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Oklahoma sheriff: Deputy fatally shot man at end of pursuit

BYARS, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a deputy sheriff has fatally shot a man at the end of a vehicle pursuit in central Oklahoma. McClain County Sheriff Don Hewitt told reporters that the pursuit ended about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday in the town of Byars...

 

Oklahoma suffers largest syphilis outbreak in recent history

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State health officials say Oklahoma County is in the midst of the largest syphilis outbreak in recent state history. The state Health Department's manager of HIV and sexually transmitted disease services, Kristen Eberly, said...

 

3 Texas deaths underscore the dangers of storm chasing

DALLAS (AP) — As a powerful storm system swept across Texas, storm chasers raced to record its fury and witness a tornado. But one such pursuit ended tragically when three men were killed as their vehicles collided at a rural crossroads. An SUV...

 

Oklahoma City man denied leniency, gets life prison sentence

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City man convicted of first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting death of his wife has been denied leniency and sentenced to life in prison. The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/2nvQfe8 ) reports District Judge Bill Graves...

 

Oklahoma Senate panel approves rolling back wind tax credit

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Legislation that rolls back a state tax credit for the wind energy industry has been approved by an Oklahoma Senate panel. The Senate Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday voted 34-6 for the House-passed measure and sent it...

 

Man found dead in rural Payne County; case called homicide

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says its agents are investigating after a badly burned body was discovered at the scene of an early morning fire in rural Payne County. Investigators say firefighters were called...

 

Oklahoma governor names ex-state senator for Tax Commission

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has appointed former state Sen. Clark Jolley to the state Tax Commission. Jolley, a Republican from Edmond, served in the Senate from 2004 until 2016. Jolley was chairman of the powerful Senate...

 

Kansas mulls new requirements for abortion providers

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas already requires abortion providers to inform women about the risks involved in the procedure. Soon, it may also require them to tell women where the doctor performing an abortion went to medical school. In black,...

 
 By John Hanna    Regional    March 30, 2017

GOP lawmakers in Kansas push multiple 'flat' tax proposals

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are pursuing multiple proposals for moving the state to a "flat" personal income tax while increasing taxes to address the state's serious budget problems. The House Taxation Committee endorsed...

 

Kansas House approves anti-pornography resolution

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas House has approved a resolution condemning pornography as a public health hazard. The resolution approved Wednesday on a voice vote has no legal effect. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2o8tv6K ) the...

 

Kansas lawmakers accelerate work on new amusement park rules

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are accelerating work on stricter regulations for amusement park rides following the death last summer of a lawmaker's 10-year-old son on a giant waterslide. The House Federal and State Affairs Committee...

 

Wichita, Kansas, planning $7.2M, 56-acre wetlands park

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The mayor of Wichita, Kansas, says he hopes a planned $7.2-million wetlands park spanning 56 acres will become a tourism draw in the southern Kansas city. Mayor Jeff Longwell tells the Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2mPMALb ) he...

 

Woman accused of embezzling $5M from Kansas credit union

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A southeast Kansas woman is accused in an 81-count federal indictment of embezzling more than $5 million from a now-defunct credit union. The indictment returned Tuesday against 64-year-old Nita Rae Nirschl of Parsons includes...

 

Man sentenced to 22 years in Kansas prison for woman's death

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man who said he "should be taken out back and stoned or shot" for killing a woman has been ordered to spend 22 years in prison. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2ofZyPk ) reports that 61-year-old Randal Keesling made...

 

DeVos says her predecessor wasted money on school reform

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday accused her predecessor of wasting billions of dollars trying to fix traditional public schools and said that school choice was the way to reform the system. Speaking at the Brookings...

 

Colorado governor: State will push forward with clean energy

DENVER (AP) — Colorado will push ahead to develop more affordable renewable energy despite President Donald Trump's order eliminating many restrictions on fossil fuels production, Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday. Hickenlooper said Colorado...

 

Venezuela detains oil company official in corruption case

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan officials say they've arrested a senior manager at the state oil company on corruption charges at a moment when the oil-rich country is struggling with fuel shortages. The chief prosecutor's office says on its...

 

Pecan weevil affecting some residential trees in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The state Department of Agriculture says a small number of residential pecan trees are being affected by pecan weevil in five eastern New Mexico cities. Pecan weevil is a significant insect pest of pecan and is not...

 

Opioid drug tracking program advances in Missouri House

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House members took the first step Wednesday to become the last state to adopt a database to track prescriptions for addictive drugs, but the measure still has a long way to go. The bill, which received initial ap...

 

Arkansas governor signs 'sex-selection' abortion ban bill

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday signed into law a measure that would impose fines and prison time on doctors who perform abortions that are based solely on whether the mother wants to have a boy or girl. Under...

 
 By Jill Colvin    Regional    March 30, 2017

Trump, Christie pledge to combat nation's opioid addiction

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is vowing to step up efforts to combat the nation's opioid addiction crisis, and he's tapped New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to lead the fight. Trump convened an emotional roundtable Wednesday with Christie,...

 

Texas Senate OKs 'fetal remains' bill despite court case

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill mandating burial or cremation of fetal remains from abortions and miscarriages, even though a federal judge already blocked an existing state rule requiring the same...

 

FDA approves 1st drug for aggressive multiple sclerosis

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved the first drug for an aggressive kind of multiple sclerosis that steadily reduces coordination and the ability to walk. The Food and Drug Administration approved Ocrevus late Tuesday after a large...

 

'Unreal when it targets you': Faceless trolls attack online

One morning near the end of her long-shot congressional campaign, 25-year-old Erin Schrode rolled over in bed, reflexively checked her cellphone — and burst into tears. With mounting horror, she scanned a barrage of anti-Semitic emails from...

 

Windows update will bring 3-D, game tools and doodling

NEW YORK (AP) — A major update to Microsoft's Windows 10 system will start reaching consumers and businesses on April 11, offering 3-D drawing tools, game-broadcasting capabilities and better ways to manage your web browsing. This "Creators...

 

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