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• Corps Opens Spillway Gates At Lake Oologah

  10-05-2017 23:26
  
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the gates on the spillway at Oologah Lake.  
  
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• Whole Foods shakes up board as key sales figure falls again

  10-05-2017 22:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Whole Foods announced a board shake-up and cost-cutting plan Wednesday as it fights to hold onto shoppers who have more choices about where to buy the natural and organic foods the chain is known for.
  
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• Sand Springs Man Arrested For Attacking Son With Machete

  10-05-2017 22:59
  
  A 41-year-old Sand Springs man was arrested Tuesday on a complaint of domestic assault with a deadly weapon after police said he attacked his son with a dual-edged machete during an argument. 
  
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• Arizona radio station removes child pornography announcement

  10-05-2017 22:56
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An oldies country music radio station serving a rural Arizona area that aired a public service announcement for two years telling people how to hide potential evidence in child pornography cases has stopped doing so after advertisers…
  
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• Rising use of military tribunals alarms Venezuela activists

  10-05-2017 22:54
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Jhonny Reyes' son left the house to join students in an anti-government protest a few days ago, one of hundreds of thousands of angry people who have flooded Venezuela's streets in demonstrations often blocked by police…
  
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• Little Rock voters reject plan to pay for building upgrades

  10-05-2017 22:53
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas school district set to lose millions of dollars in annual state desegregation aid could soon find itself with greater woes after voters rejected a proposal that would have helped pay for a new…
  
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• Foul play not suspected in 2 deaths in Central Park waters

  10-05-2017 22:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The bodies of two men have been discovered over two days in Central Park, each floating in a lake, but investigators don't believe either was the victim of a crime, police said Wednesday.
  
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• The Latest: Community leader criticizes mum Phoenix police

  10-05-2017 22:49
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a suspect in a string of fatal shootings in Phoenix(all times local):
  
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• Prosecutors: Tulsa officer acted unreasonably in shooting

  10-05-2017 22:49
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Prosecutors say a white Oklahoma police officer acted unreasonably when she fatally shot an unarmed black man last year.
  
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• Rising political star deals fresh blow to French far-right

  10-05-2017 22:48
  
  PARIS (AP) — The party of failed French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen suffered a new jolt on Wednesday as her niece, the country's youngest lawmaker and an icon of the far right, announced she plans to leave politics.
  
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• Mother of Texas teen killed by police asks to join lawsuit

  10-05-2017 22:47
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The mother of a black 15 year-old shot and killed by a white suburban Dallas police officer has asked to intervene in a civil rights lawsuit filed by the boy's father.
  
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• Suspect in 5 slayings pleads guilty, avoids death sentence

  10-05-2017 22:46
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The brother of a victim in a quintuple homicide had to be dragged by deputies from a Cleveland courtroom after trying to attack a defendant who had pleaded guilty in the fatal shootings to avoid a possible…
  
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• TPD Looking For Man After Reports Of Attempted Kidnapping

  10-05-2017 22:45
  
  Tulsa Police are looking for a man who ran as they investigated reports of an attempted kidnapping.
  
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• Self-proclaimed Nazi's name change to Hitler takes effect

  10-05-2017 22:44
  
  HUNTERDON, N.J. (AP) — A self-proclaimed Nazi officially became Isidore Heath Hitler with a name change that took effect this week.
  
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• Protection from deportation revoked for former cause celebre

  10-05-2017 22:42
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities have revoked the protection from deportation granted to a Mexican woman who became a cause celebre in the debate over illegal immigration as a college student in Georgia seven years ago.
  
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• The Latest: Review concludes officer kicked suspect in head

  10-05-2017 22:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on a restrained suspect kicked in the head by a police officer (all times local):
  
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• Lesbian couple get divorce after politically charged battle

  10-05-2017 22:36
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has granted a divorce decree to a lesbian couple after a custody battle that was targeted by dozens of conservative Tennessee lawmakers who tried to intervene in the case.
  
