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Prosecutors renew efforts to use autopsy photos in Bever murder trial

Saying the defense had "opened the door" during Thursday's proceedings, prosecutors filed a motion saying the autopsy photos are now “even more relevant and admissible.”Related: Investigator gets choked up during Bever trial over crime scene photos; jury won't be shown…

 

Tulsa firefighters extinguish fire at duplex in midtown

Firefighters extinguished a Monday morning fire at a midtown duplex and medical personnel treated the resident for unknown injuries.

 

Governor signs criminal justice reform legislation

Gov. Mary Fallin signed legislation Thursday that would significantly change how Oklahoma treats people who are serving, and have served, time behind bars.Related story: Criminal justice reform gets Legislature's attention

 

Risha Talks: Equity should be an inalienable right

Conversation creates understanding. We are already having the conversations, just not with the right people.

 

Will Rogers Says

"Peace is kinder like prosperity. There is mighty few nations that can stand it.” — Nov. 12, 1930

 

Bill to allow 10 Commandments monuments passes state Senate

Senate Bill 2177 would allow for the display of the Ten Commandments along with historical documents on public property.

 

'He said he didn't know anything': Mother of slain teen in Welch cold case meets with suspect

Lorene Bible meets face-to-face with Ronnie Dean Busick through a glass window at the Craig County jail in quest "to bring my daughter home."A timeline of the 1999 case of missing Welch girls Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible18 years later,…

 

At hearings, EPA chief seeks to divert blame for ethics woes

WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, yet another Trump administration official with his job on the line over ethical concerns, took heat from lawmakers Thursday over his profligate spending and lobbyist ties and tried to divert responsibility to…

 

Superintendent, other staffers suspended after allegations of grade-tampering at Langston Hughes Academy

The superintendent and three other staff members at Langston Hughes Academy for Arts and Technology were suspended this week following allegations of grade-tampering, the president of the school's board of education said Thursday.

 

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