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March Madness boosts OKC business
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Signs and banners are going up downtown in anticipation for the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The Ford Center will play host to the first and second rounds of the tournament later this week. It's expected to provide a boost to the local economy. Bricktown businesses and... more
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Census spends tax dollars to warn about form Video
OKLAHOMA CITY -- It's a difficult job that will take thousands of man hours, but officials at the US Census Bureau are determined to the get the number right. However, there is one part of the process that's getting some unwanted attention. more
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One in hospital after shooting, police chase Video
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Authorities are responding to a shooting at the Seminole Ridge apartment complex. Police say at least one of the suspects jumped into a red Chevrolet pick up and took off. He was stopped on westbound I-240 and Santa Fe a short time later. Police say they now have a total of three... more
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Lawmakers look to ban cash for egg donations Video
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma lawmakers look to ban cash for eggs. A bill making its way through the statehouse would ban doctors from paying women money to donate their eggs. The bill passed the house by a wide margin. Egg donation would still be legal but paying the donor wouldn't be. It's author... more
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Villa Teresa vandalized... again Video
OKLAHOMA CITY -- School officials at Villa Teresa School in South Oklahoma City began a big cleanup job Monday morning. Vandals struck the school twice over the weekend. These are the fifth and sixth times the school has been hit since Christmas. Saturday night numerous statues were damaged or... more
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Kansas News
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2 people killed in traffic accident in southern Overland Park, 2 others injured
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Two people have been killed in a traffic accident in southern Overland Park. more
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Gov. Parkinson to name new secretary of state to replace Republican Ron Thornburgh
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Mark Parkinson has scheduled a news conference to name a new secretary of state to replace Republican Ron Thornburgh. more
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Salina sending FEMA large box of maps and citizen appeals to the remapped floodplain
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Salina city officials have approved sending FEMA officials a large box of maps and citizen appeals to the agency's floodplain remapping, which they say are incorrect. more
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Kan. Ag Dept. looking for those interested in federal grants for specialty crops
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Department of Agriculture is looking for groups interested in applying for federal grants for specialty crops. more
Arkansas News
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Robinson's 15 points help Millwood to 48-40 win over Hugo in Okla. 3A boys championship game
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Delford Robinson has scored 15 points to lead Millwood to its 14th state boys title with a 48-40 victory over Hugo in the Class 3A boys championship game. more
East Coast News
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Flood danger ebbs as rivers crest Photo
Heavy rains over the weekend led officials at the Conowingo Dam to open 11 floodgates Monday to send water shooting into the lower part of the Susquehanna River. The river above the dam is expected to rise 6 more inches and crest around noon today. more
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Dixon sends city $260 hair styling bill
Former Mayor Sheila Dixon billed the city $260 for hair styling services over an 18-month period, according to records obtained by The Baltimore Sun. more
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ACORN's Maryland chapter is shuttered Photo
Group is undone in national scandal sparked by videos showing illegal activity more
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Mother charged with infant son's murder, burial in Druid Hill Park
The mother of a one-month-old boy, who authorities said has had four other children taken away by social services, confessed Monday to burying the infant in Druid Hill Park and has been charged with first-degree murder, police said. more
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Man shot in front of his family in E. Baltimore robbery attempt
An unidentified man was fatally shot late Monday night in front of his family during a robbery attempt in East Baltimore near the county line, city police said. more
West Coast News
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How Mexico gets it wrong
The killing of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez on Saturday forces a... more
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The system that divides China
The language was blunt; the tone direct. "We hope that decades of Chinese government... more
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Jonah Goldberg: Reading tea party leaves
If you read the Op-Ed pages these days, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the GOP and the... more
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Overhauling No Child Left Behind
If the No Child Left Behind Act is to be overhauled -- and it should be -- the new version should... more
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Stumbling over settlements
Aweek later, more
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This app misses the point
Almost 6,000 migrants have died in the Arizona desert since the mid-1990s, when border enforcement... more