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OklahomaCitySun.com Thursday 23rd February 2012 Issue 0805/2012
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High School State Championships: Oklahoma Boys and Girls
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, February 22. FORT Gibson, Bixby, Edmond North and Union claimed team titles during the Oklahoma High School Swimming Championships Feb. 17-18 in Oklahoma City. Division...


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Documents Detail Midwest City Woman's Slaying
A slain Midwest City woman was stabbed with an axe and multiple knives and struck with several objects, court documents revealed on...
OKC Schools Concerned About Possible Takeover
Top leaders at Oklahoma City Public Schools are worried the state Department of Education may take control of some of the district's struggling schools.OKCPS officials held a press conference...
DOD: Oklahoma Soldier Dies In Afghanistan
Sgt. Allen R. McKenna Jr., 28, of Noble, died Tuesday in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, military officials said.McKenna had been assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,...
OKC One Of Top 5 Cities For Cheaters
More than 69,000 people here are looking to stray, and the reason why may by a big surprise."We are 10 years old," said AshleyMadison.com CEO Noel Biderman. "We launched in...
Oil Pipeline Planned in Oklahoma
Three energy companies have announced plans to build a 210-mile pipeline to carry crude oil from western and north-central Oklahoma to a storage facility in Cushing.SemGroup Corp., Gavilon Midstream...
Metal Theft Unit Cracking Down On Copper Thieves
It has become a huge problem in the metro.Now police have their own unit to bust copper thieves.OG&E security manager Jason Koon is working hard to stop the thefts.Koon showed KOCO Eyewitness...
Teens Face Charges In Theft Of Go-Cart
William Cossey and Wesley Harris, both 18 years old, were spotted by police on Feb. 20 around 3:45 a.m. pushing a red go-cart near Southeast 104th Street and Oakview Road.An officer stopped them and...
Wildlife Dept. Overseeing Controlled Burn Near Norman
Officials with the department said the controlled burn is at the Lexington Wildlife Management Area, located at 180th Street and Slaughterville Road.The fire sent a thick plume of white smoke into...
Police: CDC Employee Facing Shoplifting Charges
A Centers for Disease Control employee was arrested Monday after Oklahoma City police say she shoplifted clothing and other items from a department...
Man forces his way into home, rapes woman in southwest Oklahoma City
Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow said. The man pushed his way into her living room, Wardlow said, and forced the woman into the bedroom before raping her. Her son stayed in the living room, the woman told...
Lawsuit prompts Oklahoma lawmaker to seek amendment
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A lawsuit challenging a scholarship program for children with disabilities is prompting a state lawmaker to seek a constitutional...
Update: Oklahoma City police search for intruders after man says he stabbed one with a harpoon
A man says he stabbed an intruder with a harpoon Wednesday during a home invasion in northwest Oklahoma City. Police are searching for two white...
Power plant officials deny bribing Oklahoma ex-senator
Officials for Tenaska Inc. testified Wednesday at a political corruption trial for former Senate leader Mike Morgan, longtime lobbyist Andy Skeith and prominent attorney Martin...
Case continued for Oklahoma man charged in Weleetka slayings
Man accused in Weleetka deaths in court 12/14/2011 OKEMAH - Kevin Sweat made his first appearance before a judge Tuesday after being charged last week in the slayings of two Weleetka girls in...
Oklahoma high school homecoming queen dies after falling ill
Whitney Miller died unexpectedly on Friday. He says she became ill last week and was rushed to the hospital Friday morning, where she was diagnosed with...
Santorum Up Big in Oklahoma
Rasmussen survey in Oklahoma finds Rick Santorum with a big lead over Mitt Romney in the GOP presidential race with 43%, followed by Newt Gingrich at 22%, Mitt Romney at 18%, and Ron Paul at 7%.The...
Red Cross volunteers assist families affected by Oklahoma City apartment fire
Oklahoma City firefighters extinguished a fire at an apartment complex Tuesday night that caused about $20,000 in damage. A fire official said a security guard who removed five children from the...
Oklahoma man arrested after hospital workers are punched
Oklahoma man has been arrested after Bullhead City, Ariz., police say he attacked three hospital workers. A police department spokeswoman says...
