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• Arborists raise money to replace tree canopy lost during November tornado

  21-11-2024 23:30 via kfor.com
  
  CHOCTAW, Okla. (KFOR) — A group of arborists are raising money to replant trees lost in Harrah and Choctaw during the November tornado, hoping to restore the significant canopy loss."You could see your house next door and that was it," said Wade Brewer, who lives in a neighborhood near SE 44th and Triple X road.
  Before an EF-3 tornado hit Brewer's neighborhood, it was considered an "Urban Forest."
  Now, tree branches line the streets and many of the trees are blown over after growing for ge
  
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• Freshman Fears Leads OU Past East Texas A&M

  22-11-2024 04:51 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Freshman Jeremiah Fears finished with 20 points, Duke Miles scored 19 and Oklahoma cruised to an 84-56 victory over East Texas A&M on Thursday night.Fears used 7-for-10 shooting to turn in his best scoring effort thus far for the Sooners (4-0). He was 1 for 4 from 3-point range and 5 of 6 at the free-throw line, adding five assists and four rebounds. Miles hit 7 of 13 shots with three 3-pointers.Glenn Taylor Jr. came off the bench to sink four 3-pointers and scored 16 fo
  
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• One person dead after being struck by vehicle in NW OKC

  22-11-2024 03:47 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night in NW Oklahoma City.Authorities say the crash happened near NW Expressway and Glade Avenue.Officials tell News 4 the driver of the vehicle was going the wrong way and hit the person who was walking across the road.The driver remained at the scene and is being cooperative with police.The scene of the crash is under investigation. 
  
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• Several girls allegedly molested at a Shawnee church, former pastor: "I should've called police"

  22-11-2024 02:34 via kfor.com
  
  SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) — A 91-year-old man was booked into jail after reports of years-long abuse involving several children at Shawnee First Church of Nazarene.According to police records 91-year-old Charles Sulivant had been allegedly molesting young girls, and several pastors at the time knew, but didn't call police."I talked to the parents," said Johnny Stephens who had been the pastor at the time of the alleged abuse. He was one of the pastors at the time who didn't call the police, Ne
  
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• Vehicle crash in NE OKC neighborhood sparks fire

  22-11-2024 02:15 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police and Fire Departments responded to a fire started by truck that crashed into multiple parked vehicles in northeast Oklahoma City on Thursday evening.According to authorities, police arrived to the area near NE 115th Street and Oklahoma Avenue.Officials say a truck drove into three different vehicles that were parked near each other before catching fire. All vehicles were said to have caught fire.
  Vehicle crash in NE OKC neighborhood sparks fire. (
  
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• Former OCDC detention officer arrested for alleged contraband smuggling

  22-11-2024 02:15 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A former Oklahoma County Detention Center detention officer was booked into jail on Wednesday after allegedly attempting to smuggle contraband into a state prison.According to the OCDC, 31-year-old Casey Slone was fired on July 30 after she was arrested by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections for attempting to smuggle contraband into a state prison in Pittsburg County. She was initially hired as a detention officer on August 21, 2023.Slone is accused of coordinatin
  
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• OU’s SEC move paying off financially for city of Norman

  22-11-2024 01:32 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - One of history’s most storied football programs comes to Norman Saturday. It’s the last home game in what’s been quite the disappointing first season for the Sooners in the SEC, but the conference move has been anything but disappointing for the city of Norman.It’s been over two decades since the Crimson Tide came rolling into town. KFOR was there as the Alabama faithful made the trek and parked their RV’s in Norman back in 2002. Despite Oklah
  
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• Autopsy reports reveal gruesome details in Texas County double murder; two defendants turn to state witnesses

  22-11-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  TEXAS COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — The full medical examiner reports for both Kansas women murdered in Texas County have now been released.Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley were brutally murdered last March.The two were heading to see Butler's children for a supervised visit, when they vanished. Their bodies were found in a freezer buried in the ground two weeks later.Butler was involved in a bitter custody battle with Tifany Adams, the paternal grandmother of her children.Adams, along with four
  
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• Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

  22-11-2024 00:56 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name.Bondi is a longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during his first impeachment trial when he was accused — but not convicted — of abusing his power as he tried to condition U.S. military assistance to Ukraine on that country investigating then-former Vice President
  
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• Family of Jordan Gulley remembering him as a servant to the community and lover of life

  22-11-2024 00:35 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Gulley family is now remembering their beloved Jordan Gulley, a 14-year-old Freshman of Millwood Public Schools, who was tragically killed in a shooting Saturday night in a northeast Oklahoma City neighborhood."He was just a caring, loving, charismatic individual," said Kiara Gulley, Jordan's mother. "He was just all around, an amazing, amazing, kid. And I was definitely grateful to have been his mom." RELATED COVERAGE: School community mourns 12-year-old killed
  
