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Another member of “The Greatest Generation” has left us. Donald E Metcalf, 91, of Jet, Oklahoma, passed peacefully at home on November 17, 2016. He was born at the family farmhouse December 17, 1924, to Emery Lemuel Metcalf and Jessie Emily (Le...

William Eugene Potter, 96, of Paragould, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016, at his residence. Bill served in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant Combat Engineer during World War II. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his...

One of the things I will strive to do as your representative is keep you informed about issues that affect all of us. The legislative session doesn't start for a few months, but I would like to share some thoughts with you during this Thanksgiving...

SHAWNEE – Dunks, sharp shooting and ball control were all on display as Oklahoma Baptist got its first win of the season, blowing past Manhattan Christian 113-80 Monday. Six Bison reached double figures in the scoring column and the Bison shot 6...

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern shot 59.5 percent from the floor and put five players in double-figures while cruising to a 113-45 win over Dallas Christian on Monday night in the men's basketball home opener at Bloomer Sullivan Arena. The win lifts t...

BETHANY, Okla. – For the first time ever, Southern Nazarene has been selected as the No. 8 seed of the Central Region Tournament as the NCAA released the 2016 NCAA Division II Volleyball Tournament bracket on Monday night. Southern Nazarene c...

OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 21, 2016) – On paper, Oklahoma Christian basketball coach Cory Cole figured his Eagles would have their collective hands full with USAO on Monday night, considering USAO already had beaten Cameron, which had beaten OC. Instead, th...

A third quarter surge led Mississippi College to a 74-72 come-from-behind victory over Henderson State Tuesday in women's basketball action in Clinton, Miss. After leading 41-34 at the half following Haleigh Henson's fourth 3-point field goal of the...

Henderson State ran its record to 4-1 on the Reddies beat Baptist Bible College 99-42, Tuesday at the Duke Wells Center in Arkadelphia, Ark. All 13 Reddies that played scored led by DJ Franklin who scored 15 points while having a team-high 6...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Oklahoma State's relentless pressure caused havoc against lesser opponents through the first three games. It worked just as well in the Cowboys' first true test this season. Jawun Evans had 35 points and five of Oklahoma S...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A University of Kansas cheerleader and three members of the school's spirit squad are suspended from cheering after a photo linking the Ku Klux Klan with President-elect Donald Trump was posted on the cheerleader's Snapchat a...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's economy, the oil and gas industry and the 39 federally recognized Native American tribes in the state were some of the topics discussed during a 40-minute interview in New York with President-elect Donald Trump, G...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal court on Tuesday blocked implementation of a rule imposed by President Barack Obama's administration that would have made an estimated 4 million more higher-earning workers across the country eligible for overtime pay s...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Education is releasing its first draft of a new public schools accountability plan that features less of an emphasis on standardized tests and aims to tackle chronic absenteeism. The department is devel...

CUSHING, Okla. (AP) — Two earthquakes recorded within one minute of each other have shaken an area in north-central Oklahoma near the site near of a key oil hub. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquakes occurred Tuesday in Cushing in Payne C...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa's Port of Catoosa says the tonnage of waterborne freight passing through the port continues to increase. Through October, the port says more than 1.79 million tons of freight in more than 1,000 barges has passed through t...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) — Education and city leaders in Oklahoma are urging state legislators to increase pay for teachers for the sake of the state's public education and economic development. The Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/2gGxQMi ) reports t...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter and shooting the child to death during a 2014 police chase. Thirty-two-year-old Marcas McGowan of Atchison d...

NEW YORK (AP) — Toys that teach aren't a new thing, but a growing number are calling for kids to build with blocks, circuits or everyday items before reaching for a tablet screen. Play is how kids learn about the world around them, whether it's a t...

The controversy over drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean has been reignited by the election of Donald Trump, and environmentalists and coastal businesses say it could be the first major fault line that divides them from the new president. The...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Farmers have been waiting out the drought to plant their wheat. And if there is not substantial rain in the next month, Dr. Erick Larson, grain crops specialist at Mississippi State University, says there's a good chance t...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say a man stood up from a blackjack table in West Virginia, drove to rob a bank and then returned to continue gambling. The Charleston Gazette-Mail (http://bit.ly/2gdclNS ) reports a Kanawha County grand jury l...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An atheist's request to say "IM GOD" on his license plate was denied by the state of Kentucky, which said it might distract other drivers, could spark confrontations and would be in bad taste. Bennie L. Hart says that by d...