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  • Oklahoma AG offers mobile app for tracking inmates

    State teacher education programs criticized in national report Most of the nation's 1,450 teacher-preparation programs - including programs in Oklahoma - are falling ...

  • Coburn Among Jefferson Award Winners For Greatest Public Service

    WASHINGTON - Two U.S. Senators, the winner of a Nobel Prize for peace, a labor leader and the owner of a professional tennis team are among the people being honored with a national prize for public service. Recipients of the 2013 Jefferson Awards accepted their honors Wednesday in Washington. Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy of Vermont won the award for ...

  • Tulsa Man in Custody on Two Counts of Reported Child Sex Abuse

    Prosecutors with the State of Oklahoma were granted a warrant of arrest for Robert Wolf on charges of child sexual abuse back on June 14. Tulsa Police took him into custody earlier this week at his residence in south ...

  • No tapering Federal Reserve to continue stimulus

    The Federal Reserve gave no indication Wednesday that it plans to scale back its purchases of bonds and other assets, as it continues its efforts to boost the U.S. ...

  • Social media used as a weight-loss tool

    TULSA - With so many Americans dealing with obesity, what is now officially a disease according to the American Medical Association, some are fighting back with a new tool -- social media. It's part of a daily routine for millions of people, who check it on their phones, computers and ...

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Heavy Traffic [DVD]

Heavy Traffic [DVD]

"All of [Ralph Bakshi's] films have been either applauded or criticized with a passion. This is the way he wanted them to be seen. Passive is not in his vocabulary." --Official Ralph Bakshi web site (http://www.ralphbakshi.com) ...

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  • Moore schools need volunteers for tornado relief

    May’s destructive tornadoes , they need some help. The schools needs volunteers to help load, unload and sort donations delivered to Heritage Trails and Earlywine elementary schools. If you are interested in helping, you can email the schools at ...

  • Last day to claim pets lost in May tornadoes

    Pet owners have until the end of Wednesdayto claim lost animals after last month’s storms; they will soon be up for adoption. Officials said hundreds of pets are still waiting to be claimed at locations across the metro. Where to claim lost pets: ...

  • FBI searching for suspect in south OKC bank robbery

    OKLAHOMA CITY – The FBI is asking the public’s help identifying a bank robbery suspect. Authorities said the suspect gave a note demanding money to a teller at the First Fidelity Bank on S.W. 29th St. and Shartel Ave. Tuesday afternoon. The teller handed over an unknown amount of cash in a bank envelope. Investigators said they believe the man is in his 40s and was wearing a black ...

  • Woman killed after walking in front of semi on I-40

    OKLAHOMA CITY – All lanes of eastbound Interstate 40 near Shields are back open after a woman stepped out in front of a semi truck Wednesday morning. The woman was killed during the incident just before 9 a.m. Authorities have not released the victim’s name or why she may have been on the highway in the first ...

  • Suspect Mentioned Satanic Cult While Holding Toddler Hostage At MWC Walmart

    MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma - Police have released the name of the police officer who shot and killed a suspect who held a little girl at knifepoint in the middle of a Midwest City store. Police say on Monday, June 17, Sammie Lamont Wallace, 37, walked into the Walmart Neighborhood Market at Reno and Midwest Boulevard, snatched a 2-year-old girl from her mother's shopping cart and took her ...

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