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• Suspect changes shirt in Walmart then steals from car in parking lot

  23-06-2024 21:50 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER (KFOR) - Stillwater police are searching for a suspect after he stole from a vehicle parked in a Walmart parking lot Sunday.
  Stillwater Police posted to Facebook surveillance photos of the man they think committed larceny.| READ LOCAL NEWS > “Lack of accountability and transparency” following LOFT meeting with OSDE >The vehicle was a 2010 Chevy Impala that was parked at the Walmart off 111 N. Perkins Road Sunday.Stillwater police are searching for a suspect after he
  
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• Heat alert set to expire this week as temps are forecast to drop, says EMSA

  01-07-2024 17:50 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) -  EMSA officials announced on Monday, due to a drop in forecasted temperatures this upcoming weekend, the EMSA Medical Heat Alert will likely expire on Friday, July 5.According to EMSA, since the alert was issued on June 23, medics responded to thirty-six heat-related illness calls and transported twenty-seven patients to hospitals locally. EMSA provides update to latest Medical Heat AlertThis is a reminder that extreme heat during the summer months can lead to he
  
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• One arrested after fatal stabbing in NW Oklahoma City

  01-07-2024 17:49 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A man has been arrested following a deadly stabbing on Friday.According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, the incident happened near NW 23rd St. and MacArthur Blvd. around 5 p.m. ORIGINAL STORY: One person killed in NW Oklahoma City stabbingOfficials say officers responded to reports of a stabbing in that intersection. Upon arrival, a they found a man dead at the scene.
  Investigators discovered that two men were fighting near the road when one of them, 28-year-old Wi
  
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• Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial

  01-07-2024 17:11 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have some immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election.
  In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices returned Trump's case to the trial court to determine what is left of special counsel
  
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• OKCPD investigates 40th homicide in the metro

  01-07-2024 17:02 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Authorities are investigating a shooting in Southeast Oklahoma City on Saturday night that has lead to the 40th homicide in 2024.
  Police confirmed, its officers responded to a shooting on Saturday afternoon at a business in the 1200 block of Southeast 29th Street. Upon arrival officers found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to an area hospital where he died.According to police officials, this appears to be a accidental discharge, striking
  
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• Oklahoma City releases report on mental health response efforts

  01-07-2024 16:50 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The city of Oklahoma City has released a report on the its mental health response efforts.According to the city, the report explains:
  Its goals for offering services to those in crisisThe city's core services, protocols and resourcesHow its services compare to federal guidelinesWhat its responses look like with real examples
  “Over the years, the City has diligently expanded our resource base for residents experiencing a mental health crisis, establishing a benchmark
  
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• Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election

  01-07-2024 16:37 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election.
  In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts. But rather than do it thems
  
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• Supreme Court rules Trump has 'absolute' immunity for official acts, sends case back to lower court

  01-07-2024 15:59 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election.In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts. But rath
  
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• Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have some immunity, sends Trump case back to lower court

  01-07-2024 15:59 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have some immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election.In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices returned Trump's case to the trial court to determine what is
  
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• Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump immunity case as end of term nears

  01-07-2024 15:59 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court justices will take the bench today to release their last few opinions of the term, including a closely watched case: Whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.The court also will decide on Monday whether state laws limiting how social media platforms regulate content posted by their users violate the Constitution. The immunity
  
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• Who is joining Simone Biles on the U.S. women's gymnastics team in Paris 2024?

  01-07-2024 15:35 via kfor.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them.Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two weeks in Japan three years ago, when the gymnastics superstar prioritized her mental health and safety over glory, a decision that inspired some and maddened others.Suni Lee to prove — perhaps to herself most of all — that the all-around gold medal she earned while Biles watched from the stands wasn't a fluke.Jordan Chiles to turn the team silver she hel
  
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• Democrats stick with Biden after poor debate performance

  01-07-2024 15:27 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Following CNN’s presidential debate Thursday Democrats in Congress say they're sticking by President Joe Biden.However, Republicans say he's not up to the task of a second term.Democratic lawmakers acknowledge this was not a good debate for the president but they're still behind him and say a second Trump presidency would be worse."He should stay in this race,” said Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.).South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn said one bad debate doesn't
  
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• Live updates: Supreme Court rules Trump has presumptive criminal immunity for official acts

