SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — The Rev. Boniface Copelin has worn many hats at St. Gregory's Monastery, from tailor, formation director and carpenter to associate professor, vocation director and prior. Two years ago, he added yet another — unlikely — title... Full story

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The 37 wastewater disposal wells to be shut down in north-central Oklahoma, where a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck this weekend, are just a fraction of the state's total number. There are about 4,200 total wells across the s...

LENORA, Kan. (AP) — A search-and-rescue effort is underway in north-central Kansas' Norton County after the discovery of a vehicle found swept off a road by local floodwaters. KSNW-TV (http://bit.ly/2cA3Yzz) reports that the vehicle was found S...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of an 18-year-old killed last week by a sheriff's deputy after authorities say he pointed a gun at the officer during a traffic stop says the driver's "own actions ended his life too soon." Caleb Douglas' family s...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — While Kansas Libertarians acknowledge their candidates have little chance of winning any state or federal races this year, they say the November elections are hugely important as they claw for greater political prominence in t...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri is defending its research practices after a national pet-adoption group publicly decried an experiment that led to six female beagles being euthanized. The California-based Beagle Freedom Project, wh... Full story

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two northwest New Mexico communities are bracing for the closure of a local prison next month. The Cibola County Correctional Facility employs a staff of 300, all of whom reside in the towns of Milan, where the prison is, and n...

SALT FLAT, Texas (AP) — "Don't even think of trying to drive out on those salt flats," Shirley Richardson said as she stood outside the Salt Flat Cafe and bus stop. Shirley's grandparents opened the cafe in 1929 in what's now a desolate ghost town ne... Full story

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors in the most populated areas of Texas have in recent years dismissed a significantly larger number of marijuana offenses involving smaller amounts of the drug, according to a newspaper analysis. In the five most p...

WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — Authorities south of Dallas say a man walked into a hospital emergency room with a handgun pointed at his infant daughter, prompting a lockdown and standoff with police. The incident generated a broad police response early S...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When allegations erupted this summer that two Idaho lawmakers were caught in an extramarital affair, many supporters were quick to say their actions were a mistake, not a crime. However, in Idaho, adultery has been considered a f... Full story

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Zoos across the country are frequently in the news. Sweet, heartwarming photos of new baby animals are offset by frightening, dangerous events. Zoos inspire debate and change: Buenos Aires announced it is shutting down its zoo. S...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paper? Pencils? Laptops? Robots? Teachers are increasingly relying on crowdfunding efforts to stock their classrooms with both the mundane and sometimes big-ticket items. Contributions to education campaigns have climbed on G... Full story

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A protest of a four-state, $3.8 billion oil pipeline turned violent after tribal officials say construction crews destroyed American Indian burial and cultural sites on private land in southern North Dakota. Morton County S...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A South Dakota tribal chairman has urged members to avoid Bismarck and Mandan in North Dakota after a clash between private security guards and people protesting against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal C...

RICHFIELD, Ohio (AP) — If some kind of disaster wiped out modern technology, Jim Fry and his family would get along quite nicely. They already live much of their lives as if it were 1900. While they do make concessions to modern living with e...

Texas coach Charlie Strong went home and sat around for a couple of hours after the Longhorns opened their season with a double-overtime victory over No. 10 Notre Dame. Then, without any sleep, he went back to work Monday morning. "It was just an...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield entered the season high on many Heisman Trophy watch lists. After week one, he'd settle for just winning a game. Mayfield put up big numbers in the season opener against H...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — An explosive offense was a key component of No. 22 Oklahoma State's season-opening 61-7 blowout over Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. The Cowboys also received significant contributions from their s...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — Across the East Texas triangle that connects Austin, College Station and Houston, most everybody is happy with their favorite team's college football coach after the first weekend of the season. Tom H...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — Several Oklahoma lawmakers must repay their campaigns after violating a new ethics rule regarding how campaign donations may be spent. Among the uses prohibited by the rule that applies to elections held a...

AMARILLO, Texas (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — An Oklahoma City man has been arrested after a Texas Panhandle traffic stop yielded $1 million in methamphetamine. Carson County jail records show 20-year-old Ernesto Ayala was being held Monday on a c...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — The president of the Oklahoma City municipal employees union is resigning after being charged with embezzlement. William Dale Bryles faces four felony counts of embezzling more than $13,000 in union funds t...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — The fact that Terry von Thaden remembers Louise Thaden intimately and the rest of the world does not is the result of the same decision. Thaden chose to step from the limelight into raising a family. Bor...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — A subsidiary of Exxon Mobil is challenging the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's authority to order safety measures following the March 2013 rupture of the company's P...