Articles from the November 3, 2017 edition
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Oklahoma governor sets special election to fill vacant seat
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has scheduled a special election to fill the state House seat of former Rep. Scott Biggs. Fallin said Friday that the filing period will be Nov. 13-15, the special primary election will be Jan. 9 and t...
Oklahoma October tax collections up 10.6 percent over 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma state Treasurer Ken Miller says the state collected 10.6 percent more revenue in October than in October 2016, with nearly 19 percent of the increase due to the elimination of some tax exemptions and rebates and some n...
By Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma St. could affect title, Heisman races
This year's Bedlam matchup likely will affect the Big 12, College Football Playoff and Heisman Trophy races. No. 8 Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1 Big 12, No. 5 CFP) and No. 11 Oklahoma State (7-1, 4-1, No. 11 CFP) share the Big 12 lead, and the winner of...
All Oklahoma sheriffs named in debt-collection lawsuit
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A lawsuit is challenging Oklahoma's debt-collection system that routinely sends poor people to jail for failing to pay court fines and fees. The federal lawsuit filed Thursday names the Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association, every c...
Oklahoma homebuilder pleads guilty in interstate theft case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma custom home builder and a co-defendant have pleaded guilty to charges related to an interstate theft ring. Court documents show that 44-year-old Richardson Homes owner Dennis Lee entered the plea Friday on charges o...
Bills ending 2 energy tax credits clear Senate committee
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two bills that would end cash payments for unused tax credits to the coal and the wind industries in Oklahoma have passed out of a state Senate committee. The bills authored by Republican Sen. Josh Brecheen cleared the Senate R...
Oklahoma panel to consider funding senior and child programs
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma panel will consider providing millions for two key programs that are in jeopardy amid a state budget crisis. The Tulsa World reports that the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Board of Directors will consider p...
OSBI says stabbing suspect dies after setting himself ablaze
GROVE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a 28-year-old man has died after he reportedly stabbed two people then set himself on fire in a lakefront area of northeast Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the three men were co-workers a...
State Rep. Scott Biggs resigns to take federal job
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State Rep. Scott Biggs, a three-term Chickasha Republican who has recently opposed changes in Oklahoma's criminal justice system, has announced his resignation effective immediately. Biggs resigned Thursday in a letter to H...
FBI notified of fire at Middle Eastern family's restaurant
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Federal investigators have been called in following a fire at a Kansas restaurant run by a Middle Eastern family. The Petra Mediterranean Restaurant in Wichita was destroyed Wednesday. The words "Go back" were painted on a n...
Kansas man seeks to withdraw guilty plea in death of son
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man who pleaded guilty to killing his 7-year-old son, whose remains were fed to pigs, says his lawyer pressured him to into the plea. Michael Jones of Kansas City, Kansas, is serving a life sentence after the 2015 m...
Ex-worker at Kansas VA hospital sentenced for sex crimes
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A former physician assistant at a Veterans Affairs hospital in eastern Kansas has been sentenced for sexual crimes against patients. The Kansas City Star reports 66-year-old Mark Wisner was sentenced Friday to 15 years and s...
As wildfires expand, fire science needs to keep up
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) In the month of October nearly 250,000 acres, more than 8,000 homes and over 40 people fell victim to fast-moving...
Addled in the saddle? Woman charged with DUI on horseback
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A 53-year-old woman riding a horse down a busy Florida highway has been arrested and charged with driving drunk. Polk County Sheriff's officials said in a news release that someone called 911 about a woman who appeared c...
Woman charged with stealing nuns' renowned cheesecakes
WHITE CREEK, N.Y. (AP) — New York State Police say they've charged a 48-year-old woman with stealing $250 worth of baked goods from an order of nuns known for their cheesecake. Troopers say the theft occurred last month at the Nuns of New Skete (...
