EDMOND — Westbound I-40 is narrowed to one lane near Dale west of Shawnee until 3 p.m. Monday as crews repair a detour in the construction zone at the North Canadian overflow, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
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Insurance department apologizes for offensive language in email
The Oklahoma Insurance Department on Thursday apologized for what it described as “an unauthorized draft of an e-mail” that contained “offensive and unacceptable language” while promoting an upcoming tornado summit.
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Santorum’s Oklahoma visit raises interest among voters
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum’s rising star in the Republican presidential race may be translating into renewed interest among Oklahoma voters.
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The great debate over fracking
The nation’s long-term energy future offers no free lunches or gain without pain, two geoscientists said Tuesday in a University of Tulsa debate on the merits of hydraulic fracturing.
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Oklahoma Senate Republicans release legislative agenda, goals include income tax cut
Senate Republicans released a legislative agenda Tuesday similar to that of Gov. Mary Fallin, but short on details.
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WPX reports proved reserves grew 9 percent for year
Tulsa-based oil and gas producer WPX Energy Inc. reported Monday that total proved reserves at year’s end grew 9 percent over 2010.
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Tribal leaders respond to request to end lawsuit
Any realistic hope Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin had leaders of two southeastern Oklahoma Indian tribes would acquiesce to her request to drop a lawsuit over water rights were dashed Monday evening.
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Oklahoma Legislature: Pair is again filing bills
The only two lawmakers who didn’t introduce any legislation last year have returned to the Capitol this year with plenty of offerings.
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Lawmakers talk taxes
For the Oklahoma Legislature, the only certainty in 2012 is that tax policy will be the focus for much of the session that starts Monday. -
Family of man who committed suicide in jail files lawsuit
One and a half years after their son died in the Payne County Jail, Ron and Thora duBois have filed a federal lawsuit against county officials and the corporation that provides health care to county jail inmates.
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Oklahoma DHS director resigns effective Feb. 29
In a tear-filled statement, Oklahoma Department of Human Services Director Howard Hendrick announced Tuesday he would be stepping down from the agency Feb. 29.
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