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Appeals Court Blocks Oklahoma Ban on Sharia

10th Circuit says it's 'likely unconstitutional'

(Newser) - An amendment that would ban Oklahoma courts from considering Islamic or international law in their decisions discriminates against religions, a federal appeals court said today. The justices said a Muslim community leader, Muneer Awad, has the right to sue over First Amendment concerns. The court in Denver upheld a lower-court...

Blizzard Threatens Southwest, Midwest

Holiday travel could be affected

(Newser) - If you live in the Southwest and Great Plains and you were hoping for a white Christmas, good news! A powerful blizzard is sweeping across the area today, with up to 18 inches of snow expected in parts of New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado, the AP reports. New...

Okla. Football Riot Injures 13
 Okla. Football Riot Injures 13 
Dec 4, 2011 8:49 AM CST

Okla. Football Riot Injures 13

Oklahoma State fans tear down goalposts in wild celebration of victory over Oklahoma

(Newser) - Thousands of fans stormed the field and tore down goalposts after Oklahoma State's 44-10 college football victory over archrival Oklahoma, leaving at least 13 people injured, including two in critical condition, medical authorities said early today. Michael Authement, who heads the command post at LifeNet EMS, says that a...

Did Drilling Cause Oklahoma's Quakes?

Some blame fracking, amid sketchy evidence

(Newser) - Scientists aren’t entirely sure what caused the earthquakes that rocked Oklahoma last week , but many in the state are wondering whether it might have something to do with the oil wells and fracking operations that dot the state, the LA Times reports. Oil companies scoff at the notion—“...

Oklahoma Earthquake: 5.6 Temblor Rattles State
 5.6 Quake Shakes Oklahoma 
Nov 6, 2011 5:46 AM CST

5.6 Quake Shakes Oklahoma

Series of temblors rattles state more accustomed to tornadoes

(Newser) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake last night was the strongest in a series that shook Oklahoma—a state more accustomed to tornadoes—cracking buildings, buckling a highway, and rattling nerves. The 5.6 quake was the state's strongest ever and shook a college football stadium 50 miles away, while...

Penis Pump Judge Loses Pension

Oklahoma judge violated oath of office, court decides

(Newser) - An Oklahoma judge who used a sexual device under his robe while presiding over jury trials has been stripped of his pension. Donald Thompson—who served 20 months in prison for indecent exposure after being caught using a penis pump—violated his oath of office and has no right to...

Mom of 11 Heading to Harvard Grad School

Oklahoma woman dropped out of university 30 years ago to raise family

(Newser) - A 50-year-old Oklahoma mother of 11 is heading to Harvard, 30 years after dropping out of college, reports Fox News . Allyson Reneau maintained a 4.0 GPA at Oklahoma University, while raising her large family and running her own gymnastics center. Starting tomorrow, Reneau will fly to Massachusetts once a...

After 6 Days, Tower Climber Brought Down

William Boyd Sturdivant II had rebuffed earlier police efforts

(Newser) - A man in Tulsa who climbed a TV tower on Thursday morning was finally brought down last night, after a six-day standoff with police. The 25-year-old had not taken food or water since Friday, the day after he climbed the Clear Channel communications tower. He reportedly has a history of...

Okla.&#39;s July Was Hottest US Month on Record
 Okla.'s July 
 Was Hottest 
 US Month 
 on Record 
AVERAGE TEMP: 89.1
Aug 8, 2011 5:29 PM CDT

Okla.'s July Was Hottest US Month on Record

Texas also set its own record for hottest July

(Newser) - Sweltering may have reached a new record last month, as Oklahoma racked up the country's highest monthly average temperature ever. That's the highest average temperature, for any month, for any state, associate Oklahoma state climatologist Gary McManus said. According to automated weather recording instruments, the state's average...

Pharmacist Gets Life Sentence for Killing Robber

He pumped five bullets into already unconscious victim

(Newser) - An Oklahoma pharmacist was sentenced to life in prison today for the shooting death of a teenager who tried to rob his store. Jerome Ersland, 59, was charged with first-degree murder, but will have the possibility of parole, reports MSNBC . As he left the courtroom, Ersland told a reporter the...