Panel approves bill giving Oklahoma cities power to ban smoking
For the second year in a row an Oklahoma House committee approved a bill that would allow local governments to have the power to ban smoking in public...
Okla. girl gets presidential pen pal
OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma girl seems to be making herself a presidential pen pal. The first grader has written the president several times and this week got a special gift from...
Suspect tased numerous times before surrender
EDMOND, Okla. -- Erin Ohmart loves living in old Edmond. She says it's usually quaint and quiet. "Not much action. Lots of kids and dogs. That's about it." But things got a little...
Okla. soldier killed in Afghanistan
Another Oklahoma soldier has died while supporting Operation: Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Allen "Robby" McKenna, Jr., died Tuesday in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The 28 year old was assigned...
State could take over failing schools
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The largest school district in the state is speaking out against the possibility that the State Department of Education might take over failing schools. Last month Oklahoma was one...
Student OK after hit by car at elementary
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The child hit by a car outside Putnam City Elementary near NW 4th St. and Ann Arbor is reported to be just fine. Police have not released the identity of the child or the driver. Bob...
Burglary ends with chainsaw chase, harpoon attack
OKLAHOMA CITY – An early morning break in leaves one man shot with a harpoon and another chased with a chainsaw. Two men in ski masks and bullet-proof vests claiming to be police officers broke...
Edmond nets largest LSD bust ever
LSD in Edmond history. Edmond Police Department Spokesperson Glynda Chu says, "We're very, very proud of our officer." The police report states 18-year-old Eliot Matos Casiano told...
Southern Baptists to change name
OKLAHOMA CITY -- About 650,000 Oklahomans consider themselves Southern Baptists. But the term may be going by the wayside. This week, the executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention heard...
Colorado-based soldier from Oklahoma dies in Afghanistan
FORT CARSON, Colo.-The Defense Department says a soldier from Oklahoma who was based at Fort Carson, Colo., has died in Afghanistan. The military said 28-year-old Sgt. Allen R. McKenna Jr. of Noble,...
Former Moore Christian Schools teacher accused of raping teenage student
Oklahoma City police arrested Gregory Saul, a former Moore Christian Schools teacher, Monday on complaints of rape. He is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old female...
Former landmark barbecue restaurant in Oklahoma City will reopen as an Italian eatery
The former home of County Line Barbeque in northeast Oklahoma City is set to reopen this spring as Gabriella's, an Italian restaurant and market run by a family with deep ties to the Krebs...
Oklahoma City school officials fear possible takeover
File photo: School board chairperson Angela Monson, left, speaks with superintendent Karl Springer during an Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education meeting at 900 N Klein Avenue in Oklahoma...
allergy relief is nothing to sniff at
Do you have difficulty controlling your allergy symptoms even though you're on medications? Or do you still get allergy-like symptoms even when the allergy season is...
Midwest City to begin construction of city dog park
MIDWEST CITY -- For a number of years, city officials, staff and community residents have talked and even dreamed about the idea of creating an official City Dog Park -- a place where our canine...
Ann Coulter to speak at Broken Arrow church
A private reception is planned for 6 p.m. at Arrow Heights Baptist Church, 3201 S. Elm Place in Broken Arrow, followed by a 7:30 p.m. public...
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation investigating remains found in Love County
Enville community by a group of people surveying the area. Agents investigated the scene Tuesday to try and determine whether foul play was involved. OSBI says the medical examiner's office will...
Roland man acquitted of murder in baby's death
SALLISAW -- A Roland man has been acquitted of murder -- but convicted on a lesser charge -- in the shooting death of a 1-year-old who was killed during an apparent...
Victims Use Harpoon, Chainsaw To Fend Off Home Invaders
Photos from the scene The two intruders told the residents of the home, Amanda Basnet and her boyfriend, to get on the ground.The men then tried to duct tape the couple's hands, say police.Both...
Security Guard Saves 5 Children From Blaze
The fire sparked at the North Village apartments near Hefner Road and Western Avenue.The on-duty security guard was taken by paramedics to Baptist Hospital for smoke inhalation he suffered while...
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