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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard against future floods. Missouri allotted more money to fight rising waters, including $2 million t...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In a small building within the burgeoning Wheeler District, some of the city's most valuable policing equipment and personnel can be found. Home to the Oklahoma City Police Department's Air Support Unit, or Air 1, most r...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas anti-vaccination group says its membership is growing dramatically since the state added two new vaccination requirements for children returning to school this fall. As of Aug. 2, Kansas is requiring a meningitis v...

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — For as long as she can remember, soon-to-be college freshman Myca Roberson has had a certificate in her room congratulating her on the scholarship she was awarded in 2000 for being Shawnee's first Y2K baby. Born on January 1, 2...

GAGE, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 44-year-old woman has died after being struck by a freight train in northwestern Oklahoma. Troopers say Dawn Renee O'Hair was killed in Saturday afternoon's collision near Gage, 138 miles (222 k...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Oklahoma say they've recovered the body of an apparent drowning victim in the Illinois River. Grand River Dam Authority police say a man's body was recovered Saturday evening a few hours after he d...

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has dropped 6 cents per gallon (3.8 liters) over the past two weeks to $2.74. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that increased refinery p...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Dak Prescott got the Dallas Cowboys off to a good start in a brief cameo in the exhibition opener. San Francisco's rookie receivers took over after that to lead the 49ers to the victory. Prescott completed all four of h...

Houston Astros (77-40, first in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (38-78, fifth in the AL East) Baltimore; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Justin Verlander (15-4, 2.68 ERA) Orioles: Asher Wojciechowski (2-5, 4.89 ERA) LINE: Astros...

Kansas City Royals (42-76, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (35-79, fifth in the AL Central) Detroit; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Jakob Junis (7-10, 4.88 ERA) Tigers: Daniel Norris (3-9, 4.76 ERA) LINE: Royals favored...

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Red River rivals Oklahoma and Texas met twice last season for the first time in 115 years, when the Sooners won their fourth consecutive Big 12 championship by avenging their only regular-season loss. Oklahoma now has another transfer quarterback...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has a blessing or a problem, depending on your perspective. Gundy has two quarterbacks he considers capable of starting in redshirt senior Dru Brown and redshirt freshman Spencer Sanders. He s...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Last time Oklahoma's defense took the field, it got shredded during a national semifinal loss to Alabama. It was an all-too-common occurrence last season — the Sooners' dynamic offense often pulled more than its share of the loa...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state district judge has blocked implementation of a new law that requires top brands of wine and spirits to be sold to all Oklahoma alcohol wholesalers. The Oklahoman reports Judge Thomas Prince in Oklahoma City ruled the n...

HOLCOMB, Kan. (AP) — Fire officials are trying to determine the cause of a fire that has temporarily shut down the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Holcomb. Investigators say the fire Friday night started in the box shop near the area where animals are k...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say an Oklahoma pharmacist has agreed to pay more than $1 million in restitution after pleading guilty to health care fraud. Federal court records show 37-year-old Jeffrey Scott Terry pleaded guilty Monday to two f...

GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) — Testimony is expected to begin in the trial of a man accused of fatally shooting an Oklahoma sheriff's deputy. Witnesses are scheduled to testify Monday in the trial of 47-year-old Nathan LeForce, who is charged with f...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When two tech-savvy Oklahoma men launched their vision for an innovative charter school in 2011 that students could attend from home, the timing was perfect. Republicans had just extended their majorities in the Legislature, t... Full story

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Forecasters are warning about days of scorching, dangerous heat gripping a wide swath of the U.S. South and Midwest, where the heat index on Monday eclipsed 120 degrees (48.9 Celsius) in one town and climbed nearly that h...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Zebra mussels have been confirmed at two more Austin-area lakes to bring the statewide infestation to 17 Texas lakes in five river basins. The Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife on Monday announced invasive zebra mussels h...

QUINTON, Okla. (AP) — No damage has been reported following a series of earthquakes that rattled parts of Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 8:30 p.m. Sunday near Quinton, about 123 miles (198 k...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — Magic has happened this summer on a former cattle ranch that for 19 years has been home to one of Oklahoma's largest, but lesser-known, nature preserves. Following one of the wettest spring seasons on record, the 1... Full story

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker from Oklahoma City filed paperwork Monday seeking a public vote on whether to reject a bill that would allow people in the state to openly carry firearms without a background check or training. Rep. J...