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  • Foreign Authorities Assume Kidnapping Of OKC Valedictorian

    OKLAHOMA CITY - Authorities in Ecuador are officially treating the disappearance of an Oklahoma City valedictorian as a kidnapping case, according to family members searching for the teen. The case is now receiving international attention after News 9 broke the story Tuesday. The family says there have been thorough searches along the hiking trails where the teen was last seen. Three ...

  • Broken Arrow Police Cracking Down On People Leaving Pets In Hot Cars

    "Some dogs don't have the ability to compensate by panting, and that car can get very hot, very quickly," said veterinarian Dr. Kevin ...

  • Statewide Poll Shows Most Voters Support School Storm Shelter Mandate

    TULSA, Oklahoma - Putting storm shelters in schools is a hot topic in Oklahoma, and a new survey shows the majority of voters in the state approve of it. While all schools have a tornado plan in place, few have a true safe room to go to, to ride out a ...

  • Green Country Teen Says Mental Health Screening Saved Her Life

    Meagin just finished her sophomore year and says she never realized her bad mood, short-temper and bouts of sadness were signs of depression that could lead to ...

  • Discoveryland theater to remain closed

    SAND SPRINGS, Okla. - Discoveryland!, a Sand Springs attraction for nearly 40 years, will remain closed for the second year in a row. The outdoor theater calls itself "The National Home of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!" The summer of 2011 marked the first season, in 37 years, that the theater did not open. Owner Bill Jeffers says his decision to remain closed this year is ...

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In Good Company

In Good Company

In Good Company is a feel-good dramedy about the power of honesty, decency, and good ol' fashioned belief in what one is doing to overcome the perils of faceless corporate hegemony. To fully enjoy the movie, of course, one must overlook the fact that it was produced and distri ... ...

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  • James Gandolfini dead at 51 The Sopranos actor dies in Italy following a suspected heart attack

    Dead at 51: James Gandolfini was in good spirits as he attended a charity gala on June 10; he has died of a suspected heart attack in Italy In a statement Gandolfini's managers Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders confirmed the death, which happened on Wednesday. 'Our hearts are shattered and we will miss him deeply. He and his family were part of our family for many years and we are all ...

  • A man died Wednesday after being shot by an Oklahoma City police officer

    Police say the man shot at police with a rifle. Officers had arrived at the scene of a reported disturbance between two neighbors in northeast Oklahoma City on Wednesday, officials ...

  • Valedictorian of OKC school missing in Ecuador

    CITY TEEN -- MISSING IN ECUADOR. RIGHT NOW HIS FAMILY IS IN A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR 18 YEAR OLD AUGUST REIGER . HE DISAPPEARED DURING A HIKING TRIP. KOCO'S DAN THOMAS SPOKE WITH SOME CLOSE FAMILY FRIENDS OF THE REIGERS AND JOINS US LIVE. DAN? IT JUST ABOUT A MONTH AGO THAT AUGUST REIGER WAS walking the halls here at Classen School for Advanced Studies a brilliant kid he just graduated as ...

  • AMAs obesity decision impacts Oklahoma

    TULSA - The American Medical Association's decision to classify obesity as a disease has a lot of Oklahomans talking. Nearly 1 in 3 Oklahoma residents is considered obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

  • Judge Sides With U.S. In Manning Document Dispute

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Baltimore said Wednesday she’s satisfied for now with measures the military has taken to release documents related to Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s court-martial in the Wikileaks case. Lawyers for the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights and other groups, including The Associated Press, have complained for more than a year that ...

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