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No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict, prosecutor says
An Oklahoma district attorney said Thursday he doesn’t plan to file any charges in the case of Nex Benedict, the nonbinary 16-year-old Owasso teenager whose death following a fight in a high school bathroom was ruled a suicide.
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Oklahoma's push to weaken penalties for cockfighting is frustrating opponents of the bloodsport
Before Oklahoma became one of the last places in the U.S. to outlaw cockfighting in 2002, it wasn’t uncommon to see the bloodsport draw hundreds of spectators.
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How the death of a nonbinary Oklahoma teenager has renewed scrutiny on anti-trans policies
Nex Benedict died Feb. 8, one day after a fight inside a girl’s bathroom at an Oklahoma High School. Their death has renewed scrutiny of anti-trans policies and political rhetoric over gender identity.
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Oklahoma judge who was caught sending inappropriate texts during a murder trial resigns
Judge Traci Soderstrom sent more than 500 texts mocking prosecutors, laughing at the bailiff’s comment about a prosecutor’s genitals, praising the defense attorney and calling the prosecutor’s key witness a liar.
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Dead goose found in flight controls of medical helicopter that crashed and killed 3 in Oklahoma
The helicopter crashed Jan. 20 in a pasture near Hydro, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) west of Oklahoma City.
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Powerful 5.1 magnitude earthquake rattles area near Oklahoma City
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook an area near Oklahoma City late Friday night, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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VIDEO: Dashcam captures Oklahoma trooper hit by car during traffic stop
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer was thrown into a field during a routine traffic stop after another car struck the vehicle he was standing beside.
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Watch: Oklahoma trooper sent flying as SUV slams into car during traffic stop
Dash camera footage shows the incident when both the trooper and driver were struck during a traffic stop.
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Three members of air ambulance crew killed in Oklahoma helicopter crash
Officials say three members of an air ambulance crew were killed when their helicopter crashed in Oklahoma.
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Earthquakes over magnitude 4 among smaller temblors recorded in Oklahoma
At least six earthquakes that include two greater than magnitude 4 have been recorded near an Oklahoma City suburb, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Dead longhorn found at OSU frat ahead of Big 12 Championship Game
Police said a dead longhorn cow was found on the lawn of an Oklahoma State University fraternity just before the school’s Big 12 Championship game against Texas.
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Oklahoma judge faces removal from bench for texting and browsing social media during murder trial
The district judge came under scrutiny in July after she was caught on camera scrolling through social media and texting during the trial of a man accused of beating a 2-year-old to death
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Oklahoma judge texts bailiff hundreds of times during trial over murdered toddler
An Oklahoma judge could lose her job for sending more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial for a toddler, including messages mocking the prosecutor, praising the defense attorney and calling a key witness a liar. KFOR’s Katelyn Ogle reports.
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Woman riding a lawnmower at Oklahoma airport struck and killed by wing of landing plane
A woman riding a lawnmower next to an Oklahoma airport runway was killed when she was struck by the wing of an airplane.
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Man set to be executed for the 1996 slaying of a University of Oklahoma ballet student
Sanchez was convicted of raping and murdering 21-year-old Juli Busken, an Arkansas native who had just completed her last semester when she was abducted on Dec. 20, 1996
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A man accused in a child rape case was arrested weeks after he faked his own death, sheriff says
A Louisiana sheriff says a man wanted on a child rape charge in North Carolina faked his own death last month in a kayaking accident on the Mississippi River.
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Evidence insufficient to charge BTK killer in Oklahoma cold case, prosecutor says
An Oklahoma prosecutor says there’s insufficient evidence to charge the BTK serial killer in the 1976 disappearance of a 16-year-old girl despite statements from law enforcement officials calling him a prime suspect.
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Democrats push for investigation of Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's firebrand schools superintendent
A Tulsa-area school district is in its second week of bomb threats after Walters shared a Libs of TikTok post about a school librarian on social media.
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Police say 1 teenager is dead, 2 people wounded after shooting at Oklahoma high school football game
Police in Oklahoma say a teenager has died after being shot during a Friday night high school football game where two other people were wounded and two were injured fleeing the scene.
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4 hurt after gunman opens fire during Oklahoma high school football game, police say
Four people were shot during a high school football game Friday night in Oklahoma where a police officer also fired a weapon, authorities said.