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Bye to the Big 12 and hello SEC: It's party time for Texas and Oklahoma
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bye-bye Big 12, hello SEC. Texas and Oklahoma are finally making their long-awaited conference switch. But first, it’s time to party with Bevo (the longhorn) and Pitbull (the human). The three-years-in-the-making switch to the Southeastern...
Federal judge temporarily stops Oklahoma from enforcing new anti-immigration law
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge granted a motion Friday to temporarily stop Oklahoma from enforcing its new anti-immigration law that would make it a crime to live in the state without legal immigration status. U.S. District Judge Bernard M. Jones issued a preliminary...
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What to know about Oklahoma's top education official ordering Bible instruction in schools
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's top education official outraged civil rights groups and others when he ordered public schools to immediately begin incorporating the Bible into lesson plans for students in grades 5 through 12. Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters said in a...
Oklahoma chief justice recommends removing state judge over corruption allegations
The chief judge of the Oklahoma Supreme Court is recommending the immediate suspension and eventual removal of a state judge who faces separate shooting charges in Oklahoma and Texas. The petition filed Thursday with the Oklahoma Court of the Judiciary by Chief Judge John Kane IV...
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Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms. The directive drew immediate condemnation from civil...
Oklahoma's top educator orders public schools to teach from the Bible. Critics say it's an unconstitutional overreach
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Oklahoma executes man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing his 7-year-old former stepdaughter in 1984. Richard Rojem, 66, received a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was declared dead...
Oklahoma has executed a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing his 7-year-old former stepdaughter in 1984
Bubba Nickles wins Athletes Unlimited AUX softball title; Jocelyn Alo finishes second
Bubba Nickles captured the Athletes Unlimited AUX professional softball title when Jocelyn Alo was given an intentional walk with the title on the line. Alo was on the verge of winning Tuesday night. One more hit for college softball’s all-time home run leader and one of the...
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Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped what would have been the first publicly funded religious charter school in the U.S., turning back conservatives and the state's GOP governor who have welcomed religious groups into public education. The high court...
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