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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP, posted Sept. 11, 2016) — Wildlife biologists are fighting what they call the "ecological train wreck" of wild pigs running amok in Ohio fields and forests. It's easy to spot the signs that pigs are roaming the Wayne National F...

NEW YORK (AP, posted Sept. 11, 2016) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car company is making major improvements to the Autopilot system used by its vehicles, which will dramatically reduce the number and severity of crashes they're involved i...

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP, posted Sept. 11, 2016) — In the years since Sept. 11, 2001, Anthony Pietrofitta and his students could share their memories of the day that changed America in the wake of the deadliest terrorist attacks in its history. They e... Full story

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP, posted Sept. 11, 2016) — Jonathan Martinez pushes a breakfast cart down the halls of Honeysuckle Middle School, followed by his teachers and a few other students. "Let's go, guys," he said. Martinez and other students in H...

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP, posted Sept. 11, 2016) — A renewable energy project that proposed installing wind turbines 15 miles off the Oregon coast appears to have stalled. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports (http://goo.gl/38T8yz) that the federal Bureau o...

HOLLYWOOD, Ala. (AP, posted Sept. 11, 2016) — After spending more than 40 years and $5 billion on an unfinished nuclear power plant in northeastern Alabama, the nation's largest federal utility is preparing to sell the property at a fraction of i...

LAS VEGAS (AP, posted Sept. 11, 2016) — Discussion is picking up on the Energy Choice Initiative, with more people taking public positions on the ballot measure that aims to deregulate electrical service in Nevada. Here are things to know about Q...

The officiating error that gave Central Michigan a chance to beat Oklahoma State is unlikely to lead to changes in the way officials enforce penalties at the end of games. Rogers Redding, the former national coordinator of officials who sits on the... Full story

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — Bret Bielema has his share of memorable victories in his four seasons at Arkansas, from back-to-back shutouts of LSU and Mississippi in 2014 to a "borderline erotic" victory over Texas to end that s...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — Two days after a stunning 30-27 loss to Central Michigan that came on a final untimed play that officials later admitted shouldn't have been awarded, Oklahoma State just wanted to forget about it and m...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — Gov. Mary Fallin has launched an initiative to bring high-speed broadband and digital learning opportunities to public schools across the state. The Oklahoma Connect and Learn Initiative will work with i...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — Several Oklahoma cities have passed resolutions urging residents to vote against a proposed state sales tax for education, but questions have been raised about the legality of such moves. A one-cent s...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — A 5.8-magnitude earthquake and a series of smaller aftershocks in Oklahoma led to the discovery of a new fault line and stoked fears among some scientists about activity along other unknown faults that c...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — Police in Norman says a pedestrian has died after being struck by a freight train. First responders were called to the scene Monday following the collision on the south side of the city. The incident has f...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — Police have identified the man who was found dead over the weekend at a southwest Oklahoma City home. On Monday, police identified the victim as 52-year-old Jay Creacy. Oklahoma City police Sgt. Gary K...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a private fundraiser in Norman before the University of Oklahoma football team hosts Ohio State. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin will serve a...

TULSA, Okla. (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — Kimberly Tylicki was not always appreciative of the sacrifice her parents made to provide her 10 years of classical piano training. "My dad worked two and three jobs so I could have private lessons," she sai...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — A Kansas Department of Transportation report says 96.7 percent of interstate highways in the state were ranked as good in the fiscal year ending in July. The report was released on Friday. The department e...

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — A woman has been released from the hospital and a good Samaritan who came to her aid is recovering after a suburban Kansas City Wal-Mart parking lot attack in which a suspect was killed. Police said the K...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — The Kansas Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether it should censure a former Wichita-area judge over allegations that he was not candid in answering questions about earlier accusations of sexual h... Full story

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — Missouri lawmakers are set to expand Gov. Jay Nixon's already historic status as the state's most overridden governor, a record the Democrat earned after years of clashing with a Legislature under v...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — At least 200 demonstrators are rallying at the Missouri Capitol to call for a higher minimum wage and expanded health care. The rally Monday was one of 30 scheduled nationwide as part of the "Moral M...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — The state has a new Miss Arkansas after Savvy Shields won the Miss America pageant on Sunday. The Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant announced Monday that Savannah Skidmore is the new Miss Arkansas 2...

HOUSTON (AP, posted Sept. 12, 2016) — Houston police say the driver of a pickup ran over a woman multiple times in an apartment complex parking lot. Police Sgt. Joshua Horn tells the Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/2cyDjTi) that the woman was run o...