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Gavin and Sanders help VCU upset No. 17 Oklahoma

Jay Gavin scored 20 points, Larry Sanders 17 and Virginia Commonwealth never trailed in an 82-69 upset of No. 17 Oklahoma on Saturday night. Complete Story...

More delays in Okla. poultry waste pollution trial

One of the most closely watched environmental cases in years has turned into legal purgatory as the trial of Oklahoma's lawsuit against the Arkansas poultry industry is marred by delays and squabbling attorneys.

Texas Tech routs Oklahoma 41-13

Taylor Potts threw for 388 yards and two touchdowns as Texas Tech beat Oklahoma 41-13 on Saturday for its most lopsided win ever over the Sooners.

Report: `Cathouse' star stabbed, slashed, shot

A preliminary autopsy report for a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse" shows that she was shot, stabbed and slashed multiple times.

No. 17 Sooners push past ULM 72-61

Willie Warren scored 24 points, Tony Crocker added 13 and No. 17 Oklahoma notched the 1,500th win in the program's history by beating Louisiana-Monroe 72-61 on Tuesday night.

Cops: Jewelry taken from man found dead after fire

About $10,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from one of four people found shot to death last week inside a burning home in Oklahoma City, police said Thursday.

No. 21 Georgia holds off No. 13 Oklahoma, 62-51

Porsha Phillips and Jasmine James each scored 15 points and No. 21 Georgia held off No. 13 Oklahoma's second-half comeback for a 62-51 victory Sunday.

No. 17 Oklahoma tops Mount St. Mary's, 95-71

Steven Pledger scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting and No. 17 Oklahoma's much-heralded freshman class lifted the Sooners to a 95-71 victory over Mount St. Mary's on Saturday.

No. 13 Sooners open post-Paris era with rout

Danielle Robinson and Amanda Thompson each scored 17 points and No. 13 Oklahoma opened the post-Courtney Paris era with a 108-66 win against Mercer on Friday night.

Poultry exec: Didn't check if rules were followed

A Cargill executive testified Thursday that he did not check to see if company farmers were following an environmental handbook he helped compile in 2002 that warned them not to spread excess chicken manure on their land because the runoff could pollute area water.

Audit: Accounting weaknesses in Okla. Land Office

An audit of the School Land Office has found accounting weaknesses in a division of the agency where a former employee is accused of embezzling nearly $1.16 million.

Budget cuts to affect vulnerable Oklahomans

The director of the state Department of Human Services warned lawmakers Thursday that additional budget cuts will force his agency to scale back more services to vulnerable Oklahomans like a nutrition program for frail and isolated senior citizens that has already been cut by more than $7 million.

State's Oct. revenue collections below projections

Oklahoma's revenues came in below expectations for the 10th straight month in October, but Treasurer Scott Meacham said there is hope that economic conditions in the state could soon improve.

Okla.'s Langston Univ. receives $800,000 fed grant

Langston University will receive an $800,000 federal grant that school officials say will be used for economic development in Langston and Oklahoma City.

Police name brothel worker as victim in OKC fire

A pregnant Nevada brothel worker who appeared in an HBO reality series and another 22-year-old mom-to-be had been fatally shot before firefighters discovered their bodies in a burning Oklahoma City home, investigators said Friday.

Cop: House fire where bodies found was intentional

Oklahoma City police say a fire that swept through a home where four people were found dead was intentionally set.

Nebraska picks apart Jones, No. 20 Oklahoma

LINCOLN, Neb. - Matt O’Hanlon had three of Nebraska’s five interceptions against Landry Jones and the Cornhuskers squeezed enough production out of their struggling offense to upset No. 20 Oklahoma 10-3 on Saturday night.

Neb. intercepts OU's Jones 5 times in 10-3 win

Matt O'Hanlon had three of Nebraska's five interceptions against Landry Jones and the Cornhuskers squeezed enough production out of their struggling offense to upset No. 20 Oklahoma 10-3 on Saturday night.