  01-07-2024 14:30 via kfor.com
  
  In a monumental ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents enjoy a presumption of criminal immunity for official acts while in the White House, handing a win to former President Trump.Trump's appeal froze his federal election subversion indictment in the nation's capital, where a federal court has charged him with conspiring to subvert the 2020 election results, from moving ahead toward trial.The Supreme Court's ruling comes four months before Election Day, when Trump hopes to retake
  
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• Live updates: Supreme Court rules Trump has criminal immunity for official acts

  01-07-2024 14:30 via kfor.com
  
  In a monumental ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents enjoy a presumption criminal immunity for official acts while in the White House, handing a win to former President Trump.Trump's appeal froze his federal election subversion indictment in the nation's capital, where a federal court has charged him with conspiring to subvert the 2020 election results, from moving ahead toward trial.The Supreme Court's ruling comes four months before Election Day, when Trump hopes to retake th
  
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• Live updates: Nation braces for Supreme Court’s Trump immunity decision

  01-07-2024 14:30 via kfor.com
  
  The Supreme Court is expected to issue its highly anticipated opinion on former President Trump's claims he has presidential immunity from criminal prosecution on its final day of releasing opinions Monday.Trump's appeal froze his indictment in the nation's capital, where a federal court has charged him with conspiring to subvert the 2020 election results, from moving ahead toward trial.The Supreme Court's ruling now comes less than five months before Election Day, when Trump hopes to retake the
  
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• Success of Olympic Trials at RIVERSPORT OKC

  01-07-2024 13:57 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City is being considered to host two events in the 2028 Olympics. One of those is canoe slalom. Just a few months ago, RIVERSPORT OKC hosted the Olympic trials for that event for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
  Now a few months after, the executive director is reflecting on the success of the trials.OKC leaders share new details as potential host for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics eventsIt comes as a venue plan from LA28 Leadership includes a proposal to host canoe slal
  
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• One injured in rollover crash in NE Oklahoma City

  01-07-2024 13:52 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - One person was taken to a hospital following a rollover crash Monday morning.Officials say the crash happened near Wilshire Blvd. and Eastern Ave. around 4:30 a.m. LOCAL NEWS: Two men charged in street racing crash that killed 26-year-old Moore womanOne person was injured in the accident. They were taken to a nearby hospital but their condition is unknown.It is unclear what caused the accident. No more information is available at this time.
  
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• 8-month-old dead, 2-year-old injured in ATV crash in Norman

  01-07-2024 13:41 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - An 8-month-old has passed away and a 2-year-old is critically injured after an ATV crash on Sunday.According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the accident happened at an ATV park in Norman around 4 p.m. The ATV was carrying six passengers, two adults and four children. LOCAL NEWS: Two men charged in street racing crash that killed 26-year-old Moore womanFollowing the crash, both children were taken to a nearby hospital where the 8-month-old was pronounced dead. No other inj
  
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• Man recovering from shark bite in Florida's third attack in a month

  01-07-2024 13:17 via kfor.com
  
  A man on Florida’s northeast coast was bitten by a shark this weekend but is now recovering, authorities said Sunday, in the third shark attack in state waters over the past month.Officials from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit responding to a distress call Friday morning found the victim in critical condition aboard a boat, losing blood from a “severe” shark bite on his right forearm, according to a social media post from the sheriff's office.The attack occ
  
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• 'Dangerous' Hurricane Beryl takes aim at Windward Islands, Tropical Storm Chris bringing heavy rain, flooding to Mexico

  01-07-2024 13:17 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Hurricane Center is tracking Hurricane Beryl, Tropical Storm Chris and a new tropical wave.HURRICANE BERYLThe National Hurricane Center said Beryl remains a "dangerous" Category 3 storm, with 120 mph winds. As of the 5 a.m. update, the hurricane is approaching the Windward Islands. It is currently 140 miles southeast of St. Vincent.
  The center of Beryl is expected to move across the Windward Islands this morning and across the southeastern and central Cari
  
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• Two men charged in street racing crash that killed 26-year-old Moore woman

  01-07-2024 05:15 via kfor.com
  
  MOORE, Okla. (KFOR) — Two men are facing charges after allegedly street racing and killing a Moore woman.Isaiah Lancaster and Devon Davis have both been charged with First Degree Manslaughter.Lancaster and Davis were allegedly street racing down I-35 on June 8th and killed 26-year-old Marissa Byrd.It's been an emotional rollercoaster for Misty Goldman, Byrd's mother."I really just want to curl up," said Goldman. "You go from being mad to trying to cope."Court documents reveal Lancaster and
  
