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SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Jessie Newell's grandfather talked fondly of the friendships he formed while serving in the U.S. Army, but he didn't have many pictures of himself or memorabilia from his World War II experiences. The lack of mementos seemed m...

After 20 years, Mississippi chicken farmer Kevin Kemp is getting out of the chicken business. He raised millions of pounds of chicken since 1996, alongside his father and brother. But Kemp said even though he's done well as a poultry grower, raising...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — City directors recently approved locations for 12 more "smart kiosks" loaded with local content, ads and interactive apps throughout Little Rock's downtown. The first 7-foot-tall, touchscreen kiosk was unveiled in front of t...

ENID, Okla. (AP) — Infamous outlaw lovers Bonnie and Clyde died 84 years ago, ambushed on a rural Louisiana road by law enforcement, but in Oklahoma, their crimes still are under investigation. A 2017 series by Joe Cummings for the Enid News & E...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A new lofty landmark is on its way to Route 66. Mary Beth Babcock, owner of Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios, plans to erect a 20-foot space cowboy outside her gift shop. The store's mascot, "Buck," will be an example of a Muffler M...

Magnitude 3.0 earthquake rattles northwestern Oklahoma FAIRVIEW, Okla. (AP) — A magnitude 3.0 earthquake has shaken parts of northwestern Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was recorded at 1:42 a.m. Monday 21 miles (34 k...

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Federal and state agencies are investigating the cause of a train derailment in southeastern Oklahoma. Authorities say 16 railroad cars and a locomotive of a Union Pacific freight train derailed about 6:30 a.m. Sunday in a r...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and the Cherokee Nation are asking the U.S. Small Business Administration for a disaster declaration to residents of Cherokee County affected by tornadoes, severe storms and strong winds on Nov. 30. I...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma County has agreed to pay $175,000 to a former county employee who filed a lawsuit alleging that she faced age and racial discrimination and was treated like a "black slave on display at a plantation." A federal judge a...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The former president and CEO of a shuttered Oklahoma bank has been sentenced to four years in a federal prison and ordered to pay more than $137 million in restitution for making false statements. Federal prosecutors say 6...

GOLDSBY, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says southbound lanes of Interstate 35 just south of Norman have reopened following a fiery collision, but northbound traffic remains restricted to the right shoulder of the interstate. The OHP s...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities say a man was fatally shot by Oklahoma City police outside a convenience store on the city's southwest side. Police say 35-year-old Jacob Mohow was reportedly threatening people Sunday night with a screwdriver and a...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man convicted of abusing and killing his girlfriend's 3-year-old son before encasing the boy's body in concrete in their rental home's garage was sentenced Monday to more than 100 years in prison. Judge Steve Ternes s...

PAOLA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man who worked at a center for children with developmental disabilities pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. Federal prosecutors say William Bresee, of Fontana, pleaded guilty Monday to possession of child p...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism wants to charge $50 a day for access to fragile rock formations at the state's newest park. The department is proposing a $50 permit for anyone who wants "backcountry a...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Medicaid director is reversing a billing change that resulted in pay cuts to pediatricians. KanCare Director Jon Hamdorf announced Monday that Kansas is fixing the billing change that went into effect Nov. 1, which s...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Douglas County judge is weighing the sentence for a man convicted in a fatal shooting outside a Eudora bar. Judge Peggy Kittel was scheduled to sentence 37-year-old Danny Queen on Monday for the death of 32-year-old Bo H...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect has been killed after wounding an officer in Kansas City, Kansas. Police Chief Terry Zeigler says the shooting happened Sunday night when officers responded to an indecent exposure call. Police s...