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  • OKC water woes concern Norman

    Oklahoma City began drawing  an additional 30,000 acre-feet of water from Canton Lake on Wednesday to boost Lake Hefner’s water supply. Canton’s full water supply is under contract to OKC. As the drought continues, OKC water could play an important role in Norman’s water supply as well.

    February 4, 2013

  • Mullin: Sequestration likely March 1

    District 2 U.S. Rep, Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, says he expects sequestration to occur March 1.

    February 4, 2013

  • Enid officials report worker shortage

    Last year was good in Garfield County and Enid from an employment standpoint.
    Enid’s biggest issue is not a large number of unemployed, but a shortage of workers to fill available jobs, said local officials.

    January 18, 2013

  • Oklahoma delegation views on gun curb plan mostly negative

    Responses from Oklahoma’s congressional delegation, local law enforcement officials and area firearms businesses to President Barack Obama’s gun control proposal varied Wednesday but were generally negative, with 2nd District U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin sounding particularly outraged.

    January 17, 2013

  • Oklahoma tobacco efforts again get poor grades from American Lung Association

    Oklahoma again has received mostly below-average marks for tobacco control and prevention, this time in a report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association.

    January 17, 2013

  • Canton Lake's water-level drop impact: $160,000

    In 1968, Canton began a fishing tournament that has proven to be a major economic boost for the community: the Canton Walleye Rodeo.

    January 14, 2013

  • Muskogee teen faces murder trial

    A Muskogee teenager accused in the city’s only shooting death of 2012 was ordered bound over for trial Friday after testimony concluded in his preliminary hearing.

    January 11, 2013

  • Cushing Police kill 18-year-old during disturbance

    The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the fatal shooting of a suspect by Cushing police.
    Police officers shot 18-year old Rabih Ozeir mulitple times at approximately 7 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of Simpsons Chiropractic, 1523 E. Main St.

    January 11, 2013

  • Attorney general warns Oklahomans about charity scams

    Attorney General Scott Pruitt recently urged Oklahomans to be cautious when contributing to charities following the school shooting in Connecticut.

    December 28, 2012

  • Rogers: ‘They will be punished’

    December 21, 2012