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• Adoption of Native American children at center of new Supreme Court case

  12-11-2022 01:25 via kfor.com
  
  NEXSTAR (WASHINGTON) - The Supreme Court has a decision to make about whether Native American families should be given preference in the adoptions of Native children.This week the court heard challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act. Right now the law gives preference to Native American families when it comes to fostering and adopting Native American children.Tribal leaders and advocates rallied at the court on Wednesday as the justices listened to hours of arguments. Sarah Kastelic, the execu
  
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• Policy wish lists aren't new: What makes Project 2025 unique?

  11-09-2024 05:44 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Throughout the current election season, Democrats and those trying to prevent a second term for Donald Trump have tried to tie the former president to Project 2025, the controversial plan for a future Republican president put together by the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank.Trump has said he was unaware of the policy wishlist, and more recently, disavowed the plan, despite his close ties to many of its key architects. That hasn't stopped Democrats from warning v
  
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• Police: No local reports of pets being eaten in Springfield, Ohio, despite online claims

  11-09-2024 05:42 via kfor.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) — The internet is rife with debate over an Ohio town, with even former President Donald Trump jumping in on extreme claims over immigration during the Tuesday debate.During his face-off with current Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump referenced allegations that immigrants were eating pets in Springfield.
  "In Springfield, they're eating the dogs," Trump said. "The people that came in, they're eating the cats. They're eating, they're eating the pets of the people th
  
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• Who won the Trump-Harris presidential debate?

  11-09-2024 05:41 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - The emergence of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee presented a re-set in an election that appeared to be tilting in favor of former President Donald Trump earlier this summer.Heading into Tuesday's debate, polls showed Harris pulling narrowly ahead in the likely popular vote, but surveys conducted in key swing states showed virtually no daylight between the two candidates in the states most likely to tip the Electoral College.For weeks, pundits pointed to Tuesday
  
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• Taylor Swift endorses Harris

  11-09-2024 05:12 via kfor.com
  
  Taylor Swift is endorsing Vice President Harris's presidential run, saying she's backing the vice president because "she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them."The singing superstar — who called herself a "childless cat lady" in a reference to past remarks from GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) — issued a surprise endorsement of Harris immediately following the first presidential debate between the vice president and former Presid
  
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• OHP issues Silver Alert for 77-year-old Yukon man

  11-09-2024 05:00 via kfor.com
  
  YUKON, Okla. (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has issued a Silver Alert for a missing man last seen in Yukon.According to OHP, Tony Chestnutt is 77-years-old, 5'6" and 170 lbs. He was last seen at 7 p.m. Tuesday near the 200 block of Cherokee Drive, wearing a black jacket and gray sweatpants.Silver Alert for Tony Chestnutt, image courtesy Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
  Authorities say Chestnutt is driving a red 2011 Ford Taurus with Oklahoma tag KNK091.
  Officials say Chestnutt is diagnosed w
  
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• Police respond to fatal auto-pedestrian accident

  11-09-2024 04:12 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Police are responding to a fatal auto-pedestrian accident on the Southbound lane of Lake Hefner Parkway near Northwest Expressway.
  Officials say a pedestrian was struck by several cars.Southbound lanes of Lake Hefner Parkway is at a complete standstill as traffic has been stopped while police investigate the scene.
  This is a developing story.
  
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• Trump, Harris spar over Project 2025 at start of debate

  11-09-2024 03:19 via kfor.com
  
  Vice President Harris wasted little time attaching former President Trump to Project 2025 during Tuesday night's presidential debate."You're going to hear from the same old tired playbook, a bunch of lies, grievances and name-calling," Harris said. "What you're going to hear is a dangerous and detailed playbook called Project 2025."Trump pushed back, even as he said the policy documents had "some good" and "some bad" ideas."As you know, and as she knows, I have nothing to do with Project 2025. T
  
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• OKCPD respond to shooting in SE Oklahoma City

  11-09-2024 02:32 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma City Police Department responded to a reported shooting Tuesday evening in Southeast Oklahoma City.According to authorities, a shooting was reported in the area of Southeast 45th Street and Byers Avenue.Police say when they arrived they found a man walking around with a gunshot wound in his leg. They determined the gunshot had taken place in a different location.
  Officials believe the shooting was accidental or self-inflicted after speaking with a witnes
  
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• When is the vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz?

