Tulsa, Okla. (AP) -- Matt Beaty doubled and singled twice, and Yadier Alvarez pitched six scoreless innings as the Tulsa Drillers defeated the San Antonio Missions 3-2 on Saturday. Alvarez (1-1) allowed two hits while striking out five and walking...

Tulsa, Okla. (AP) -- Blake Gailen had a walk-off double, as the Tulsa Drillers beat the San Antonio Missions 6-5 on Friday. Erick Mejia scored the game-winning run after he led off the inning with a single and advanced to second on an error. After...

Edmond, Okla. (AP) — A convicted sex offender who molested his niece when she was 7 years old moved in next door to his victim nearly a dozen years after he was sent to prison for the crime. Outraged, the Oklahoma woman, now 21, called lawmakers, t... Full story

Tulsa, Okla. (AP) — Police in Tulsa are investigating the stabbing death of a 56-year-old woman whose body was discovered inside her apartment. The victim's body was found lying on the floor on Saturday by a friend who told police she had tried to c...

Oklahoma City (AP) — Authorities say that an inmate found dead in a cell at the Oklahoma County Jail may have taken his own life. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is leading an investigation into the death of the inmate, who was found u...

Oklahoma City (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has asked the federal government to declare Tulsa a disaster area because of tornadoes and other severe weather seen there since Aug. 5. Fallin directed her request Friday to the U.S. Small Business A... Full story

Kansas City, Mo. (AP) — A 49-year-old lowland gorilla at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas died Sunday after tests revealed she had late-stage ovarian cancer that had spread, four days after undergoing surgery for constipation. The zoo said in a statement tha...

Wichita, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is preparing for the country's first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse since 1918. Most of Kansas will see only a partial eclipse on Monday. More than 90 percent of the sun will be blocked by the moon in Wichita and m...

Topeka, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer's voting record as a legislator gives insight into the course of policy action he is certain to sustain if he wins the governor's race. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Colyer generally has a...

Des Moines, Iowa (AP) — For a decade, computer programmer Eddie Tipton reliably showed up for work at the central Iowa office of the Multi-State Lottery Association and earned the confidence of his co-workers, a team of technicians entrusted to build...

Charlottesville, Va. (AP) — When Carl Valentine dropped off his daughter at the University of Virginia, he had some important advice for the college freshman: Don't forget that you are a minority. "She has to be vigilant of that and be concerned a...

Lexington, Ky. (AP) — Lowell Outland was a custodian at Tates Creek High School for seven years, a high school dropout who dreamed of becoming a teacher. With hard work, the 59-year-old Air Force veteran made it happen. On Wednesday, the first day of...

Goodlettsville, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 19, 2017--Dollar General (NYSE: DG) reached a new milestone this morning as it hosted hundreds of excited customers in Dauphin, Pennsylvania to celebrate the grand opening of the company’s 14,000 th s...

Thibodaux, La. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy faces a terrorizing charge after he allegedly threatened to shoot a teacher and students at South Lafourche High School. Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre says the incident allegedly occurred on W...

Denver (AP) — Noise is the biggest source of oil and gas complaints among residents in the state of Colorado. During the past eight years, as houses and well pads inched closer across the state, complaints to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Com...

Bristol, Tenn. (AP) — It could have gotten very uncomfortable as Erik Jones and Matt Kenseth sat side-by-side shortly after an intriguing race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Both drivers wanted to win for very different reasons, both came up short , then...

Raleigh, N.C. (AP) — A startup company is giving up plans to build boxcar-sized batteries that help power companies save energy or shift to wind and solar power. Alevo Manufacturing Inc. informed state officials Friday that it was immediately s...

Richmond, Va. (AP) — Pressure is mounting on Virginia officials to slow or reconsider the water quality certifications they intend to issue for a pair of natural gas pipeline projects. The Richmond Times Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2weTFJn ) t...

Selah, Wash. (AP) — Cruiser the Labrador retriever is one hard-charging canine. He loves running fast and crashing into scrub to bring game back for his favorite person, Mark Meyocks. One such crash during a 2015 hunting trip required six staples to...

Hernshaw, W.Va. (AP) — A small plot of budding lavender overlooks a mostly barren, partly-reclaimed mountainside, contrasting the old and new. "That's what it all used to look like before it was reclaimed," Aaron Smith, of Charleston, said as he p...

Billings, Mont. (AP) — Nearly all of Montana is experiencing drought or trending toward drought, fueling wildfires and costing farmers millions of dollars. The Billings Gazette reports https://goo.gl/cT54Ue drought conditions stretch 680 miles (...

Ames, Iowa (AP) — A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held this week for the newly completed Ames, Iowa, water-treatment plant. The ceremony and open house will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday. Mayor Ann Campbell, current and former City Council members, s...

Russellville, Ark.–Steve Mullins, director of athletics at Arkansas Tech University, is serving as chair of the NCAA Division II Football Committee during the 2017-18 academic year.Mullins has been a member of the national committee since the 2...

Stillwater, Okla. (AP) — Running back Justice Hill isn't as well known to Oklahoma State fans as teammates Mason Rudolph and James Washington. He might be after this season. The Cowboys took off last year when Hill emerged as the clear go-to back. H...

Through Aug. 20 All-around 1. Tuf Cooper, Weatherford, Texas $176,624 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $135,040 3. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $132,547 4. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. $125,145 5. Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudent, Brazil...