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Gov. Mary Fallin vetoes ballot selfies bill

Fallin vetoed House Bill 3053 by Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Depew late Tuesday. The bill would have allowed voters to take cell phone photos of themselves with their marked ballots and post them on social media.

 

Criminal justice reform gets Legislature's attention

Democrats and Republicans continue sparring over school funding.

 

Sources: Tulsa in discussions with Amazon to construct distribution center

The online retailer is reportedly considering several sites in the Tulsa metropolitan area, including one near Tulsa International airport, sources say.

 

No confirmed Oklahoma tornadoes reported so far in 2018

So far in 2018, Oklahoma has recorded no tornadoes, according to the NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.

 

Alleged heroin dealer charged with murder after woman overdoses

A local homeless man has been charged with murder after allegedly selling heroin to a woman who overdosed.

 

Oklahoma prison escapee captured in Tulsa

The man, who walked away from a minimum-security prison in December, was found living homeless in Tulsa.

 

Woman arrested after robbing driver in north Tulsa late Monday

Police say the woman walked in front of a vehicle and robbed the driver.

 

Broken Arrow police searching for kidnapped woman in 'imminent danger'

Police allege that Justin Korf, 36, forcibly took Morgan Rower, 29, from a residence in the 3600 block of North 30th Street.

 

Former Jenks man who defrauded investors of $2 million gets five years in prison to think about what he did

A prosecutor said Shawn Gorrell jumped feet first into 'the bewitching waters of fraud.'

 

Oklahoma House green-lights cap on speeding ticket costs

OKLAHOMA CITY — Legislation to curb the cost of speeding tickets rolled through the Oklahoma House of Representatives without dissent on Monday despite some concern about what it could cost state and local courts and law enforcement agencies.

 

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