Articles from the April 28, 2017 edition
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Rangers sweep season series with Aggies in walk off fashion
Northwestern Oklahoma State took on the Aggies of Oklahoma Panhandle State University in a non-conference mid-week battle. The Rangers came away with the victory in walk off fashion 6-5. The Rangers called on freshman left-hander Tyler Havener to...
Series Preview: Final series to feature rivalry match-up
The Northwestern Oklahoma State baseball team will defend their home field against arch-rival Southwestern Oklahoma State in the final series of the season. The Rangers will enter the series fresh off the completion of a season-series sweep of...
Conference championships conclude with record finish for women's team
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Both Northwestern Oklahoma State men's and women's golf teams completed their final round in the 2017 Great American Conference Championships hosted by Hot Springs Country Club in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on Tuesday afternoon. The w...
Rodeo Solid at FHSU Heading into Season Finale
FORT HAYS, Kan. – Southeastern's women continued their run of success with a second place finish at the Fort Hays State Rodeo, while the men turned in a 10th place finish and remain 260 points out of second place in the regional standings. The w...
SE Splits in Home Finale Vs. WU
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern bounced back from a 3-0 loss to Washburn in game one to close out the 2017 home schedule with a commanding 11-2 win on Wednesday afternoon at The Ballpark in Durant. The split moves the Savage Storm to 15-26-1 heading i...
Big 2nd inning lifts Lady Eagles to win at Rogers State in series opener
CLAREMORE, Okla. (April 27, 2017) – With the Heartland Conference regular-season softball championship now only a longshot possibility for Oklahoma Christian, the Lady Eagles' goal this week is to put themselves in the best position for the u...
Hillcats Fall, 7-2, to Oklahoma Christian
CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Rogers State softball team fell, 7-2, to Oklahoma Christian to start a three-game league series at the Diamond Sports Complex. The Eagles used four runs in the second inning to pull away for the 7-2 victory. With the bases load...
GOP senator under ethics investigation resigns from seat
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Republican state senator who is being investigated for possible misuse of campaign funds has resigned from the Oklahoma Senate. State Sen. Kyle Loveless submitted a two-sentence letter of resignation Thursday, saying he had m...
Prison population hits record high in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has hit a record high with more than 62,000 offenders in the state's department of corrections system. Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Joe Allbaugh says the prison system is operating at 109 percent of c...
Oklahoma struggles to pay for schools after slashing taxes
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Four years ago, Oklahoma's oil patch was booming, unemployment was falling and state lawmakers were debating what to do with $200 million in surplus revenue. Republicans who control state government successfully pushed to r...
Saltwater spill adds to water problems in Oklahoma county
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Environmental tests on an Oklahoma creek have led to the discovery of a saltwater spill into the main source of freshwater for Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. The Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/2oQconk ) reports that an Environmental P...
Oklahoma court upholds woman's murder conviction, sentence
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction and life prison sentence of a Tulsa woman in the beating death of a man in Tulsa, however the court did overturn the woman's kidnapping conviction in the c...
Document filed for death penalty in Oklahoma deputy slaying
GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma prosecutor has filed formal notice that the state will seek the death penalty for a man charged in the killing of a deputy sheriff. District Attorney Laura Austin Thomas filed the bill of particulars Thursday s...
Top Kansas lawmaker suggests fee on utility bill for schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Senate's majority leader is suggesting that the state impose an extra fee on utility bills to provide new dollars for public schools. Overland Park Republican Jim Denning said Thursday that he's drafting a proposal t...