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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board narrowly rejected clemency Tuesday for a death row inmate convicted of killing a prison cafeteria worker in 1998, paving the way for the state's first execution in more than six years. The fiv...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Coronavirus vaccinations have helped reduce COVID-19 infections by 7,500 and deaths by 1,100 among Oklahomans aged 65 and older, according to a study released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Monday temporarily blocked two new anti-abortion laws from taking effect next month, including a measure similar to a Texas abortion ban that effectively bans the procedure after about six weeks of...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Many Kansas school districts aren't taking basic steps to protect their computer systems and the privacy of sensitive information collected about students, according to a legislative audit release Tuesday. The report from the...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been charged with murder and domestic battery in the shooting death of his older brother. Ricky Salazar, 34, was arrested last week and charged with second-degree murder in the death of...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police have shot and wounded an armed woman at a Wichita grocery store, authorities say. Officers rushed to a Whole Foods store after receiving a report that someone was in the parking lot with a gun, police said. They spotted...

WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas county paid more than $70,000 to end a cyberattack that crippled its computer systems for about two weeks. Pottawatomie County administrator Chad Kinsley said the attackers had demanded more than $1...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday created an independent office to review complaints against Kansas' foster care system and recommend changes in child welfare policies, a longtime goal of advocates for abused and neglected children....

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A longtime Alabama sheriff removed from office after being convicted of theft and ethics violations is giving five-star reviews to the jail where he spent more than two weeks in custody. Perhaps he should: He ran it for...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two Rhode Island men authorities say touched off a needless and expensive ocean search-and-rescue effort when they fired maritime distress flares to celebrate a friend's wedding have agreed to pay $5,000 each to settle the...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The pipeline that leaked tens of thousands of gallons of oil into the water off Southern California was split open and apparently dragged along the ocean floor, authorities said Tuesday. Coast Guard Capt. Rebecca...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for work that found order in seeming disorder, helping to explain and predict complex forces of nature, including expanding our understanding of climate change. Syukuro Manabe...

HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Calling opponents of his plans "complicit in America's decline," President Joe Biden made the case Tuesday for his ambitious building and social spending proposals by framing them as key to America's global competitiveness and...

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world's first movie in orbit, a project the Kremlin said will help burnish the nation's space glory. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim...

NEW YORK (AP) — The six-hour outage at Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp was a headache for many casual users but far more serious for the millions of people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to run their businesses or communicate with...

The Biden administration on Tuesday ordered Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to stop using the state's federal pandemic funding on a pair of new education grants that can only be directed to schools without mask mandates. In a letter to Ducey, the Treasury...

PARIS (AP) — Victims of abuse within France's Catholic Church welcomed a historic turning point Tuesday after a new report estimated that 330,000 children in France were sexually abused over the past 70 years, providing the country's first...

Misdemeanor Filings Charles Leslie Smith, 54, Jet, has been charged with obstructing an officer. ($351.50) Civil Filings Farmers Exchange, Helena, vs. Aaron Craig Shepard, Helena: collections.($229.14) Traffic Citations Charles Leslie Smith, Jet,...

Real Estate Transfers Book 874 page 852: John D. Marteney, trustee of the David B. Marteney Revocable Trust, conveys unto John D. Marteney, grantor and trustee of the Purple Hound Dog Revocable Trust. Northwest quarter section 6, township 6,...

Monday, September 27, 2021 6:45 a.m. – Report of a vehicle vs. deer accident and the deer was still alive. 10:51 a.m. – Report of a stolen flat bed at Greer and County Road 640. Tuesday, September 28, 2021 1:53 p.m. – Medic needed for a person...

Limited Filings Discover Bank vs. Bobbie D. Longer: debt collection. Discover Bank vs. Brian A. Fitzgerald: debt collection. PayDay Motors, Inc. vs. Christopher Swayden: debt collection. Small Claims Filings People’s Bank vs. Michael Schmidt....

Real Estate Transfers Book 146 page 360: Michael T. Roe and Christine A. Roe convey unto Joshua W. Hall and Danielle Hall. Beginning at a point 392 feet north and 710.8 feet west of the southeast corner of the southeast quarter of section 2,...

The beginning of a new month means lots of paperwork for county commissioners to sign. Monday in Alfalfa County, Marvin Woodall, Jay Hague and Mike Roach went through a stack of appropriations, approving them and the monthly alcohol beverage tax....

The Kiowa District Hospital is gearing up for their annual Health Fair on Oct. 22, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. The theme is “Boo to the Flu – October 22.” The health fair and much more was discussed at the KDH Sept. 28 meeting of the board of directors...