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July 5, 2017

Man ignored Oklahoma officer's commands before shooting, attorney says

An attorney for a white Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man said the man ignored officers' commands, kept touching his pocket and was reaching through a window of his SUV when he was killed.

July 5, 2017

USGS upgrading Oklahoma earthquake to 5.8 magnitude

Two earthquakes this year in Oklahoma greater than magnitude 5.0 — including a record-setting quake last weekend that damaged more than a dozen buildings — are expected to increase the likelihood of a more violent quake in the future, a top earthquake researcher said Wednesday.

July 5, 2017

Mississippi may become fourth state to revamp execution method

Mississippi lawmakers want to bring back the firing squad, electric chair and the gas chamber as execution methods, a step three other states have taken recently but for a different reason.

July 5, 2017

Storm that spawned 24 tornado reports barrels east; 3 dead

A powerful and wide-reaching line of severe storms barreled east on Wednesday threatening new damage, after spinning off as many as 24 tornadoes across the central U.S., killing at least three people.

July 5, 2017

Winter storm expected to bring crippling ice across central US

A storm system that brought heavy snow and rainfall to California is expected to create dangerous traveling conditions across the southern Plains this weekend, with crippling ice accumulations and heavy rain, according to forecasters.

July 5, 2017

Woman charged in deadly homecoming parade crash gets life sentences

A woman charged with killing four people by driving her car into spectators at Oklahoma State University's 2015 homecoming parade will be behind bars for the rest of her life after she accepted a plea deal Tuesday.

July 5, 2017

Gunman ID’d in deadly Oklahoma City airport shooting

Investigators in Oklahoma City said Wednesday the gunman who opened fire at the Will Rogers World Airport, killing a Southwest Airlines employee before turning the gun on himself, formerly worked for the airline.

July 5, 2017

Airline worker gunned down at Oklahoma City airport, suspect found dead

A gunman murdered a Southwest Airlines employee, then killed himself Tuesday at Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport in what police described as a premeditated attack.

July 5, 2017

Oklahoma barbershop cuts Confederate flag in man’s hair

A predominantly black barbershop in Oklahoma City fulfilled a customer’s request by cutting the Confederate flag in a white man’s hair -- sparking a heated debate on social media.

July 3, 2017

Oklahoma officer honored for adopting 8-year-old boy he saved from severe child abuse

Poteau Police Officer Jody Thompson was awarded a certificate of commendation in Oklahoma last week after he adopted an 8-year-old boy that he saved from severe abuse in 2015 and his little sister.