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Nebraska lab IDs over 300 USS Oklahoma sailors and Marines

5/31/2021

Nebraska lab IDs over 300 USS Oklahoma sailors and Marines

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — The remains of more than 300 sailors and Marines who died when the USS Oklahoma sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor 79 years ago have been identified thanks to the work of experts at Offutt Air Force Base. The six-year effort to identify...

May 31, 2021 at 11:38PM -

Nebraska lab IDs over 300 USS Oklahoma sailors and Marines

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Georgia man who 'faked his own death' 6 years ago found in Oklahoma

5/31/2021

Georgia man who 'faked his own death' 6 years ago found in Oklahoma

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. - Oklahoma authorities and U.S. Marshals located a man who allegedly faked his death in Georgia six years ago, police announced. Christopher Tomberlin, 36, faced suspicion for the murder of his then-wife in a 2015 attempted murder case. Oklahoma City Police and the U.S. Marshals Service Metro...

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May 31, 2021 at 08:53AM -

Georgia man who 'faked his own death' 6 years ago found in Oklahoma

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State education department to help fund more school counselors statewide

5/31/2021

State education department to help fund more school counselors statewide

After years of advocating for more school counselors in districts across the state, Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister has found the funding to establish a School Counselor Corps to provide additional mental health resources for Oklahoma students. The state Department of Education will use $35 million in pandemic federal relief...

May 31, 2021 at 08:38AM -

State education department to help fund more school counselors statewide

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Storms Will Make For A Wet & Soggy Memorial Day In Oklahoma

5/31/2021

Storms Will Make For A Wet & Soggy Memorial Day In Oklahoma

It's not the kind of weather you think of for the first unofficial holiday weekend of summer!. It will be wet and soggy much of the day on Monday. Some of the rain could total high enough to create some flooding issues. This threat will continue into Monday night especially...

May 31, 2021 at 08:08AM -

Storms Will Make For A Wet & Soggy Memorial Day In Oklahoma

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State Fair officials announce 2021 theme

5/31/2021

State Fair officials announce 2021 theme

The Oklahoma State Fair has selected BACK 2 FUN IN 21 as the theme for this year’s event, September 16 through 26. The 2020 Oklahoma State Fair was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first cancelation of the event since its inception in 1907. State Fair officials are pleased to announce the return of the iconic event in 2021.

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May 31, 2021 at 05:47AM -

State Fair officials announce 2021 theme

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State Fair officials announce 2021 theme

5/31/2021

State Fair officials announce 2021 theme

The Oklahoma State Fair has selected BACK 2 FUN IN 21 as the theme for this year’s event, September 16 through 26. The 2020 Oklahoma State Fair was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first cancelation of the event since its inception in 1907. State Fair officials are pleased to announce the return of the iconic event in 2021.

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May 31, 2021 at 05:47AM -

State Fair officials announce 2021 theme

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Tulsa massacre: centennial of white mob rampage to be commemorated in Oklahoma

5/31/2021

Tulsa massacre: centennial of white mob rampage to be commemorated in Oklahoma

One of the darkest chapters in the long and turbulent history of racial violence in America will be commemorated in Oklahoma on Monday, the 100th anniversary of a rampage by a white mob that left an estimated 300 Black people dead. Details of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, which saw...

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May 31, 2021 at 02:53AM -

Tulsa massacre: centennial of white mob rampage to be commemorated in Oklahoma

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Chicago man vow to restore legacy of ancestors 100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma

5/31/2021

Chicago man vow to restore legacy of ancestors 100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma

On May 31, 1921, angry white mobs violently took to the city's Greenwood District, which was a prosperous area known as Black Wall Street.

May 31, 2021 at 02:38AM -

Chicago man vow to restore legacy of ancestors 100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma agencies barred from vaccination mask mandates

5/31/2021

Oklahoma agencies barred from vaccination, mask mandates

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma state agencies will be barred from requiring a mask or coronavirus vaccination as a condition of being allowed to enter a state building or office under an executive order signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt. “It is time to return to normal,” Stitt said in a statement...

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May 31, 2021 at 12:19AM -

Oklahoma agencies barred from vaccination, mask mandates

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Unemployment claims increased in Oklahoma last week as U.S. claims drop to pandemic low

5/31/2021

Unemployment claims increased in Oklahoma last week, as U.S. claims drop to pandemic low

Initial claims for unemployment benefits in Oklahoma increased last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New claims, which are an indicator of layoffs, rose to 15,545 in the week ending May 22, up from 8,644 the week before, the Labor department said. There...

May 30, 2021 at 11:34PM -

Unemployment claims increased in Oklahoma last week, as U.S. claims drop to pandemic low

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