4 Sentenced in 'Rapest' Tattoo Attack

Gang tattooed victim's forehead

(Newser) - Four Oklahomans accused of kidnapping a man and tattooing "RAPEST" on his forehead and "I like little boys" on his chest before beating him unconscious and leaving him for dead have pleaded guilty and been sent to prison. The two male defendants were sentenced to 10 years each...

Cherokees: Oops, the Other Guy Won Election

Councilman Bill John Baker's victory was just too unlikely...

(Newser) - Lo and behold, Cherokee Nation officials have reversed unofficial election results, saying the tribe's longtime leader was re-elected in Saturday's voting. Unofficial results had shown longtime councilman Bill John Baker defeating Principal Chief Chad Smith by 11 votes yesterday. But Smith actually did win his fourth term as...

Cherokees Elect New Chief —By 11 Votes

Race to lead Oklahoma tribe was contentious

(Newser) - In a close election that ran overnight, the Cherokee Nation elected a new principal chief today, with final results posted on the tribe's website showing longtime councilman Bill John Baker defeating three-term incumbent Chad Smith by 11 votes. More than 15,000 votes were cast, and the margin between...

Violent Storms Kill 13 in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas
 13 Killed in Violent US Storms 
May 25, 2011 7:11 AM CDT

13 Killed in Violent US Storms

Death toll in Oklahoma reaches eight, including one child

(Newser) - The death toll in the violent storms slamming Oklahoma is up to eight. The state medical examiner’s office said this morning that one of the victims is a child. Other severe storms raked the central US last night and early today, ripping the roof off a fire station and...

For Felon Mayor-Elect, Redemption Is Denied

Small town OK with past, Ariz. board isn't

(Newser) - Christopher Linder persuaded the people of a small Oklahoma town to elect him as their mayor despite his criminal past, but he couldn't persuade a clemency board in Arizona to scrub his felony convictions. The 33-year-old former gang member, convicted of transporting marijuana and taking part in a drive-by...

Birther Bills Pop Up in More Than a Dozen States

Debate could take center stage during election

(Newser) - Forget the evidence ; ignore the Supreme Court and Michele Bachmann . With some 45% of Republicans believing Barack Obama is foreign-born, more than 12 state legislatures have seen bills requiring candidates to prove citizenship, reports the New York Times . And Oklahoma is poised to make its measure law, calling for even...

Oklahoma 4th State to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

Gov. Mary Fallin signs two laws restricting abortions

(Newser) - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill yesterday restricting abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy because, the bill presumes, at that point a fetus can experience pain. The "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" makes performing such an abortion a felony, although exemptions are allowed when the mother is at...

Toll Hits 25 in Southern Storms
 Toll Hits 47 in Southern Storms 
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Apr 17, 2011 7:24 AM CDT

Toll Hits 47 in Southern Storms

Tornadoes, rain, hail pelt the region

(Newser) - A devastating storm system ripped its way through the South yesterday, pummeling the region with tornadoes, flash flooding, and hail the size of softballs. The death toll shot up today to at least 47, reports NBC News, with emergency crews searching for more victims in hard-hit areas of Virginia and...

9 Dead After Storms in Oklahoma, Arkansas

Tornado, violent winds rip through both states

(Newser) - Destructive storms that tore across the country's midsection left at least nine people dead after smashing uprooted trees into homes in Arkansas and ripping apart the only school in the tiny Oklahoma town of Tushka, officials said today. The fatalities in Tushka were two sisters in their 70s, and...

In Oklahoma, Worst Drought Since Dust Bowl

Grassfires tearing across South

(Newser) - Oklahoma, home of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, is parched. The four months since Thanksgiving have been the driest since before the Dust Bowl in 1921, the AP reports, and the drought is raging from Louisiana to Colorado. Grass fires have torn through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Forty percent...

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