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Oklahoma's push to weaken penalties for cockfighting is frustrating opponents of the bloodsport
Before Oklahoma became one of the last places in the U.S. to outlaw cockfighting in 2002, it wasn’t uncommon to see the bloodsport draw hundreds of spectators.
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Texas among Top 5 ‘worst states' for women to live in, report finds
According to the report, Texas ranks 47th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This means that Texas is one of the worst states for women to live in, based on the metrics analyzed.
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How the death of a nonbinary Oklahoma teenager has renewed scrutiny on anti-trans policies
Nex Benedict died Feb. 8, one day after a fight inside a girl’s bathroom at an Oklahoma High School. Their death has renewed scrutiny of anti-trans policies and political rhetoric over gender identity.
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Oklahoma judge who was caught sending inappropriate texts during a murder trial resigns
Judge Traci Soderstrom sent more than 500 texts mocking prosecutors, laughing at the bailiff’s comment about a prosecutor’s genitals, praising the defense attorney and calling the prosecutor’s key witness a liar.
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Dead goose found in flight controls of medical helicopter that crashed and killed 3 in Oklahoma
The helicopter crashed Jan. 20 in a pasture near Hydro, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) west of Oklahoma City.
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Powerful 5.1 magnitude earthquake rattles area near Oklahoma City
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook an area near Oklahoma City late Friday night, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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VIDEO: Dashcam captures Oklahoma trooper hit by car during traffic stop
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer was thrown into a field during a routine traffic stop after another car struck the vehicle he was standing beside.
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Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer struck by driver
Dash camera footage shows the incident when both the trooper and driver were struck during a traffic stop.
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Three members of air ambulance crew killed in Oklahoma helicopter crash
Officials say three members of an air ambulance crew were killed when their helicopter crashed in Oklahoma.
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Earthquakes over magnitude 4 among smaller temblors recorded in Oklahoma
At least six earthquakes that include two greater than magnitude 4 have been recorded near an Oklahoma City suburb, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Dead Longhorn found on OSU fraternity lawn ahead of Big 12 Championship prompts search warrant
A search warrant has been served at Oklahoma State University’s Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity by Stillwater Police after a dead longhorn was found on the lawn of the college’s FarmHouse fraternity a day before the Texas-OSU championship game.
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Dead longhorn found at OSU frat ahead of Big 12 Championship Game
Police said a dead longhorn cow was found on the lawn of an Oklahoma State University fraternity just before the school’s Big 12 Championship game against Texas.
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Oklahoma forces three turnovers, beats BYU 31-24
No. 14 Oklahoma forced three turnovers and scored 21 points off those takeaways to edge BYU 31-24 on Saturday.
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Oklahoma judge faces removal from bench for texting and browsing social media during murder trial
The district judge came under scrutiny in July after she was caught on camera scrolling through social media and texting during the trial of a man accused of beating a 2-year-old to death
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Oklahoma judge texts bailiff hundreds of times during trial over murdered toddler
An Oklahoma judge could lose her job for sending more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial for a toddler, including messages mocking the prosecutor, praising the defense attorney and calling a key witness a liar. KFOR’s Katelyn Ogle reports.
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Oklahoma judge arrested in Texas reported pistol stolen from his pickup truck
Oklahoma authorities confirmed this week they are investigating a report of a pistol stolen from the vehicle of an Oklahoma judge who was arrested in Texas last month after officials there say he opened fire on parked vehicles while driving.
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Woman riding a lawnmower at Oklahoma airport struck and killed by wing of landing plane
A woman riding a lawnmower next to an Oklahoma airport runway was killed when she was struck by the wing of an airplane.
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Man set to be executed for the 1996 slaying of a University of Oklahoma ballet student
Sanchez was convicted of raping and murdering 21-year-old Juli Busken, an Arkansas native who had just completed her last semester when she was abducted on Dec. 20, 1996
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A man accused in a child rape case was arrested weeks after he faked his own death, sheriff says
A Louisiana sheriff says a man wanted on a child rape charge in North Carolina faked his own death last month in a kayaking accident on the Mississippi River.
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Evidence insufficient to charge BTK killer in Oklahoma cold case, prosecutor says
An Oklahoma prosecutor says there’s insufficient evidence to charge the BTK serial killer in the 1976 disappearance of a 16-year-old girl despite statements from law enforcement officials calling him a prime suspect.