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• The Latest: Trump invites new South Korean leader to US

  10-05-2017 22:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration's response to the victory of Moon Jae-in to be South Korea's new president (all times local):
  
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• Rescued mini-donkey gives birth, public can vote on a name

  10-05-2017 22:34
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A starving and abandoned miniature donkey rescued from a Pennsylvania farm had a little secret for animal welfare workers: She was pregnant.
  
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• 'Perfect Storm' ship sunk, becomes part of artificial reef

  10-05-2017 22:32
  
  CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) — The ship made famous in the book and subsequent film "The Perfect Storm" has been intentionally sunk off the New Jersey and Delaware coasts so it can become part of an artificial reef.
  
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• Republicans question Trump's firing of FBI director

  10-05-2017 22:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen Republican senators voiced concerns Wednesday over President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, in a series of statements suggesting the GOP was not yet prepared to close ranks behind its president.…
  
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• Trump asserts Comey told him he's not under investigation

  10-05-2017 22:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump asserted in his extraordinary letter firing James Comey that the ousted FBI director told him three times he's not under investigation, a questionable claim that if true would be a startling breach of protocol.
  
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• Egypt officials: Islamic extremists kill 10 Sinai tribesmen

  10-05-2017 22:26
  
  EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Islamic extremists in Egypt's restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula ambushed local tribesmen who were securing an area in the region on Wednesday, killing 10, security officials said.
  
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• Texas man guilty in death of woman whose body shown online

  10-05-2017 22:23
  
  McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — A judge has determined a Dallas-area man is guilty of murder in the death of his girlfriend whose lifeless body was displayed on social media.
  
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• Records: Driver in fatal auction crash had 7 earlier crashes

  10-05-2017 22:22
  
  BILLERICA, Mass. (AP) — Records show that the driver of an SUV that accelerated and killed three people at a Massachusetts auto auction has been blamed for seven car crashes in the past 30 years.
  
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• Judge rejects condemned church shooter Roof's 1st appeal

  10-05-2017 22:22
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The same federal judge who presided over the trial of a man who killed nine worshippers in a racist attack at a Charleston church has rejected Dylann Roof's first appeal.
  
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• Trial begins for white Tulsa cop charged in shooting death of unarmed black man

  10-05-2017 21:20
  Betty Shelby, a white Tulsa police officer accused of fatally shooting Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, is going on trial for manslaughter. Shelby, 43, shot and killed Crutcher, 40, after approaching him on the street on Sept.
  
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• Jury seated in trial of Oklahoma officer charged with manslaughter

  10-05-2017 21:20
  A jury was selected and opening statements are set on Wednesday in the trial of a white Tulsa, Oklahoma police officer charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in a case that fanned concerns of possible racial bias in U.S. policing. The jury of 12 that includes two black women will hear statements to start the trial, expected to take about a week, for officer Betty Shelby, 43, who could face between four years and life in prison if convicted of the September 2016 killi
  
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• Okmulgee County Sheriff's Deputy Vehicle, Pickup Collide On Highway

  10-05-2017 21:00
  
  One of the vehicles involved was a pickup truck and the other was an Okmulgee County Sheriff's Deputy's vehicle, according to the Okmulgee Times. 
  
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• Voting For Potential New Tulsa Flag Coming To An End

  10-05-2017 20:55
  
  Voting for the last three designs in the Tulsa Flag campaign ends Wednesday at midnight. 
  
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• Tulsa Woman Finds 2.65 Carat Diamond At Arkansas Park

  10-05-2017 20:44
  
  A 25-year-old Tulsa woman has found a 2.65 carat diamond at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas.
  
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• Lori Fullbright: Opening Statements In Betty Shelby Trial

  10-05-2017 20:40
  
  Attorneys representing the state and Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby made opening statements Wednesday after a jury was seated.Lori Fullbright takes us through what they said.
  
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• Owner Charged With Manslaughter For Deadly OKC Dog Attack

  10-05-2017 20:39
  
  The owner of the dogs that fatally mauled an elderly woman in NW OKC, back in April, has been charged with manslaughter. 
  
