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Chris Parker scored a career-high 22 points and dished out 8 assists to lead Henderson State to a 112-67 win over Ecclesia, Saturday at the Duke Wells Center. Parker was one of six Reddies to score in double-figures with the freshman from Plano,...

Historic Day for ECU Men’s Basketball Victory over Dallas Christian ADA – For the second-consecutive day, the East Central University men's basketball team scored over 100 points, earning a 128-82 victory over Dallas Christian. The 128 points sco...

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Tim Wagner scored a season-high 26 points and Preston Anderson added 18 for Harding, but two late 3-pointers from Hawaii Pacific put the Sharks ahead for good in a 79-72 victory over the Bisons. The game was tied 13 times and h...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A grinning Mitchell Solomon collapsed on his back under the Florida State basket, looking up toward his celebrating Oklahoma State teammates and the scoreboard above them. Cowboys 71, Seminoles 70. Solomon scored on a tip-in with...

NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony's return to Madison Square Garden was much like the 6 1/2 years he spent playing for the Knicks. A video played on the overhead scoreboard as part of a huge welcome from the fans and franchise, followed by a fast s...

Enid News and Eagle ENID, Okla. (AP) — The Paul Dano-directed movie "Wildlife" filmed in the Enid area has been selected for the Sundance Film Festival, Visit Enid Director Marcy Jarrett said. The renowned film festival hosts screenings in Park City,...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Ray Lueb shipped out of Oklahoma City's downtown Santa Fe railroad station in January 1944, a 19-year-old Marine recruit on his way to the war in the Pacific. On Dec. 7, he was back for the dedication of the restored Art D...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — Cherokee Nation officials say fear of losing the tribe's heritage is driving a lawsuit alleging distributors and retailers of prescribed medications have contributed to opioid abuse within the tribe. Opioid use is so p...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A new study says Oklahoma's occupational licensing laws are the 18th most burdensome of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Tulsa World reports the study by the Virginia-based Institute for Justice, a nonprofit p...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahomans know late spring and early summer as tornado season, but the state has seen its share of twisters in the coldest of months. Since 1950, Oklahoma has seen 103 tornadoes in the month of November. In December, 28 have b...

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — Funds are being raised to erect a monument at Fort Leavenworth to honor the first and only black Women's Army Corps unit to deploy overseas during World War II. The monument will honor the 6888th Central Directory Postal B... Full story

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Drivers who give money to panhandlers standing at intersections in Wichita could face stiff fines or even jail time, under a new ordinance approved by the City Council. The ordinance prohibits any exchange of items between a driv...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Facebook post alluding to the use of a Wichita mosque as a shooting range is raising concern in the local Muslim community. Wichita police spokesman Charley Davidson said Monday they are investigating and extra patrols are o...

ST. LOUIS (Dec. 18, 2017) – Oklahoma Christian had been in close games earlier this basketball season and failed to finish. The Eagles showed Monday afternoon against Missouri-St. Louis that they'd learned from those mistakes. Junior forward Roderick...

WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Jamie Bonnarens recorded a double-double with 27 points and 13 rebounds as the Cameron women's basketball team fell to No. 23 Central Oklahoma on Monday night, 65-59. The sophomore, Bonnarens, recorded her second double-double i...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 16 of his season-high 38 points in the fourth quarter, including the tiebreaking free throw with 2.3 seconds left, to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 95-94 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday n...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman has admitted embezzling more than $5 million from a now-defunct credit union in a deal with prosecutors for a five-year prison sentence. Nita Rae Nirschl pleaded guilty Monday to three crimes that occurred while s...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas health officials say the flu is increasing in most parts of the state. Kansas Department of Health and Environment spokesman Gerald Kratochvil say three flu outbreaks have been confirmed in Sedgwick County and another w...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Hindu community in Topeka is planning to move into its first temple in the city. The Topeka Hindu Temple Committee says it acquired a building that previously held the Topeka Scottish Rite organization. Sam Nimishakavi, p...

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman is requesting Christmas cards for her two children mourning the loss of their baby brother who died earlier this year. The Wichita Eagle reports that Dawn Shannon of Arkansas City posted on Facebook that h... Full story

FORT SCOTT, Kan. (AP) — The mother of a 22-month-old boy who drowned in a fish pond at his foster parents' home in Fort Scott said she believes the death resulted from neglect, despite a decision from the state and local law enforcement that the d...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A man charged in a deadly Lawrence shooting is arguing self-defense. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that an attorney for Steven Drake III is asking the court to dismiss a first-degree murder charge in the September k...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A new chapel in central Oklahoma will be dedicated in honor of a martyred priest from the state. Enid News reports that the Blessed Stanley Rother Chapel will be located at the Center of Family Love, an organization committed t...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The FBI is investigating after a 70-year-old Oklahoma woman said she was duped out of more than $225,000 by someone posing online as a U.S. Army general stationed in Syria. Phyllis Lindsey tells The Oklahoman that she was c...

NORMAN, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 18, 2017--Patient safety is a top priority at Norman Regional Health System. As germs and bacteria become increasingly resistant to cleaning chemicals and antibiotics, the hospital is continually on the lookout...