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Shawnee– While the Bison are still in camp, salivating for their first game, one practice is in the long-term plans for Oklahoma Baptist's football coaches and players. "We have a goal to practice on Nov. 13," said Bison head coachChris Jensen. "...

Russelville, Ark. –SWOSU Soccer has been named the preseason favorite to win the Great American Conference in 2017 by the league's head coaches. The poll was released Tuesday afternoon by the conference office. The Bulldogs garnered four f...

Alva, Okla. –Northwestern Oklahoma State Director of Athletics, Brad Franz has announced that Sadiaa Jones will be made an Associate Director of Athletics after a year of being an Assistant AD. "I am extremely happy with the work that Sadiaa has d...

Tulsa, Okla. (AP) -- Blake Gailen hit a two-run double in the fourth inning, leading the Tulsa Drillers to a 3-1 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday. Corey Copping struck Jason Martin out with a runner...

Oklahoma City (AP) — The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office plans to ask a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that determined a man convicted of murder in state court should have been tried in federal court in part because he's Native A...

Enid, Okla. (AP) — A local judge has recused himself from a case involving the Garfield County sheriff and several other people charged in connection to the 2016 death of an inmate found unresponsive in the northern Oklahoma county's jail. The E...

Cordell, Okla. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on a first-degree murder warrant in the fatal shooting of a woman in western Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the boy was arrested at his home in Corn on Wednesday f...

Kipp, Kan. (AP) — A mock-up of a spacecraft built in central Kansas is getting ready to take off for Kansas State University. The spaceship will arrive at the university sometime next week from the Douglas Welding & Machine shop in Kipp. The interior...

Wichita, Kan. (AP) — Wildlife experts say black bears wandering into Kansas from Missouri and Oklahoma will likely become established residents of the state within the next decade. Two bears in southeast Kansas and one along the Colorado border w...

Overland Park, Kan. (AP) — Police say a fiery crash of a semi-trailer truck will close one direction of Interstate 435 near Kansas City through mid-morning Thursday. Overland Park police say the crash occurred about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday when the t...

Topeka, Kan. (AP) — Another Kansas state lawmaker has become the third Republican to enter the race to succeed retiring GOP U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Rep. Kevin Jones of Wellsville in east-central Kansas' F...

Osawatomie, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials say a state mental hospital that has suffered from years of neglect and staffing shortages has passed an inspection, moving it closer to being able to receive federal reimbursements. The Lawrence J...

Las Cruces, N.M. (AP) — An Anthony man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for the severe beating of a Las Cruces elementary school janitor in 2015. A Las Cruces jury convicted 35-year-old Jose Eddie Sanchez of aggravated battery w...

Austin, Texas (AP) — Key conservative priorities fizzled yet again as Texas lawmakers abruptly concluded their month-long special legislative session, despite Republicans controlling both chambers and every statewide office. The state House s...

Jefferson City, Mo. (AP) — Missouri utility regulators on Wednesday rejected a proposed high-voltage power line to carry wind power across the Midwest to eastern states, delivering a significant setback to developers of one of the nation's longest t...

Nashville, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt University Medical Center says about 8,000 glasses distributed at a county fair should not be used to watch the upcoming solar eclipse because they may not meet the highest safety standards. The Nashville, T...

New Orleans (AP) — Oil and gas companies offered $121.1 million in high bids on 90 Gulf of Mexico tracts at a federal lease sale. Wednesday's sale was the first since 1983 to offer every available tract in the Gulf. Companies bid on far fewer t...

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) — Natural gas flaring at the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in western North Dakota has increased for the third consecutive month, raising concerns with state officials. The capture of natural gas at well sites statewide was a...

Little Rock, Ark. (AP) — An appeals court has voided an order that would have required Exxon Mobil to revise its pipeline-safety procedures after a 2013 oil spill in Arkansas. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the o...

Camrose, Alberta (AP) — A Canadian woman who lost her engagement ring 13 years ago while weeding her garden on the family farm is wearing it proudly again after her daughter-in-law pulled it from the ground on a misshapen carrot. Mary Grams, 84, s...

Montpelier, Vt. (AP) — A man who says his livelihood in agriculture has been nearly ruined by people who entered the country illegally to work on local farms is facing charges he sprayed liquid manure on a marked U.S. Customs and Border Protection c...

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — David and Elizabeth Weinlick's life together began like a reality TV show, blossomed into two decades out of a romance novel, and now seems destined to end in tragedy. David Weinlick and Elizabeth Runze were strangers when t...

Honolulu (AP) — A multi-agency team scoured the ocean off Hawaii on Wednesday for five soldiers aboard an Army helicopter that went down during a nighttime training exercise. The UH-60 Black Hawk went missing when another Army helicopter training wit...