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• Judge postpones decision after lawmaker's complaint on OCC case

  22-11-2024 00:25 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Administrative Law Judge decided Thursday to allow attorneys two more weeks to evaluate a formal complaint filed to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.The complaint was filed in September by Representative Tom Gann (R-Inola). It claimed that ONG’s Fuel Adjustment Clause and Prudence Review case was “tainted” and “unlawful.”Gann filed the paperwork because of Commissioner Todd Hiett’s involvement in the case after he was accused
  
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• Oklahoma City Police searching for porch pirate who stole from NW OKC residence

  21-11-2024 23:11 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police are looking for a porch pirate who stole a package from a local residence in NW Oklahoma City.According to OKCPD, the suspect stole the package from a home near NW 63rd Street and N Tulsa Avenue.In a video released by police, a woman can be seen walking up to the porch of a local residence before picking up a package and walking off with it.
  OKCPD looking for NW OKC porch pirate. Image courtesy Oklahoma City Police Department.OKCPD looking for NW
  
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• 'Aggressive and Disruptive': Wewoka Judge Kelly Lynn arrested for direct contempt at Okla. Co. Courthouse

  21-11-2024 22:36 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - A Wewoka judge is behind bars after being held in direct contempt on Thursday for "aggressive and disruptive conduct" inside a Oklahoma courthouse.First reported by NonDoc, Wewoka Municipal Judge Kelly Lynn was arrested for "aggressive and disruptive conduct". GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin: Letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a ‘slippery slope’Judge Kelly Lynn, who served as a Norman City Councilman, was sentenced to five days in the Oklahom
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street rises with Nvidia as bitcoin bursts above $99,000

  21-11-2024 22:20 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed Thursday after market superstar Nvidiaand another round of companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected.
  The S&P 500 pulled 0.5% higher after flipping between gains and losses several times during the day. Banks, smaller companies and other areas of the stock market that tend to do best when the economy is strong helped lead the way, while bitcoin briefly broke above $99,000. Crude oil, meanwhile, continued to rise.The Dow Jo
  
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• Police respond to crash involving school bus in SE OKC

  21-11-2024 22:07 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Police responded to a crash involving a school bus and pest control truck near SE 46th St. and S Sunnylane Road on Thursday afternoon.Crash involving a school bus near SE 46th St. and Sunnylane. Photo courtesy KFOR.Video from McIntyre Law Chopper 4 over the scene shows damage on the front end of both vehicles. The school bus went up the curb and knocked down a street sign as a result of the crash.Crash involving a school bus near SE 46th St. and Sunnylane. Photo cour
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street climbs as bitcoin bursts above $99,000

  21-11-2024 21:05 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing Thursday after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected.
  The S&P 500 was pulling 0.7% higher, as of 2:45 p.m. Eastern time, after flipping between modest gains and losses several times in the morning. Banks, smaller companies and other areas of the stock market that tend do best when the economy is strong helped lead the way, while bitcoin briefly broke above $99,000. Crud
  
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• Kit Kats to come in new shape for the first time ever in America

  21-11-2024 20:43 via kfor.com
  
  (WHTM) – For the first time ever in the United States, the Hershey Company is selling Kit Kats in the shape of something other than a traditional Kit Kat "finger."Kit Kat Santas, now available at retailers nationwide, are instead shaped like festive little Santa Clauses, with the familiar Kit Kat branding stamped into the bottom of his boots.The candies are made with the same ingredients as a traditional Kit Kat, but feature an "even crispier wafer-to-chocolate ratio," according to the Her
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street climbs as Nvidia swings, bitcoin rises and Alphabet sinks

  21-11-2024 20:23 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Thursday after more companies said they’re making fatter profits than expected. Market superstar Nvidia also topped forecasts, but Wall Street’s ambivalence about whether the heavyweight's report was impressive enough is keeping indexes in check.The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher, as of 2:16 p.m. Eastern time, following many flips between modest gains and losses through the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 519 points, or 1.2%, a
  
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• OpenTable names 2024's 'Top 100 Restaurants' in America

  21-11-2024 19:34 via kfor.com
  
  (WHTM) – Some of the country's top-rated restaurants have been highlighted in OpenTable's 2024 edition of their "Top 100 Restaurants" in America list.
  The annual list is intended to showcase the most sought-after dining destinations from the past year, as decided by reviewers and restaurant data. For the 2024 edition, OpenTable's analysts based their findings on more than 14 million diner reviews, along with diner ratings, reservation demand, and percentage of five-star reviews, among othe
  
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• Wisconsin officials to give update on Ryan Borgwardt, the missing kayaker believed to have faked his own disappearance

