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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A U.S. House candidate in Oklahoma has apologized after reports that she became intoxicated at a Valentine's Day weekend sleepover for middle-school-aged girls, berated several of the children and vomited in a hamper. Democrat...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma Senate committee approved five anti-abortion bills, including one that would ban abortions 30 days after conception, before many women know they're pregnant. All five measures were approved Monday by the Senate...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Kansas City detective convicted of fatally shooting a Black man will remain free on bond while his conviction is appealed, a judge ruled Tuesday. Jackson County Circuit Court Presiding Judge J. Dale Youngs ruled...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Many Kansas legislators want to make sure that counties don't change the longstanding tradition of electing sheriffs by enshrining the policy in the state constitution. The Republican-controlled state House gave first-round...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republicans have revived a proposed amendment to the state constitution to make it easier for the GOP-controlled Legislature to overturn state agencies' regulations, pushing it through the Kansas House with a little help...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A moose on the loose in a Massachusetts city was tranquilized Tuesday and moved to a more appropriate setting, state wildlife officials said. The moose spotted roaming around a densely-populated Marlborough neighborhood...

MOSCOW (AP) — The East-West faceoff over Ukraine escalated dramatically Tuesday, with Russian lawmakers authorizing President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside his country and President Joe Biden and European leaders responding by...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed broadly lower Tuesday after Russia sent forces into Ukraine's eastern region and the U.S., European Union and U.K. responded with economic sanctions. The rising geopolitical tensions kept financial markets on edge,...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An attorney for a rookie Minneapolis police officer charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights said during closing arguments at his federal trial Tuesday that his client spoke up to Officer Derek Chauvin but was ignor...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — From a hastily convened meeting of the United Nations Security Council to capitals around the world, leaders have condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's recognition of two pro-Russia regions in eastern Ukraine...

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The three white men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery's shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes Tuesday in a verdict that affirmed what family members and civil rights activists said all along: that he was chased...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new oil and gas drilling on federal land and other energy-related actions after a federal court blocked the way officials were calculating the real-world costs of climate change....

According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be...

Real Estate Transfers Book 878 page 82: Rita J. Anthony convey unto Ami Leah Livermont and Layne Lewis Livermont. All lots 1 through 7 in block 20, in the First Addition to the Town of Aline, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Joint tenancy warranty deed. Boo...

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 7:56 a.m. – Medic needed for a male in the 900 block of Massachusetts that fell and is shaking. Medic took the patient to Share Medical Center in Alva. 9:47 a.m. – Report of a grass fire west of Burlington on County...

Multiple drainage issues By Kiowa's City Council was called to order by President Bill Watson with all members present including: Janet Robison, B.J.Duvall, Brian Hill, Jason Thayer and Tom Wells. City Administrator Sam Demel was also present along...

Oklahoma State University students are set to conduct well water analysis and a short training for citizens in Alfalfa County. Samples will be accepted at the Alfalfa County Extension Office until 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday March 2. The results will be...

Last week at the Capitol, we observed Rose Day. This is a day when hundreds of people gather at the People's House and deliver roses to their state representatives and senators as well as the governor and lieutenant governor. Each rose represents...

Another busy week at the Capitol has come and gone. All in all, we approved another 150 measures out of our committees ahead of the March 3 deadline to approve bills that originated in our chamber. We’ve also passed about 30 measures off the...

The parents of Lexie Kate Shafer and Elijah John Britton are proud to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Lexie is currently in the Doctor of Chiropractic program at Parker University in Dallas, Texas. Elijah is employed by Bell...

Value Added Products (VAP), the frozen dough manufacturer in Alva, is trying to keep the yeast rising. The board of directors took some significant cost-savings measures they announced at their annual investor's meeting Feb. 12. Longtime board...