  11-09-2024 01:49 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Just five weeks before voters head to the polls on Election Day, Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota will face off in a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News.The matchup between the running mates of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is slated for Oct. 1 in New York City. "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O’Donnell will moderate alongside Margaret Brennan of "Face the Nation."The network has not yet
  
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• Jimcy McGirt charged with one felony & two misdemeanors amid sex offender violations

  11-09-2024 01:35 via kfor.com
  
  WEWOKA, Okla. (KFOR) — The man behind the controversial "McGirt Ruling" is back in court.Earlier this month Jimcy McGirt was arrested by Seminole Lighthorse Police after he allegedly approached two children near a playground.On Tuesday, McGirt appeared via Zoom in the Seminole Nation District Court in Wewoka. RELATED COVERAGE: McGirt arrested in Seminole County after failing to register as sex offenderHis attorney Robert O'Connell spoke on his behalf telling the judge that McGirt would "st
  
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• High speed chase on I-40 leads to alleged human smuggling arrests

  11-09-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  CLINTON, Okla. (KFOR) — An extreme high-speed chase in western Oklahoma led to a much larger crime in August.Around 3 p.m. on August 18, Trooper Colby Sander was on duty near the 52-mile marker of I-40.He noticed a black BMW with an out-of-state license plate traveling at a high speed.Trooper Sander was driving 130 miles per hour and the BMW was a quarter to half of a mile ahead, weaving in and out of traffic.The probable cause affidavit reveals that "An occupant in the vehicle later confi
  
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• 4-foot long lizard reunited with family after disappearing in Edmond neighborhood

  11-09-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — A happy ending to some tense moments for one metro family after their 4-foot long lizard disappeared. It happened while Sheridan Seifried brought her blue tegu lizard, Shimo, over to her brother's house for a visit Monday night."We were in the backyard. He was sunning himself, and we left for maybe five minutes to welcome Charlotte home...turned around, and he was gone. That's odd because he is very large," said Sheridan Seifried, who lost her lizard. VIDEO: Several
  
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• Childish Gambino tour postponed as Donald Glover focuses on 'physical health'

  11-09-2024 01:26 via kfor.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Concertgoers who were planning to attend Childish Gambino performances will have to adjust their plans.Actor and recording artist Donald Glover, who performs under the name Childish Gambino, announced on X on Monday afternoon that he's postponing the rest of the North American tour for his musical project. The announcement came a day before he was set to play the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Dave Grohl reveals he fathered a ‘new baby daughter’ outside his marr
  
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• How you can help bring clean water to African homes

  11-09-2024 00:39 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - In Africa, it's estimated that a collective 40 Billion hours a year are spent collecting water at a well, then hauling it back home. A non-profit based in Oklahoma city is working to change that. You can help by lacing up your sneakers and joining a charity walk."There's no position where it's not painful to carry 40 pounds of water," said Matt Hangen, President & CEO of Water4. LOCAL NEWS: Local organizations assist homeless veterans at 2024 Sooner Stand DownHangen sa
  
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• Law makes "mobile panic alert systems" in OK school districts mandatory

  11-09-2024 00:24 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A law that went into effect at the start of the 2024-2025 school year mandated school districts across Oklahoma to implement a mobile panic alert system. The legislation is called “Alyssa’s Law,” named after a victim in the Parkland, Florida school shooting.The new alert system was used last week during a school shooting in Georgia. Two students and two teachers died in the shooting, but authorities believe more people could have died if it wasn&rsq
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Trump and Harris debate in Philadelphia

  11-09-2024 00:15 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – All eyes will be on Philadelphia Tuesday night as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to square off on the debate stage for the first time.The last time Trump appeared on a debate stage, it became a turning point in the 2024 presidential race. By the end of the night, we'll know if this debate has once again shifted the conversation.
  The two candidates will debate starting at 9 p.m. Eastern at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center. Ther
  
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• WATCH LIVE TONIGHT: Trump and Harris to debate in Philadelphia

  11-09-2024 00:15 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – All eyes will be on Philadelphia Tuesday night as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to square off on the debate stage for the first time.The last time Trump appeared on a debate stage, it became a turning point in the 2024 presidential race. By the end of the night, we'll know if this debate has once again shifted the conversation.
  The two candidates will debate starting at 9 p.m. Eastern at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center. Ther
  
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• Harris and Trump face off in tense, critical debate in Philadelphia

  11-09-2024 00:15 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris squared off for the first time on the presidential debate stage at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center Tuesday night.The matchup offered Americans their most detailed look at a campaign that’s dramatically changed since the last debate in June which forced President Joe Biden from the race. The Democratic vice president immediately moved to press the case against the former Republican president and his
  
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• Advocates push for child passenger safety in Oklahoma

  10-09-2024 23:55 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - As we approach Child Passenger Safety week, on Tuesday, advocates shared potentially life-saving reminders.  “Across the nation, we continue to lose an average of three children every day in traffic crashes and Oklahoma is among the highest states for percentage of children lost,” said Dr. Elizabeth Koldoff, of Safe Kids Oklahoma. “These deaths are heartbreaking and preventable.” LOCAL NEWS: Florida dog missing for two years, found in Okla
  