  21-11-2024 18:51 via kfor.com
  
  GREEN LAKE, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Lake County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin revealed new information on Thursday about Ryan Borgwardt, the missing kayaker who allegedly faked his own death and planned his disappearance on August 12, 2024.Deputies have been able to make contact with Borgwardt, 45, after being connected to through a woman who speaks Russian. (Borgwardt's location is still unknown, but authorities believe he is somewhere in Eastern Europe.)“The great news is that we k
  
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• Wisconsin man who faked his own kayaking death fled the country and won't come home, officials say

  21-11-2024 18:51 via kfor.com
  
  GREEN LAKE, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Lake County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin revealed new information on Thursday about Ryan Borgwardt, the missing kayaker who allegedly faked his own death and planned his disappearance on August 12, 2024.Deputies have been able to make contact with Borgwardt, 45, after being connected to through a woman who speaks Russian. (Borgwardt's location is still unknown, but authorities believe he is somewhere in Eastern Europe.)“The great news is that we k
  
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• Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration

  21-11-2024 18:43 via kfor.com
  
  Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday said he was withdrawing from consideration as President-elect Trump's nomination to be attorney general.
  Gaetz announced the decision in a message on X, saying that while he had had "excellent meetings" with senators on Wednesday, "it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.""There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my n
  
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• GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin: Letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a 'slippery slope'

  21-11-2024 18:13 via kfor.com
  
  Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said that letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a “slippery slope” if the teachers “may not be believers” themselves. Mullin, who sits on the Senate committee that oversees education, said that he wants his kids to know the Bible, “but I want it to be taught by someone that was taught the Bible themselves, too. I think it's a slippery slope when you put it in the hands of teachers that may not be
  
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• Illinois Supreme Court reverses actor Jussie Smollett's conviction

  21-11-2024 18:08 via kfor.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett.The former “Empire” actor took his case to the Illinois Supreme Court in September in a last-ditch effort to have his 2021 conviction overturned.The court cited Smollett's second prosecution after his charges were initially dropped as the main reason why his conviction was overturned."Today we resolve a question about the State’s responsibility to honor the agreements
  
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• Whooping cough cases have quintupled. These states have it worst

  21-11-2024 17:28 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Pertussis — a disease commonly referred to as whooping cough — is spreading quickly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. The U.S. has seen five times more cases in 2024 than we did at this time last year.As of Nov. 9, which marks the latest data available from the CDC, there were more than 23,500 cases of whooping cough reported so far this year. That's far and above the roughly 5,000 cases confirmed in all of 2023.Health officials warn t
  
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• Over 83 tons of ground beef recalled nationwide, illnesses reported: USDA

  21-11-2024 17:22 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WKBN) - Approximately 83.5 tons of ground beef have been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled about 167,277 pounds of beef products, which were shipped to restaurant locations nationwide.The recalled fresh items have a use-by date of Nov. 14, while the frozen products have an Oct. 22 production date. According to the alert, the affected products have establishment number &ld
  
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• OK Humane Society rings in holiday season alongside OKC Ballet

  21-11-2024 17:05 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Humane Society is getting into the holiday spirit alongside the Oklahoma City Ballet.OK Humane has released the 6th annual Yule Long video featuring adorable rescue dogs and cats playing in front of a festive scene with cameos from OKC ballerinas.
  OK Humane Society 2024 Yule Log video. Image courtesy OK Humane Society.
  “We loved collaborating with OK Humane to bring some of our Nutcracker magic to the homeless dogs and cats in our city, “said Lesta
  
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• Which major retailers will be closed for Thanksgiving this year?

  21-11-2024 15:02 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Many major retailers will again be closed for Thanksgiving this year, adding to a trend that began to ramp up during the COVID pandemic.
  With the exception of one company, those listed below will reopen for Black Friday — many with early or extended hours.Some of those Black Friday hours may vary by location. Retailers recommend checking their websites before heading out to confirm each store's hours.AldiAs it does for most major holidays, Aldi will close its stores for T
  
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• Vehicle crash slows traffic eastbound on I-40

  21-11-2024 14:05 via kfor.com
  
  MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - A crash is affecting traffic eastbound on I-40 between Midwest Blvd. and Douglas Blvd.Traffic is slowing down in the area. Drivers should expect delays.Visit KFOR's Live Traffic Map for updates.
  
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• Docs: Midwest City man arrested after shooting at car involved in hit-and-run

  21-11-2024 13:20 via kfor.com
  
  MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – A Midwest City man is facing criminal charges after court documents say he admitted to shooting at a vehicle that hit his parked car and tried to leave the scene.The incident happened November 6 in a Douglas Boulevard liquor store parking lot. News 4 spoke with the manager of that store, who agreed to share more details on the conditions we didn't use his name or identify the business. LOCAL NEWS: Neighbors say crime is too common after Tuesday night deadly sho
  
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