Group divided on Okla. worker's comp privatization

A task force is recommending that Oklahoma's workers compensation agency be privatized, but task force members are divided on how to do it.

Kaw tribal official says casino approval near

An official with the Kaw Nation's development agency says a new casino just south of the Oklahoma-Kansas border is close to winning approval.

Okla. seniors protest cuts to nutrition programs

Hundreds of seniors waved empty paper plates Wednesday to protest cutbacks in nutrition programs for the elderly that could eliminate thousands of meals for some of Oklahoma's most vulnerable citizens.

Okla. commission OKs final grading of Crosstown

The state Transportation Commission on Monday approved grading for the most expensive road project in state history — replacing a dilapidated section of Interstate 40 through downtown Oklahoma City.

Jones' 4 TDs lift Oklahoma past K-State 42-30

Landry Jones passed for 294 yards and four touchdowns and DeMarco Murray scored three times to help No. 22 Oklahoma hold off Kansas State for a 42-30 win Saturday night.

Okla. hearing aimed at shaping 'sexting' measure

Teenagers may think it's harmless, but sending sexually explicit pictures and messages over cell phones can lead to emotional problems and criminal charges that will affect them for the rest of their lives, criminal justice officials said.

Okla. utility announces $130M in federal funds

An application by Oklahoma Gas and Electric to install new digital electric meters has been approved for $130 million in federal stimulus funds.

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Palin to visit Oklahoma Dec. 3rd,2009

I know I'll be there. A couple of sign suggestions Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win We Found WMD Whiner of Maximum Distortion

Final 2 Victims Positively Identified In Oklahoma Massacre, Fire
Source: KOCO.com - Local News

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Police have positively identified the last two victims found dead in a southwest Oklahoma City house fire last week.

SUV hits elephant that escaped from Okla. circus
Source: The Houston Chronicle

ENID, Okla. — An Oklahoma couple driving home from church hit an animal — a really big one. An elephant that escaped from a nearby circus collided with the couple's SUV Wednesday night when it ran across a rural highway in Enid, about 100 miles north of Oklahoma City.

As other states get tough (illegal) immigrants turn to Texas
Source: nbcdfw.com

Thousands of illegal immigrants are flooding into Texas, but they're not crossing the Mexico-United States border. As states such as Oklahoma and California toughen up on immigration, many are opting to relocate to the Lone Star State.

Limbaugh: Obama's Ft. Hood Memorial Speech Was "Empty" And "Meaningless"
Source: Media Matters for America

"Rush then talked about Obama's speech at Fort Hood yesterday, calling it the most "empty" and "meaningless" speech ever. He said that if you didn't know what happened at Fort Hood, you wouldn't know what Obama was talking about.

GOP's Coburn "is denying veterans many benefits and services"
Source: AMERICAblog

We'll hear a lot of speeches about veterans and their service to our nation today. But, any Republican Senator who speaks today should be ashamed. Their colleague, Tom Coburn (OK) is still blocking a bill to aid vets.

A hostile climate for Sen. Inhofe the warming skeptic
Source: The Washington Post

It must be very lonely being the last flat-earther. Sen.

Real Oklahoma Students Ace Citizenship Exam; Strategic Vision Survey Was Likely Fabricated
Source: Five Thirty Eight

In detailing some of the evidence against Strategic Vision LLC, a pollster I am now almost certain is disreputable and fraudulent, I pointed in particular to a poll that they conducted on behalf of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, an conservative-leaning educational thinkt …

Bring back OU-Nebraska, every year
Source: The Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman

It's Oklahoma-Nebraska week, so you know what that means. Welcome to college football's lovefest. The series that's more mushy than a Valentine card. More syrupy than a cherry Dr Pepper. BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - C-A-T spells Cat « - Blogs from CNN.com
Source: CNN

Schools across the country are lowering standards – actually dumbing down lesson plans – to avoid sanctions under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). A new federal study shows that nearly a third of the states lowered academic standards in recent years.

