Articles from the May 10, 2020 edition
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LARRY LEE LYON
Memorial graveside services for Larry Lee Lyon will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 11, 2020, at the Memorial Hill Cemetery with Rev. Andy Ketchum officiating. Services are under the direction of...
Mixed feelings around hockey about holding NHL draft early
The NFL's successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft held before the Stanley Cup Final. After postponing its draft scheduled for June 26-27 in light of the...
Oklahoma City plastics company makes custom COVID-19 shields
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City plastic supplier company has been receiving thousands of orders for custom-made protective barriers from businesses reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. Allied Plastic Supply is working out contracts with a...
Harvesters struggle to recruit foreign crews during pandemic
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas harvester Mike Keimig is growing increasingly anxious about whether the foreign seasonal workers he needs to run his nine combines and drive his grain trucks will arrive in time for the start of the winter wheat h...
Police: Man killed while detaining juveniles in hit-and-run
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A 17-year-old youth involved in a hit-and-run collision was arrested in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man who witnessed the crash and then located and detained three other juveniles involved in the wreck, Tempe police said S...
Long undercover investigations part of New Mexico drug fight
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Multiple affidavits-for-arrest filed with the San Miguel Magistrate Court describe the events that led to more than a dozen drug-related arrests in approximately two months. Undercover agents with the Region IV Narcotics T...
Joseph Harroz Jr. named OU president after year as interim
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — After serving as the interim president of the University of Oklahoma for the past year, Joseph Harroz Jr. has been named to the post permanently. The university said its Board of Regents on Saturday voted unanimously to give t...
Oklahoma COVID-19 deaths increase by 4, for total of 270
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Four more people have died in Oklahoma from the coronavirus, bringing the total of deaths to 270, health officials said Saturday. The number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma increased by 66, for a total of 4... Full story
Lawmakers tweet support for barber who operated amid virus
MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) — Two Republican U.S. Senate candidates are tweeting their support for a Kansas barber who ran afoul of the law for operating his shop during the pandemic. Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle and U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall w...
Kansas state parks see 'significant' uptick in April visits
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas state parks saw a "significant" increase in visits last month, especially with new users. State Parks Director Linda Lanterman said the increase in the last weeks of April offset the revenue state parks lost in March, w...
Kansas lawmakers to meet online to prep for session on virus
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are turning to virtual meetings to prepare for an upcoming session aimed at dealing with the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, as researchers examine the state's wastewater to look for clues a...
A distinct possibility: 'Temporary' layoffs may be permanent
WASHINGTON (AP) — In late March, Britney Ruby Miller, co-owner of a small chain of steakhouse restaurants, confidently proclaimed that once the viral outbreak had subsided, her company planned to recall all its laid-off workers. Now? Miller would b...
Feeling your pain? Virus reaches into the lives of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — A husband coughing up blood. A sister close to death. Another friend felled by the coronavirus. The beat against Congress has always been that its members are out of touch with average Americans. But that's not true when it comes t...
US approves new coronavirus antigen test with fast results
U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up the country. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed...
Little Richard, flamboyant rock 'n' roll pioneer, dead at 87
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock 'n' roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, died Saturday after b...
Court cuts fine for couple's burn pile that included animals
LEBANON, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon ranching couple, fined nearly $18,000 for creating an illegal burn pile that included 40 dead animals, contested the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's penalty and won. A judge reduced the fine to $3,000 b...
Chiefs among centerpieces of NFL slate as they chase repeat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In the makeshift interview room just outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, defensive tackle Chris Jones yelled across to Chiefs teammate Frank Clark, vowing that the Super Bowl championship they had just won would not be the l...
College class of 2020 will graduate into wobbly economy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With graduation looming, the future is looking a lot less bright than it did just a few months ago for college seniors. They are entering a job market flooded with tens of millions of workers who have lost their jobs amid the...
Police investigate death at Wichita home as suspicious
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a woman's death in a Wichita home as suspicious. Police Sgt. Dan Binkley said officers found the woman unresponsive while conducting a welfare check at the home Sunday morning. She had experienced s...
Oklahoma college's graduation hacked with racist images
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City University's virtual graduation ceremony was cut short when someone posted a racial slur and a swastika. Saturday's ceremony, held using the online streaming service Zoom, was nearing an end, with the names of g...
Confirmed virus cases in Oklahoma surpass 4,500, 272 deaths
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Oklahoma has surpassed 4.500 and with two more deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported Sunday. There are 4,589 c...
Haskell Foundation starts fundraiser to replace burned tepee
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A fundraiser is underway to replace a tepee that burned over the weekend on the Haskell Indian Nations University campus in Lawrence. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that fire had almost completely consumed the tipi's s...
National parks visitors should plan for 'new normal'
BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — After closing amid the coronavirus pandemic, the National Park Service is testing public access at several parks across the nation, including two in Utah, with limited offerings and services. Visitor centers a...
Governor's lockdown to slow outbreak in Gallup expires
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — A governor-ordered lockdown designed to combat a surging coronavirus outbreak in the western New Mexico city of Gallup expired Sunday, but the city's mayor said the problem persists. "Our numbers are still getting higher and highe...
Trump advisers cite need to stop 'permanent' economic toll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of President Donald Trump's top economic advisers emphasized on Sunday the importance of states getting more businesses and offices open even as the pandemic makes its way to the White House complex, forcing three members of t...