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3/12/2010
(Oklahoma City, OK) -- Oklahoma City Police Captain Patrick Stewart says Officers Clifford Damon and Timothy Campbell were directly involved in the shooting death of a stolen car suspect yesterday morning. Homicide detectives have yet to positively identify him. Damon and Campbell won?t be interviewed about the incident until this weekend. They're both on routine paid administrative leave pending the outcome of a full investigation. The driver reportedly put the car into a violent spin near 89th and South Kentucky when one or both of the officers fired their service guns.
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3/12/2010
(Oologah, OK) -- The Oologah-Talala Elementary School is closed today after two students died of a form of bacterial meningitis. Four other children remain hospitalized; one of them in intensive care. State health officials are administering a powerful antibiotic to healthy persons who may have been in contact with the sickened children. The disease turns up somewhere in the state almost every year. Health officials say it spreads from contact with secretions from the nose and throat.
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3/12/2010
(Tishomingo, OK) -- The death of a Murray State College teacher in a house fire last Friday has turned into a homicide investigation, and Johnston County Sheriff Tom Winkler confirms his office is questioning two suspects. The state medical examiner's office reports 61-year-old Jane Ann Bullard died of blunt force trauma before firefighters were called to her home. Anyone with information is urged to call the sheriff's office or the OSBI.
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3/12/2010
(Oklahoma City, OK) -- With more air travelers taking carry-on luggage that must be screened for everyone's safety, Will Rogers Airport officials say some people are getting complacent about getting to the airport on time. Airport spokeswoman Karen Carney says they're pleading with folks to get to the airport at least 90 minutes ahead of time. The Transportation Safety Administration is doing random screenings at the gate as well. Travelers who miss a flight may not be re-scheduled until the following week.
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3/12/2010
(Enid, OK) -- A record breaking windfall of three-point-four-million-dollars has been donated to Enid Public Schools, enabling the district to reduce its bond issue request for building renovations. The contribution came from a combination of nine companies and individuals and becomes the largest private donation to a public school district in state history. Superintendent Shawn Hime says the gift will have a positive impact for generations.
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3/12/2010
(Oklahoma City, OK) -- There are no injuries or damage reported after a 26-inch natural gas line exploded in a rural area about four miles outside of Chandler in Lincoln County Thursday afternoon. OneOK company officials and the Corporation Commission are probing the scene for a possible cause. Don Sherry with Oklahoma Natural Gas, a subsidiary of OneOK, says the line is operated by sister company OneOK Gas Transportation. There were no service disruptions. Witnesses said flames were shooting 200 feet into the air until the line was shut down. The blast was visible on National Weather Service radar.
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3/12/2010
(Oklahoma City, OK) -- State senators have passed the eventual repeal of the state sales tax on groceries, once the state gets back to the revenue levels of fiscal 2008. Democratic Senator Jay Paul Gumm says taxing food is the most regressive tax of all, impacting poor and middle income families most. Some cities and counties oppose the bill, fearing money from the state will shrink. Gumm says that hasn't happened with the sales tax holiday for back-to-school purchases. Republican Randy Terrill will sponsor the bill on the house side.
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3/12/2010
(Oklahoma City, OK) -- The Oklahoma Health Care Authority reports some dialysis centers in the Sooner State are likely to close, causing patients to travel longer distances for the life-sustaining treatment. The reason for the decision is due to Medicaid payment cuts that take place April 1st. The cuts mean a reduction in payments to dialysis facilities that provide the four-hour session three days per week to clear the blood of toxins. Without the treatments, the patient will die since their kidneys can no longer handle the cleansing function.
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3/12/2010
Marlow, OK) -- Members of the Marlow Board of Education have voted to inform temporary employees the financial situation of the district means contracts will not be extended after the school year. Superintendent George Coffman Junior said the financial picture may improve during the next two years, which would allow many workers to return to their jobs. Coffman hopes retirements will permit laidoff employees to be put back on the payroll.
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3/11/2010
(Oklahoma City, OK) -- Women could not be denied medical insurance because of domestic violence history if a senate-passed bill becomes law. Democratic Senator Jim Wilson says it broke his heart when he learned an insurance company had classified domestic violence as a pre-existing condition. The measure passed unanimously and heads to the house for further consideration.
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