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• 'I ain't ever eating bologna again': Father-son duo hits $1 million jackpot in Kentucky

  01-07-2024 02:57 via kfor.com
  
  (WDKY) — A man vowed to never eat bologna again after he and his son won the top prize on a scratch-off lottery ticket earlier this month in Kentucky.Jody and his father took home a lump sum of $700,000 after hitting the $1 million jackpot on a Casino Nights scratch-off, per the Kentucky Lottery. Jody requested not to share his last name, and his father's name wasn't released.
  The dad had purchased the $20 ticket on June 8 at the Adairville Market, a convenience store located roughly 12 mi
  
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• Trump immunity decision in balance as Supreme Court caps term

  01-07-2024 00:58 via kfor.com
  
  The Supreme Court is set to rule on Monday whether former President Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution, a monumental decision that comes just days after the court dropped a decision throwing into doubt charges against hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters and Trump himself.The stakes are as high as Trump’s ask of the court is broad. The former president is pleading with the court to toss his federal Jan. 6 case with his claims of immunity.While the court could well reject the sweeping immun
  
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• Two extricated after vehicle fire in OKC Sunday

  30-06-2024 23:21 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Two people had to be extricated from a vehicle after it crashed and caught fire Sunday morning near Lake Hefner Parkway.
  | MORE LOCAL NEWS > OKCPD investigating crash that left one person dead >
  Oklahoma City Police and Fire responded to a vehicle fire near Northwest 63rd and Lake Hefner Parkway around 1 a.m.
  After they arrived on scene they found that a vehicle had crashed and then set a grass strip on fire.
  Two people were still inside and couldn't get out but OKCF
  
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• Sunday morning shooting in OKC leaves one injured

  30-06-2024 23:15 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - One person was shot Sunday morning near Northeast 23rd in Oklahoma City after a fight.
  | MORE LOCAL NEWS > OKCPD Sgt. arrested on rape charges in McClain County >Oklahoma City Police reported that around 7 a.m. two people had gotten into a fight that ended with one person shot in the leg.
  The shooting was said to have happened near NE 23rd and Martin Luther King Avenue.
  Police said that the suspect ran away after shots were fired and has not been arrested.
  The victim
  
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• OKCPD investigating crash that left one person dead

  30-06-2024 23:07 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - One person is dead after being hit by a vehicle early Sunday morning near Northeast 10th Street in Oklahoma City.
  | MORE LOCAL NEWS > OKCPD Sgt. arrested on rape charges in McClain County >Oklahoma City Police said that they got a call around 1 a.m. Sunday a person was hit by a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed near NE 10th and North Martin Luther King Avenue.The person was rushed to the hospital and was later pronounced dead.
  OKCPD did not know as of Sunday
  
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• US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over deadly crashes, lawyers say

  30-06-2024 22:58 via kfor.com
  
  (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department plans to propose that Boeing plead guilty to fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, according to two people who heard federal prosecutors detail the offer Sunday.Boeing will have until the end of the coming week to accept or reject the offer, which includes the giant aerospace company agreeing to an independent monitor who would oversee its compliance with anti-fraud laws, they said.Still no retur
  
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• Air Force veteran charged with disclosing classified information

  30-06-2024 22:45 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- An Air Force veteran released classified national defense information about aircraft and weapons to unauthorized individuals, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a Thursday announcement.Paul Freeman, 68, of Niceville, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury and the charges unsealed after he appeared before a court Thursday in Pensacola.
  The DOJ accused Freeman of transmitting the classified information about Air Force assets between November 2020 and March 2021.
  Freeman f
  
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• Nine Salmonella cases in Arkansas linked to backyard poultry flocks, CDC says

  30-06-2024 22:44 via kfor.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials are continuing to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella linked to contact with backyard poultry flocks, according to an update released on Thursday.195 people from 38 states, including nine in Arkansas, have contracted Salmonella from touching or carrying backyard ducks or chickens, as of May 23.The investigation began on May 23 with 109 cases in 29 states initially reported. Arkansas
  
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• 3 million student loan borrowers won't owe a payment in July: Here's why

  30-06-2024 22:22 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Despite two federal injunctions handed down last week, millions of student loan borrowers will not have to make a payment on their debt in July.
  The one-month forbearance is part of what was intended to be a new phase of benefits for borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan, otherwise known as the SAVE plan.
  In July, early forgiveness and other benefits were set to take effect for many SAVE borrowers, including recalculating and/or reducing the payments owe
  
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