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Darius Acuff Jr. posts 21 points and 9 assists to lead No. 15 Arkansas past Oklahoma 83-79
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (346+ words) Nijel Pack scored 22 points for Oklahoma, which suffered its seventh straight loss. Freshman star Darius Acuff Jr. had 21 points and nine assists, and No. 15 Arkansas held off Oklahoma 83-79 on Tuesday night. Meleek Thomas added 16 points for the Razorbacks (16-5, 6-2 Southeastern Conference),…...
Car crashes into two women, killing mother, in Warr Acres, police say
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (175+ words) One person died after two people were hit while walking in Warr Acres on Sunday afternoon. A mother died, and her daughter was injured, after they were hit by a truck while walking in Warr Acres on Sunday afternoon. At…...
New state superintendent has no plans to distribute Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (349+ words) The Oklahoma State Department of Education does not plan to continue a mandate requiring Bibles in every classroom, new State Superintendent Lindel Fields announced Wednesday. The announcement comes after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered Fields to decide on whether he…...
Eastern Oklahoma hospital's roof ripped off during severe storms
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (242+ words) The Sallisaw city manager said no injuries have been reported An eastern Oklahoma hospital was badly damaged as severe storms moved through the state on Tuesday. Around 5 p.m., the city of Sallisaw was hit by storms that brought down power lines…...
Active shooter reported at University of Arkansas library
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (153+ words) University of Arkansas students received a text message from university officials about a report of an active shooter at Mullins Library on Monday. The message was sent through the university's RazALERT emergency notification system just before 12:30 p.m.. The message said, "RazALERT…...
2 suspects sought for deadly drive-by shooting in OKC arrested in Wewoka
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (248+ words) The Oklahoma City Police Department also released the victim's identity Police arrested two suspects after a shooting Thursday morning left one victim dead and another injured in southeast Oklahoma City. | RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | Police search for suspect after 1 killed, another…...
Man accused of murdering Arkansas hikers was a teacher in Oklahoma
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (321+ words) A man arrested and accused of killing two hikers at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas over the weekend used to be a teacher in Oklahoma. Arkansas State Police announced Wednesday that Andrew James McGann, 28, was arrested in connection with…...
WATCH: KOCO 5 Storm Chaser Nick Smith captures tornado touchdown
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (141+ words) KOCO 5 Storm Chaser Nick Smith was near Pauls Valley when he caught footage of a tornado touching down near Interstate 35. A number of severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings were issued with strong storms that moved across Oklahoma Saturday afternoon....
Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across US as storm leaves at least 33 dead
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (924+ words) Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that also produced dust storms and icy conditions killed at least 33 people across the central and southern U.S. Video above: Trees are barren, toppled…...