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KEN MILLER

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Remains exhumed from a Tulsa cemetery as the search for 1921 Race Massacre victims has resumed

Archaeologists have exhumed the remains of one person and plan to exhume a second in the search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Remains exhumed from a Tulsa cemetery as the search for 1921 Race Massacre victims has resumed
Crime|News|US

An Oklahoma judge could be removed from office for sending more than 500 texts during a murder trial

A new Oklahoma judge could lose her job for sending more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial, including messages mocking the prosecutor, praising the defense attorney and calling a key witness a liar

An Oklahoma judge could be removed from office for sending more than 500 texts during a murder trial
Business|Environment|News

Poultry companies ask judge to dismiss ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed

A group of poultry producers, including the world’s largest, are asking a federal judge to dismiss his ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed

Poultry companies ask judge to dismiss ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed
Crime|News|US

Texas police officer and suspect killed in a shooting; two other people were found dead

A Texas police officer was killed in a shooting that also left the suspect dead and a second officer wounded in Austin

Texas police officer and suspect killed in a shooting; two other people were found dead
Lifestyle|Opinion|US

Carlton Pearson, influential Oklahoma megachurch founder who rejected hell, dies at age 70

The founder of a former megachurch in Oklahoma known for rejecting the idea of hell and supporting gay rights has died

Carlton Pearson, influential Oklahoma megachurch founder who rejected hell, dies at age 70
Crime|News|US

Oklahoma man at the center of a tribal sovereignty ruling reaches plea agreement with prosecutors

Court documents show that the Oklahoma man at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal sovereignty has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors

Oklahoma man at the center of a tribal sovereignty ruling reaches plea agreement with prosecutors
Crime|News|US

Oklahoma judge rules a man who wrongfully spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder is innocent

An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of the crime

Oklahoma judge rules a man who wrongfully spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder is innocent
Crime|News|US

Man suspected of killing 8 people in suburban Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say

A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago this weekend was related to most of the victims, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the 23-year-old fatally shot himself during a confrontation with law enforcement in Texas

Man suspected of killing 8 people in suburban Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say
Crime|News|US

A search warrant reveals additional details about a nonbinary teen’s death in Oklahoma

A recently released police search warrant is revealing more details in the case of a nonbinary Oklahoma student who died a day after a high school bathroom fight

A search warrant reveals additional details about a nonbinary teen’s death in Oklahoma
Crime|Lifestyle|US

Vigil held for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following a school bathroom fight

More than two dozen people gathered at an Oklahoma church for a vigil for Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager who died one day after a fight in a high school bathroom

Vigil held for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following a school bathroom fight
Crime|News|Political|US

Texas appeals court overturns voter fraud conviction for woman on probation

A Texas appeals court has overturned a woman's voter fraud conviction and five-year sentence for casting an illegal provisional ballot

Texas appeals court overturns voter fraud conviction for woman on probation
Business|Health|News|US

The largest fresh egg producer in the US has found bird flu in chickens at Texas and Michigan plants

The largest fresh egg producer in the U.S. says it has stopped production at a plant in the Texas Panhandle after bird flu was found in the flock and the same infection was found in Michigan

The largest fresh egg producer in the US has found bird flu in chickens at Texas and Michigan plants
Celebrity|Entertainment|US

Judge set to hear motion to dismiss rapper Travis Scott from lawsuit over deadly Astroworld concert

A judge in Texas is to hear arguments in rap star Travis Scott's request to be dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston

Judge set to hear motion to dismiss rapper Travis Scott from lawsuit over deadly Astroworld concert
News|Technology|World

Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow

A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group

News|US|World

Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

Small towns in Oklahoma are beginning a long cleanup after tornadoes flattened home and buildings and killed at least four people, including an infant

Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms
News|US

FEMA administrator surveys Oklahoma tornado damage with the state's governor and US senator.

Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell says “our heart aches for the loss of life” in tornadoes that left four dead and about 100 injured in Oklahoma

FEMA administrator surveys Oklahoma tornado damage with the state's governor and US senator.
News|US

Heavy rains near Houston close schools and flood roadways as officials urge residents to evacuate

Torrential rain is causing flooding in the Houston area

Heavy rains near Houston close schools and flood roadways as officials urge residents to evacuate
News|Crime|US

Houston mayor says police chief is out amid probe into thousands of dropped cases

The mayor of Houston has replaced the city's police chief

Houston mayor says police chief is out amid probe into thousands of dropped cases
News|Environment|US

Hot weather poses new risk as thousands remain without power after deadly Houston storm

As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and rising Texas heat

Hot weather poses new risk as thousands remain without power after deadly Houston storm
Crime|News|US|World

At least 5 dead in Texas after severe weather sweeps across Texas and Oklahoma, authorities say

A Texas sheriff says at least five people are dead after powerful storms tore through a rural community, obliterating homes and leaving thousands of people without power Sunday

At least 5 dead in Texas after severe weather sweeps across Texas and Oklahoma, authorities say
News|US

Power outages could linger for days after storms batter Texas again, leaving 1 dead

Residents across Texas are recovering again from storms that ripped off roofs in Dallas and flooded roads in Houston

Power outages could linger for days after storms batter Texas again, leaving 1 dead
Environment|Health|News

Summer doldrums have set in, with heat advisories issued across parts of the US South

The summer doldrums have set in across much of the United States, with heat advisories being issued Saturday from Texas to South Florida

Summer doldrums have set in, with heat advisories issued across parts of the US South
News|US

Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a 'hoax,' dies at 89

Former Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma has died

Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a 'hoax,' dies at 89
Crime|News|US

A World War I veteran is first Tulsa Race Massacre victim identified from mass graves

The mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, says a World War I veteran is the first person identified from graves filled with victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that devastated the city’s Black community

A World War I veteran is first Tulsa Race Massacre victim identified from mass graves
Crime|News|US

US Army worker who stole nearly $109 million to buy mansions and luxury cars is sentenced

A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for military families has been sentenced to 15 years in prison

US Army worker who stole nearly $109 million to buy mansions and luxury cars is sentenced

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