Sooners Still Benefit From Blake Griffin�s Stardom - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

Tiny Gallon had never considered playing for Oklahoma until he started hearing from Blake Griffin and Willie Warren.

Oklahoma Agencies Urged To Prepare For Cuts
Source: KOCO.com - Local News

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Citing a continuing slump in state revenue collections and uncertain months ahead, Gov.

Hoarder problem growing in Oklahoma
Source: The Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman

Troy Skow, environmental field supervisor with the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, said inspectors have noticed an increase in hoarders in the past year. All involve women between the ages of 50 and 90, he said. "It's on the rise like crazy," Skow said.

BCS Intelligence: Play easy, non-conference games.
Source: Yahoo.com

On Sept. 5, while Florida feasted on Charleston Southern and Texas opened with Louisiana-Monroe, the Oklahoma Sooners played a strong BYU team on a neutral field. That's when Sam Bradford sprained his shoulder while being sacked, an injury that derailed OU's title hopes.

Fascist Oklahoma

Don't abort that fetus yet, it could win the Nobel. Who hasn't heard this argument before. Anti-abortion activists are fond of such phrases. "You could be aborting a Lincoln, a Mozart, etc. On the other hand, you may just be saving the world with your abortion.

Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker attracts 1,000 backers
Source: msnbc.com

More than 1,000 people attended a rally Wednesday in support of a state legislator who has been widely criticized for anti-gay remarks caught in a YouTube audio clip.

Female prison inmates claim rape at Oklahoma governor's mansion | Raw Story
Source: Raw Story

excerpt: "" Prosecutors are investigating claims that the former head chef and chief groundskeeper at the Oklahoma governor's mansion raped three female prison inmates assigned to work on the mansion's grounds.""

Prisoners Say They Were Raped on Job Detail
Source: The New York Times

Prosecutors are investigating accusations that two former state employees at the Oklahoma governor's mansion raped three female prison inmates assigned to work on the mansion's grounds. Neither man has been charged, but the Department of Central Services fired both of them o …

Trooper's Attorney Under Fire for Possible Conflict of Interest - News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports |
Source: news9online.com

Trooper accused of assaulting second citizen in less than five months uses same attorney that is hired by the state to represent his superior officer...it is speculated by legal analysts that this may have led to a conflict of interest toward corrective measures in his first assa …

Oklahoma Abortion Law: Details To Be Publicly Posted Online
Source: The Huffington Post

A new Oklahoma law requires physicians to disclose detailed information on women's abortions to the State's Department Of Health, which will then post the collected data on a public website.

New Oklahoma law will publicy post details of women's abortions online.
Source: Think Progress

excerpt: ""On Nov. 1, a law in Oklahoma will go into effect that will collect personal details about every single abortion performed in the state and post them on a public website.

Tulsa World: Abortion bill is challenged
Source: tulsaworld.com

OKLAHOMA CITY — A lawsuit challenging a controversial abortion bill was filed Tuesday in Oklahoma County District Court.

Feminists For Choice » New Oklahoma abortion law being challenged
Source: feministsforchoice.com

As if women didn't have enough threats to their right to choose in this country, Oklahoma is doing its part to make sure women slowly but surely are demonized and criminalized for their right to choose to have an abortion.

TheDetailsOfYourAbortion.com - Broadsheet - Salon.com
Source: Salon.com

"Feminists for Choice alerts us to a new Oklahoma law (yes, law, not "proposed legislation" or "some kind of sick joke") set to go into effect Nov. 1 that would collect detailed data about each abortion performed -- and post it all on a public Web site...."

4 Major Religious Leaders In Tulsa - Our Opinion On Suicide
Source: tulsaworld.com

The Tulsa World is doing a week long expose on suicide: signs & symptoms, the aftermath, resources to get help, etc, etc. They asked members of the 4 major religions in the state for their opinion on this subject.

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