Donald Trump's business empire and his refusal to release his tax returns.
  
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• SUV suddenly takes off, crashes during auto auction; 3 dead

  03-05-2017 21:21
  
  BILLERICA, Mass. (AP) — A SUV being shown to prospective buyers at a crowded indoor auto auction suddenly accelerated with a screech of its tires and crashed through a wall Wednesday morning, killing three people and injuring nine.
  
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• Le Pen and Macron face off in high-stakes TV debate

  03-05-2017 21:20
  
  PARIS (AP) — Looking to land — but not receive — a knockout blow, French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen faced off Wednesday night in a high-stakes, high-pressure, head-to-head debate on live primetime TV.
  
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• The Latest: 4th man accuses Seattle mayor of sex abuse

  03-05-2017 21:19
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on sex abuse allegations made by men against Seattle Mayor Ed Murray (all times local):
  
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• Gov. Mary Fallin to lawmakers: 'We are nowhere close to getting our job done'

  03-05-2017 21:15
  
  Facing a $878 million budget hole, Fallin says lawmakers have sent no significant revenue-raising bills to her for consideration.
  
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• Bill requires metal detectors for city, county gun bans

  03-05-2017 21:15
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A gun rights push in Tennessee would give cities and counties an ultimatum: buy metal detectors, hire security guards and check bags at many public buildings, parks and buses; or let people with handgun permits bring…
  
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• US attorney details why no charges in Alton Sterling case

  03-05-2017 21:14
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An investigation into the police shooting death of a black man in Baton Rouge found that there was not enough evidence to prove that the white officers acted unreasonably and willfully, a federal prosecutor said…
  
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• Police chief: Restaurant workers didn't sing anti-cop song

  03-05-2017 21:11
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police chief says the workers of a restaurant accused of singing an anti-cop rap song in front of officers didn't sing it.
  
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• Shulkin says he's considering closing 1,100 VA facilities

  03-05-2017 21:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin says his department is seeking to close perhaps more than 1,100 VA facilities nationwide as it develops plans to allow more veterans to receive medical care in the private sector.
  
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• Warriors call Utah boring, but fans say it's place to party

  03-05-2017 21:09
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City tourism officials playfully jabbed back at Golden State Warriors players who bemoaned the lack of nightlife in Utah, hoping to combat the predominantly Mormon state's reputation as a boring place where it's…
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro starts constitution rewrite amid protests

  03-05-2017 21:02
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of protesters were met with plumes of tear gas in Venezuela's capital Wednesday, just miles from where President Nicolas Maduro delivered a decree kicking off a process to rewrite the troubled nation's constitution.
  
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• San Francisco archbishop who pushed to ban gay marriage dies

  03-05-2017 20:59
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A retired San Francisco archbishop who helped lead a contentious and successful 2008 California ballot measure to ban gay marriage has died. He was 80.
  
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• Police: Man starts shooting in library; shot by officer

  03-05-2017 20:50
  
  MIAMI (AP) — A man who had a dispute with another person started shooting inside a Miami library Wednesday before an officer shot and wounded him, police said. There were no other injuries, but the library was evacuated and then…
  
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• Ex-officer's plea satisfies family, alleviates trial burden

  03-05-2017 20:50
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — It's now up to a judge to decide the fate of a fired white officer who pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a black motorist whose killing was recorded on a bystander's cellphone. Michael…
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutor details Alton Sterling investigation

  03-05-2017 20:47
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting death of a black man involving two white police officers in Baton Rouge (all times local):
  
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• Health bill teeters while spending legislation advances

  03-05-2017 20:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Their health care bill teetering on the brink, House Republican leaders and President Donald Trump intensified their already-fierce lobbying Wednesday to save the long-promised legislation, agreeing to changes that brought two pivotal Republicans back on board.
  
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• Baptist professor to lead Kentucky adoption overhaul

  03-05-2017 20:43
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Southern Baptist professor will lead an overhaul of the state's troubled adoption and foster care system under a $240,000 contract awarded to him by the state's Republican governor.
  