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• 'Last Call': Hollywood's Edith Head famed costume designer exhibit open for few more weeks

  10-09-2024 23:38 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Hollywood's top costume designer exhibit showcasing Edith Head is is coming to a close and the Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) is giving participants one last last opportunity with the famed costume designer.
  Edith Head: Hollywood’s Costume Designer exhibition showcases 70 costumes, 20 sketches, three Academy Awards, and the history of the famed costume designer.Edith Head exhibit at OKCMOA. (KFOR) Edith Head exhibit at OKCMOA. (KFOR) Edith Head exhibit at OKCMO
  
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• Oklahoma Attorney General joins others calling 'warning' on social media platforms

  10-09-2024 23:37 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, and other attorneys general are asking Congress to require a warning on social media platforms.Drummond joins 41 attorneys general asking for legislation to be passed requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on algorithm-driven social media platforms.Other Headlines
  Advocates push for child passenger safety in Oklahoma
  'Last Call': Hollywood's Edith Head famed costume designer exhibit open for few more weeks
  Oklahoma Attorney Gen
  
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• Canton luxury apartment garage demolition begins

  10-09-2024 23:37 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A Oklahoma luxury apartment's remaining parking structure is finally being demolished. On Tuesday, the final stages of demolition of the Canton at Classen Curve garage began and is set to bring relief to local residents who considered the structure an eyesore after burning like a inferno for days in February 2022.The five-story apartment complex, located at NW 63rd and Western and called The Canton at Classen Curve, went up in flames on February 8, 2022 in what fire offici
  
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• Edmond leaders break ground on renovations for 45-year-old sports complex

  10-09-2024 23:26 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — City of Edmond leaders along with members of the A.C. Caplinger family broke ground on a $17.5 million renovation project for the A.C. Caplinger Sports Complex on Tuesday morning.The 45-year-old sports complex located at Hafer Park will receive a fresh makeover that will replace the infrastructure, add new sports lighting, amenities which includes two restrooms and synthetic turf infields, and will rearrange the layouts of the fields. LOCAL NEWS: Plaza Towers Element
  
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• Police respond to possible explosive device found at NW OKC home

  10-09-2024 23:21 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police have closed off a section of St. Clair Avenue near NW 10th and Portland on Tuesday afternoon after an area resident says they found a possible explosive device at her home.According to police, a woman who recently bought a home in the neighborhood was cleaning things out when she found an object that resembled a bomb before calling 911.The police bomb squad reportedly arrived at the scene just before 4:15 p.m. to assess the situation.News 4 will
  
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• Dash camera shows aggressive drivers in Colorado road rage encounter

  10-09-2024 23:11 via kfor.com
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A dash camera caught two aggressive drivers involved in a road rage incident on a Colorado state highway Saturday afternoon.The video, recorded around 4 p.m., shows two cars swerving and driving in the middle of two lanes on C-470, and then onto the shoulder, while braking abruptly.
  The driver who took the video said the two road rage drivers nearly caused several crashes in broad daylight, and the incident only lasted one minute.
  "I was driving to pick up
  
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• Mammogram results have changed. Here's how

  10-09-2024 23:10 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Mammogram providers are now federally required to tell their patients about their breast density, which not only increases the risk of cancer but makes it harder to detect.The new U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards for the procedure were first released in March 2023, with an implementation deadline of Sept. 9, 2024.
  According to the FDA, around half of women 40 or older in the United States have dense breast tissue.
  "Dense breast tissue can make cancers more difficu
  
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• Dave Grohl reveals he fathered a 'new baby daughter' outside his marriage

  10-09-2024 23:06 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl posted a personal message to Instagram on Tuesday, revealing that he welcomed a child conceived outside of his marriage."I've recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage," the 55-year-old rocker wrote. "I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her."The former Nirvana drummer then acknowledged how this development has affected his wife, Jordyn Blum, and his three daughters."I love my wife and children, and I'
  
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• Did your grocery store carry recalled Boar's Head deli meat? How you can check

  10-09-2024 22:53 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Target, Kroger, Safeway, and Jewel are among the numerous retailers that carried deli meat linked to the largest listeria outbreak in more than a decade.Health officials confirmed the Boar's Head deli meat was contaminated with listeria — a bacteria that can cause severe illness. The products were recalled, but supermarkets and businesses that had received the meats were urged to clean and sanitize their deli areas to prevent further contamination.An 825-page list from
  
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• What we know about rapper Rich Homie Quan's death

  10-09-2024 22:49 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan died earlier this week, but how he died remains unclear, and it could take months before more is known.An autopsy was performed Friday by Georgia’s Fulton County medical examiner on Quan, whose legal name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar. “The cause and manner of death are pending the completion of laboratory studies and microscopic examination of tissue slides,” the medical examiner said.An official report with autopsy r
  
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