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• Owner Charged With Manslaughter For Deadly Dog Attack In NW OKC

  10-05-2017 20:22
  
  The owner of the dogs that fatally mauled an elderly woman in NW OKC, back in April, has been charged with manslaughter.
  
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• Opening Statements Conclude In Betty Shelby Manslaughter Trial

  10-05-2017 19:33
  
  A jury was seated on day three of the Betty Shelby manslaughter trial. Twelve jurors and two alternates will serve on the panel of the case that has drawn national attention. 
  
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• Vian Police Chief Steps Down Over Arrest Of City Councilor's Son

  10-05-2017 19:13
  
  Vian Chief of Police Ted Johnson has resigned his office in support of an officer who stepped down earlier in the week, according to KFSM 5 News. 
  
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• Research Group: Oklahoma Roads Cost Drivers $5 Billion A Year

  10-05-2017 19:09
  
  A national transportation research group says deteriorated and congested roads and bridges in Oklahoma cost the state's motorists $5 billion a year in higher vehicle costs, crashes and congestion-related delays. 
  
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• Former Turley Pastor Pleads Guilty To Federal Child Pornography Charge

  10-05-2017 19:02
  The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma says a former Tulsa pastor, Ronald Robinson, 62, has entered a guilty plea on a federal child pornography charge. In a petition filed with the court, Robinson admitted to knowingly accessing "visual depiction of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct."
  
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• Company in settlement talks over money for 13-year oil leak

  10-05-2017 18:33
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A company that has failed to stop an oil leak that began nearly 13 years ago in the Gulf of Mexico is negotiating a possible court settlement that could allow it to recover millions of…
  
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• United denies telling Kansas City woman to urinate in a cup

  10-05-2017 18:30
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — United Airlines is denying that its staff told a Missouri woman to urinate in a cup rather than leave her seat to use the restroom on a flight from Houston.
  
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• The Latest: Comey asked for more resources for Russia probe

  10-05-2017 18:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and FBI Director James Comey's firing (all times local):
  
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• AP Exclusive: More inconsistencies in Flynn consulting work

  10-05-2017 18:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Targeted in widening investigations of his foreign entanglements, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is at odds with his former Turkish client over two unusual payments totaling $80,000 that Flynn's firm sent back last…
  
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• The Latest: Turkey's Erdogan demands US reverse decision

  10-05-2017 18:24
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Syria (all times local):
  
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• Prosecutor seeks ouster of sheriff tied to inmate death

  10-05-2017 18:23
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri sheriff who continued to work despite having his sheriff's license suspended after his arrest last month on assault and other charges was involved in a jail altercation last week in which an inmate…
  
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• Tunnel collapse renews safety concerns about nuclear site

  10-05-2017 18:22
  
  RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Thousands of workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation were told to stay home Wednesday as efforts began to plug a hole that developed in the partial collapse of a tunnel containing dangerous radioactive waste from the…
  
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• Officials no longer sure man killed by police had shot cop

  10-05-2017 18:20
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A prosecutor says "significant questions" exist over whether a New York police officer was in fact shot by a man who was then killed by the officer's partner.
  
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• Police: 5 dead following fiery, 2-vehicle crash in Michigan

  10-05-2017 18:18
  
  OCEOLA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police say five people are dead in Michigan after a 22-year-old driver blew through a stop sign and smashed into another vehicle.
  
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• The Latest: Diplomat scoffs at 'noise' of Russian meddling

  10-05-2017 18:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Washington visit of Russian's top diplomat for meetings with President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (all times local):
  
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• Haitians fear wrenching end to US immigration protection

  10-05-2017 18:12
  
  MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) — Farah Larrieux feels like she's about to be forced out after living and working in the U.S. for more than a decade. Immigration privileges granted to her and many other Haitians after the 2010 earthquake could…
  
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• Collapsed interstate bridge in Georgia to open next week

  10-05-2017 18:06
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta drivers can resume their commutes on a heavily used interstate by early next week at the latest, Georgia's governor and state transportation officials announced Wednesday, about six weeks since a bridge on the highway collapsed due…
  
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