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• Trump asks Congress to extend school choice nationwide

  03-05-2017 20:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Congress to work with him on extending school choice programs nationwide to benefit millions of students, including low-income African-American and Hispanic children.
  
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• Highlights of bipartisan $1.1T government-wide spending bill

  03-05-2017 20:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The bipartisan, $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill finances agency operations through Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year. The bill has been endorsed by the White House, top congressional Democrats, and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.…
  
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• The Latest: Driver in auto auction crash was man in his 70s

  03-05-2017 20:40
  
  BILLERICA, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on a vehicle that sped through an indoor auto auction in Massachusetts (all times local):
  
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• Prosecutor: Escape suspect won't fight extradition to Iowa

  03-05-2017 20:40
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An inmate accused of shooting two Iowa deputies and escaping from jail before being recaptured a short time later in Nebraska will likely be returned quickly to Iowa to face charges, the Omaha area's top prosecutor…
  
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• Charge dismissed in death of woman, 84, on bus in Tulsa

  03-05-2017 20:16
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• Edmond School Bus Footage Released Showing Multi-Vehicle Crash

  03-05-2017 19:55
  
  Authorities have released the video from an Edmond school bus, showing a multi-vehicle in NW OKC on April 26.
  
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• Fallin Calls For Special Elections For House, Senate

  03-05-2017 19:45
  
  Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has scheduled special elections to fill vacant seats in the state House and Senate. 
  
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• Firefighters Respond To Car In Creek Near Catoosa

  03-05-2017 19:42
  
  Catoosa firefighters responded Wednesday afternoon to an overturned car in Bird Creek about three miles north of Catoosa.
  
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• Tulsa Woman Arrested After Son Calls 911 From Locked Bedroom

  03-05-2017 19:19
  
  Police say a 14-year-old called 911 from a locked bedroom Tuesday night saying his mother was beating him with a belt buckle.
  
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• OHP Trooper Tracks Pair After Grandmother's House Burglarized

  03-05-2017 18:11
  
  Two people are in Rogers County Jail accused of burglarizing an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper's late grandmother's home. 
  
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• The Latest: GOP heath care bill gains key support

  03-05-2017 17:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on congressional action on the GOP health care bill and the $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill (all times local):
  
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• More Flooding Possible After Storms Leave Northeast Oklahoma

  03-05-2017 17:13
  
  Heavy rain and thunderstorms have moved out of eastern Oklahoma, but the upper level portion of this storm system could bring additional showers back later Wednesday afternoon and evening. 
  
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• Man allegedly assaults police officer after stop for jaywalking

  03-05-2017 17:10
  
  Police arrested Damion Ricardo Jones, 35, on complaints of assault and battery on a police officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, and jaywalking, according to jail records.
  
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• The Latest: Mississippi River traffic halted at St. Louis

  03-05-2017 17:08
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on severe weather and flooding affecting parts of the U.S. (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Erdogan, Putin back safe zones in Syria

  03-05-2017 17:04
  
  BEIRUT (AP) —
  
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• 12-year-old girl in 'grave condition' after hit-and-run near Arkansas border

  03-05-2017 17:03
  
  Emergency responders transported the girl from Westville to a Little Rock hospital in "grave condition," according to an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation news release.
  
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• Men imitating immigration officers kidnap man, steal his vehicle, police say

  03-05-2017 17:00
  
  Two men drove the victim outside of the city limits and told him to wait for an "immigration helicopter to arrive and pick him up." They allegedly left in his vehicle.
  
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• Police: 4 officers hurt while trying to arrest man

  03-05-2017 16:54
  
  NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Authorities say four police officers in Delaware were injured while trying to arrest an Idaho man.
  
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• Tillerson: America First means separating US policy, values

  03-05-2017 16:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States must not condition its national security efforts on other countries adopting U.S. values.
  
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• FBI chief James Comey says Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump treated equally

  03-05-2017 16:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on FBI Director James Comey's appearance Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee (all times EDT):
  
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