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Mayor G.T. Bynum confirmed Franklin’s retirement Wednesday afternoon. Franklin served at the police department for 27 years. He was was appointed chief in January 2020.
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Soybeans are used in everything from animal feed to soy burgers to the famous salty, brown condiment that bears their name. Now they have the honor of becoming Oklahoma’s latest state symbol.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed a bill that would have required farmers, ranchers and other commercial irrigators to track how much water they pull from Oklahoma’s aquifers. Lawmakers said House Bill 3194 could help Oklahoma understand and protect its groundwater stores.
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Osage Nation police are investigating damage to the Million Dollar Elm in Pawhuska discovered earlier this week.
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Oklahoma lawmakers are close to reaching a budget deal. It could be as soon as the weekend if you ask certain members of the House. But remaining funding disagreements and a shake-up in Senate fiscal leadership are expected to delay productive negotiations.
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FEMA officials visited the city of Sulphur to assess the damage from Saturday's storm and offer help to those affected. They also met with Chickasaw Gov. Bill Anoatubby and Sen. James Lankford at the Artesian Hotel to discuss the current situation in Sulphur.
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Meeting at their worldwide General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., United Methodist delegates voted overwhelmingly to allow LGBTQ clergy and for Methodist ministers to officiate at same-sex weddings.
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President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, making federal aid available to those affected by last weekend's severe storms in Hughes, Love, and Murray counties.
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Preliminary damage estimates from Saturday’s deadly tornado in Sulphur are upwards of $6.9 million. Federal representatives surveyed the impacts Tuesday.
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In a letter sent Friday to the leader of the state Senate, Gov. Kevin Stitt withdrew her nomination for the secretary role, removing her from the Senate confirmation process.
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USPS will move outgoing mail operations from the Tulsa facility to its corresponding facility in OKC while still processing incoming mail.
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