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NEWS ABOUT: Oklahoma

Oklahoma stories: 34 news summaries

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 Storms Kill 19 in Mo., Okla. 

Deadly tornadoes rip through the nation's heartland

May 10, 08 9:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tornadoes ripped through nation's heartland today, killing at least 19 people in Oklahoma and Missouri and leaving a wide swath of destruction, AP reports. Seven people were killed in the small mining town of Picher, Okla., and another 12 were killed in southwest Missouri, officials said. Oklahoma rescuers were working... More »

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tornado • Missouri • Oklahoma

 Heartland Tornadoes
 Kill 7 in Arkansas 

Severe storms and hail also hit Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri

May 2, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Severe storms spawned twisters in America's heartland today, knocking out power, toppling tractor-trailers, and killing seven people in Arkansas, the AP reports. Up to 25 tornadoes also hit Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, a state where hail smashed windshields and storms derailed railway cars. “It just seems like we’re... More »

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Texas • tornado • Kentucky Derby • Arkansas • Kentucky • death • Missouri • Oklahoma • natural disaster • heartland • hail

Oklahoma Gov. Henry Endorses Uniter Obama

Superdelegate bucks state primary results, rips 'politics as usual'

Apr 23, 08 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry endorsed Barack Obama yesterday, saying the Illinois senator was the only one who could “transcend partisan games.” Henry is the third Oklahoma superdelegate to back Obama, the Tulsa World reports, bucking the results of the state’s Feb. 5 primary—which Hillary Clinton won... More »

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Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • Oklahoma • political endorsement • superdelegates • Brad Henry

Freak Twisters Ravage Midwest

Two killed in unseasonal storms

Jan 8, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - A series of freak tornadoes touched down last night across the Midwest, killing two Missouri women and leaving a swath of destruction in their wake, CNN reports. Another person was killed when another twister hit Arkansas this morning. “I’ve never seen damage like this in the summertime,”... More »

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Wisconsin • tornado • Arkansas • storm • Illinois • Missouri • Oklahoma

Even in Jail, Francis Still Not a Guy Gone Mild

Fiery 'Girls Gone Wild' chief faces myriad
legal hurdles

Dec 16, 07 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Wild antics usually sell videotapes for Joe Francis, the iconoclast behind “Girls Gone Wild.” But now they’ve landed the 34-year-old entrepreneur in jail and a slew of legal trouble. “I am not a criminal,” Francis insists, but his trail of civil suits and charges—including... More »

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Florida • Girls Gone Wild • Joe Francis • Oklahoma • Nevada • Reno • Bay County • soft porn • Roy Black • Quincy Jones

Storm Drops a Foot of
Snow on Kansas

But Oklahoma is spared a second blast

Dec 15, 07 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - A foot of snow hit Kansas this morning as thousands huddled in shelters there, unable to return home after power outages, the AP reports. Oklahoma, which still has 181,000 homes and businesses blacked out, caught a break this morning when heavy snow warnings were canceled. But Missouri is still... More »

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Midwest • Chicago • severe weather • Detroit • Kansas • Missouri • Oklahoma • ice storm

Winter Is Here to Stay

Both regions face continued winter storms

Dec 14, 07 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - In the wake of an ice storm that cut power to millions, the Midwest is bracing for a second, with a 2 to 6 inches of snow headed for Kansas and Oklahoma, reports the AP. For the half-million still without power and those in emergency shelters, the next hit could... More »

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Northeast • Boston • Kansas • Oklahoma • winter travel • winter storm • ice storm • snow • Providence, RI

Storm Gives Northeast
First Blast of Winter

In the Midwest, more than 400,000 people remain without power

Dec 13, 07 8:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The deadly storm that shut down much of the Midwest is now giving the Northeast its first major taste of winter, the AP reports. Heavy snow snarled roads and airports in Boston, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Forecasters say some areas could get up to a foot of snow by morning,... More »

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Northeast • airport • Missouri • Oklahoma • winter storm

Midwest Million Left in Icy Dark

Massive power outage as new storm prepares to blast region again

Dec 12, 07 7:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Nearly 1 million people are without power in the aftermath of a nightmarish ice storm that wreaked havoc with roads, homes and airports through a Midwestern swath of the nation. The storm has claimed 24 lives so far, most on ice-slicked roadways. Forecasters predicted a new storm building in the... More »

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Midwest • Chicago • storm • power • Missouri • Oklahoma • ice • ice storm

600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

15 fatalities reported; weather service warns of more storms tomorrow

Dec 10, 07 6:55 PM CST
(Newser) - An icy storm plunged more than 600,000 Midwesterners into freezing darkness today, crippling power and causing about 15 fatalities on slippery roads, the AP reports. Oklahoma fared worst, declaring a state of emergency as schools shut down and hospitals ran on backup generators. More is on the way, according... More »

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weather • Midwest • severe weather • storm • Kansas • FEMA • US Army • Illinois • Missouri • Oklahoma • state of emergency • ice • ice storm

Makes Cents:  Final Five
State Quarters Unveiled

Last coins will wrap up successful series

Nov 28, 07 3:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The 50-state quarter program will wrap up next year when quarters for the final five states will be released. The US Mint revealed their designs yesterday:
  • Oklahoma's quarter will feature the state bird, the scissortail flycatcher, and the state flower, the Indian blanket.
  • New Mexico's coin will be
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Alaska • Arizona • New Mexico • US states • Hawaii • quarters • Oklahoma • US Mint

Fattest States in America

Aug 27, 07 8:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Trust for America's Health has come out with its fourth annual report on obesity.  And the losers are:
  1. Mississippi
  2. West Virginia
  3. Alabama
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obesity • health • childhood obesity • South Carolina • Arkansas • Kentucky • fat • Louisiana • weight • Michigan • Indiana • America • Alabama • Tennessee • Mississippi • Oklahoma • West Virginia

Affordable Southern Suburbs

If you want it all on a budget, these towns may be right for you

Jul 29, 07 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - BusinessWeek lists the 25 most affordable suburbs in the South, determined not only by housing prices but also cost of living, violent crime rate, and school test scores. The first 10, in alphabetical order:
  1. Abilene, Texas
  2. Broken Arrow, Okla.
  3. Cary, NC
  4. Charlottesville, Va.
  5. Farragut, Va.
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Texas • North Carolina • list • homes • budget • Virginia • Oklahoma

Oil Spill Worsens Floods

Malfunction at Kansas factory unleashes gallons of crude into water torrents

Jul 3, 07 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The floods overwhelming the Midwest worsened today as 42,000 gallons of crude oil accidentally released from a refinery on Sunday made its way farther downstream. A malfunction at a plant in Coffeyville, Kan., on the Oklahoma border, contaminated flood waters with a thick, pungent layer of sludge that threatens... More »

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environment • Midwest • water • oil spill • Kansas • flood • safety • contamination • Oklahoma • Oologah Lake

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