Articles from the February 19, 2020 edition
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Benefits of Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma
While world news has been focused on the Coronavirus, many more people in this area are reported suffering from the flu, strep throat, bronchitis and pneumonia. Here at the newspaper, we’ve had some employees and their families affected. Medical...
Murdock's Minutes
There’s a lot going on at the Capitol right now, with bills coming through committee and starting to make their way to the floor. This past week, I chaired the first meeting this session of the Senate Agriculture Committee. We approved Senate Bill...
The Medicine Lodge basketball team loses to Chaparral but defeats Douglass
Medicine Lodge loses to Chaparral, 54-62 The game between Medicine Lodge and Chaparral was held Feb. 11, with Chaparral coming out on top. Players earned the following points. Medicine Lodge Theron Wedel 5 Cason Liebst 14 Tyce Lonker 11 Dasik Clouse...
Cherokee Boy's Basketball Win 2020 District Champions
The Cherokee High School boys' basketball team is the 2020 District Champions after their win Saturday night against Waukomis, 37-34. They play next on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in...
Cherokee Boys Basketball Wins against Waukomis
Cherokee played Waukomis Saturday night for the District title, winning 37-34....
Cherokee Girls Basketball lost against Fargo-Gage/Ft. Supply
Cherokee played Fargo-Gage/Ft. Supply Saturday night and lost 38-33, ending their season....
No. 22 Houston looks for home win vs Tulsa
Tulsa (17-8, 9-3) vs. No. 22 Houston (20-6, 10-3) Fertitta Center, Houston; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Houston looks for its fourth straight win over Tulsa at Fertitta Center. The last victory for the Golden Hurricane at Houston was a...
Texas Tech looks for home win vs Kansas State
Kansas State (9-16, 2-10) vs. Texas Tech (16-9, 7-5) United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas Tech looks for its sixth straight win over Kansas State at United Supermarkets Arena. The last victory for the...
Devon Energy: 4Q Earnings Snapshot
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $642 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Oklahoma City-based company said it had a loss of $1.70....
Driver who hit Oklahoma runners gets 3rd manslaughter charge
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A man accused of striking a group of suburban Oklahoma City high school cross-country athletes with his speeding pickup truck faces an additional manslaughter charge after the death of a third student. Prosecutors on Tuesday fil...
Man changing flat tire killed by semi on Kansas interstate
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man who was changing a flat tire along the shoulder of an interstate in northeast Kansas died Tuesdsay after he was hit by a semi-trailer truck, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. Sidney Leroy Huff, 73, died while...
Principal: Crossing guard fatally struck by car saved 2 kids
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A crossing guard who died after being hit by a vehicle in Kansas City, Kansas, saved the lives of two children before the impact, a school principal said. The guard was struck early Tuesday near Christ the King Parish...
Police: Shooting at Kansas vape store was accidental
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have determined that a shooting at a suburban Kansas City store that sells e-cigarettes was accidental. Police in Shawnee, Kansas, said in a news release that officers responded to the scene around 8:30 p.m....
University of Kansas to close older Oliver residence hall
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas will close a residence hall that opened in 1996 because the cost of renovations is prohibitive and the school's nine other residence halls are not full. The university said Friday it has shelved plans...
Doctor's trial for overprescribing drugs is again delayed
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — The trial of a southwest Arkansas doctor on charges of overprescribing opiates and other drugs is again being delayed. Federal court records first reported by the Texarkana Gazette show the scheduled April 13 trial of...
Oklahoma officials alter language excluding Native Americans
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma officials were forced to revise the language on a new state branding website after backlash over its exclusion of Native Americans' historical roots in the state. Hundreds of thousands of dollars, coming from the...
Wolf hunting season extension rejected in northwest Montana
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A proposal by wildlife managers to extend the wolf hunting and trapping seasons in northwestern Montana was rejected, a wildlife commission said. The state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks voted Thursday to maintain...
Stitt issues warning amid flat Oklahoma budget projections
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state panel led by Gov. Kevin Stitt certified on Tuesday a relatively flat budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and the governor urged the Legislature to use caution while drafting a state spending plan. The State Board of...
Kansas considers more disclosure on officer-involved deaths
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering measures that would require the public disclosure of information from investigations when a law enforcement officer kills someone and isn't charged with a crime over the death. But law...
Stocks fall on Apple revenue warning; Dow drops 165
U.S. stock indexes closed with mostly modest losses Tuesday as the market gave up some of its solid gains from the past two weeks. Banks and technology stocks accounted for most of the decline. The Nasdaq eked out a tiny gain that was good enough to...
Ex-Gov. Blagojevich released from prison after Trump pardon
CHICAGO (AP) — Rod Blagojevich walked out of prison Tuesday after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption. The Republican president said the punishment imposed on...
House approves bill protecting domestic workers
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The House has approved a measure that seeks to protect domestic workers from retaliation, sexual harassment and discrimination. The measure, which was requested by Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson, passed on...
SpaceX aims to launch up to 4 tourists into super high orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX aims to launch up to four tourists into a super high orbit, possibly by the end of next year. The private company is working with Space Adventures Inc. for the flight, officials announced Tuesday. Ticket prices...
Manfred apologizes for calling WS trophy a 'piece of metal'
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred apologized Tuesday for what he called a disrespectful reference to the World Series trophy as a "piece of metal." Even before being asked about it, Manfred said he made a mistake with those...
Washington state woman pleads not guilty in baby theft case
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to drugging a mother after authorities say she posed as a photographer in a complex plot to kidnap the mother's newborn baby. Juliette Parker, 38, entered her plea to...