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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday exonerated a man who spent 30 years in prison for a 1987 rape and burglary, after post-conviction DNA testing from a rape kit showed he did not commit the crime. Pontotoc County District Judge S...

Oklahoma is already piling up plenty of accolades in its final Big 12 season. A year after their first losing season since 1998 and the week after a comeback Red River rivalry win over Texas, the fifth-ranked Sooners (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) are the...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will designate Juneteenth as a state holiday, joining 28 other states and the District of Columbia, Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday. Kelly, a Democrat, said in a news release that establishing the state holiday "provides K...

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A flock of swans that grew from a gift nearly 70 years ago from Queen Elizabeth II has been rounded up in Florida to ensure they are all healthy. On Tuesday, there were 50 swans collected in Lakeland, which is east of Tampa. P...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republican majority is stuck, one week after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with lawmakers unable to coalesce around a new leader in a stalemate that threatens to keep Congress partly shuttered indefinitely. On T...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new indictment filed Tuesday charged U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges. Prosecutors s...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than three weeks ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat beside President Joe Biden and marveled that a "historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia" seemed within reach — a diplomatic advance that he pre...

Real Estate Transfers Book 893 page 218: Ronald J. Licklider and Linda Licklider convey unto Ronald J. Licklider and Linda Licklider. South half of the northeast quarter, Section 24, Township 26 north, Range 12 west. Quit claim deed. Book 893 page...

Real Estate Transfers Book 149 page 169: CFConaway LLC conveys unto Mike Alan Bauerlein and Melissa Lynn Bauerlein. The west 115 feet of lots 7–12 in Block 5, and the west 115 feet of lots 3 and 4 in Block 8, and a tract I blocks 4 and 9, etc. J...

We are delighted to announce the upcoming nuptials of Kelsey Angle and Kristen Cheever. Kristen, the daughter of Carlene Ross and Danny Crites, is a nurse practitioner at the CoxHealth Center for Plastic Surgery. Kelsey, the son of Larry and Phoebe...

Employees and students at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be able to enjoy a few days off and out of classes as the university will close for fall break on Thursday, Oct. 12, and Friday, Oct. 13. Northwestern’s offices will be closed, a...

Officers of the Waynoka FFA chapter participated in the 2023 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Leadership Training Conference on Sept. 26 at the Enid Events Center in Enid. Kelly Barnes, from Edmond, served as the keynote speaker for the conference. Barnes is an...

Imogene Gage began her journey on earth, April 26, 1947, when she was born to her loving parents, Eugene and Daisy Smith. Her journey ended on August 28, 2023, as she left Earth to begin her next adventure. She passed peacefully at home surrounded...

The Alfalfa County commissioners handled their weekly business quickly on Tuesday morning after Monday's holiday. County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger joined Nate Ross, Mike Roach, and Garret Johnson, who began by approving previous meeting minutes,...

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 During this day was one traffic stop. 1:02 a.m. – Report of horses out at 5th Street and Colorado. 3:47 a.m. – Report of a single vehicle accident on Harmon and Ohio. Advised of a possible broken nose. 11:21 a.m. – Repor...

The Waynoka Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting Monday morning. All Waynoka school board members – Caleb Zook, Travis George, Garret Gum, John Hanson and Clint Olson – were present. Also present were Superintendent Scott Cline, J.H...

Dean Chaffin of Mojave, California, went home to be with the Lord, peacefully, on the morning of June 15, 2023, at age 91. He was born April 25, 1932, near Dacoma, Oklahoma. He attended Midvalley Schools in rural Woods County with his siblings. He...