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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a... Full story

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Senate voted Tuesday in favor of three anti-abortion bills, including ones that would criminalize the procedure in certain cases and cost providers their medical licenses for performing them, sending the measures t...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed into law a bill intended to coordinate state and federal law enforcement efforts when investigating missing or murdered Indigenous people. The law requires the Oklahoma State Bureau o...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A coronavirus vaccination site in Tulsa operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency with state and local officials and the Oklahoma National Guard will provide vaccinations for all eligible, from any state, a FEMA o...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder said Tuesday that Chesapeake Energy Corp. has terminated its arena naming rights agreement. The move was effective immediately, though the team said the name will remain until a new partner is found. T...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials on Tuesday issued a new, more optimistic fiscal forecast for state government and projected healthy cash reserves through June 2022, giving Republican lawmakers new ammunition in pushing for state income tax c...

ARMA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man pleaded no contest Tuesday to second-degree murder and attempted murder in the stabbing death of his wife and the injuring of her grandmother. Jeremy Delmarco, 34. of Arma, had been charged with killing 37-year-old B...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas school district named after a 1920s Ku Klux Klan leader has voted to pay an advisory group to help with discussions on changing the name. The Seaman School District's Board of Education voted Monday to make a base p...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The number of coronavirus variants in Kansas has risen sharply, even as parents in some schools push to drop masking requirements and vaccine appointments go unfilled. In the past week, the state had a 32% increase in the t...

CORONA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man is recovering after he was bitten by a rattlesnake when he tried to pick up the poisonous reptile using barbecue tongs, authorities said. The man spotted the snake Saturday evening near his home in t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Rep. Maxine Waters urged people to "stay on the street" in the pursuit of justice for George Floyd, advocates for racial equity and an end to police violence heard a leading Black voice in the nation's long march toward c... Full story

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according to three people with knowledge of the White House plans. The 5...

HOUSTON (AP) — Years before a bystander's video of George Floyd's last moments turned his name into a global cry for justice, Floyd trained a camera on himself. "I just want to speak to you all real quick," Floyd says in one video, addressing the y...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Sikh civil rights organization called on law enforcement Tuesday to investigate whether a former FedEx employee who fatally shot eight people — four of them Sikhs — at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last week had any ties...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking steps to protect the country's electricity system from cyberattacks through a new 100-day initiative combining federal government agencies and private industry. The initiative, announced Tuesday by...

Civil Filings Alva State Bank & Trust Co vs. Georgi Lee Dawson: other contract. Virginia Reverts vs. Joseph A. Durall: other real property. Limited Filings Sunflower Associates LLC vs. Joy Little: Landlord/tenant dispute. Midland Credit Management...

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 11:53 a.m. – Welfare check needed in the 100 block of 5th Street. 3:43 p.m. – Alarm company advised of a medical alarm had been activated on County Road (CR) 710. 6:02 p.m. – Medic needed for a possible pill overdose. 9:10...

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 Transactions Book 869 page 688: Larry B. Harris Sr., a single man, and Lavanda Lynn Frye, a single woman, unto Larry B. Harris Sr. Lots 7, 8, 9 and 10 in block 13 in west side addition to Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty...

The Alfalfa County commissioners awarded a $71,019.94 bid Monday morning to Rick Dietz to construct a new bridge (#2101 located at CR Craig 610 and 600 ) in District 2. Marvin Woodall, Jay Hague and Mike Roach compared Dietz's bid against one from...

In a quiet special meeting Monday night – a public hearing on the school's reduction in force – the Cherokee school board voted to approve the measure, which reduced the school's staff by four: a librarian, a band instructor, an elementary sch...

The High School Awards will now be held April 28, the same date as Baccalaureate. The awards presentation is still at 10 a.m. Baccalaureate is at 7 p.m. The Senior Tea for the senior girls is also that same day, April 28, at 2 p.m. at Kiowa's United...