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Oklahoma National Guard defies Pentagon on same-sex benefit requests

By PHILLIP O'CONNOR NewsOK.com

In a policy reversal, the Oklahoma National Guard will no longer process benefit requests from same-sex couples after being notified by Gov. Mary Fallin's office that doing so violates state law banning gay marriage.

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Oklahoma National Guard defies Pentagon on same-sex benefit requests

Change in state lottery split again suggested

By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

Oklahoma Lottery Commission Executive Director Rollo Redburn on Tuesday sent up a trial balloon for lawmakers.

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Change in state lottery split again suggested

EDUCATION

Students at Tulsa's Thoreau Demonstration Academy have a message for their sick friend: Stay strong

By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

If Luis Delarosa didn't know that he was missed at Thoreau Demonstration Academy before, his classmates literally spelled it out for him Tuesday.

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Students at Tulsa's Thoreau Demonstration Academy have a message for their sick friend: Stay strong

BABY VERONICA

Baby Veronica court proceeding continues

By MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

Meeting for a second-straight day, Baby Veronica's competing sets of parents spent several hours at a downtown Tulsa courthouse Tuesday.

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Baby Veronica court proceeding continues

Tulsa Club owner Josh Barrett vows to remake historic building

By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

The Tulsa Club building was completed on Dec. 26, 1927, as a joint venture between the Tulsa Club and the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce.
Click here to view a slideshow of the inside of the Tulsa Club.
Click here to read John Clanton's blog about the building.

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Tulsa Club owner Josh Barrett vows to remake historic building

GREEN WASTE

Tulsa trash board reimbursing QuikTrip for green-waste stickers

By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

The city is refunding to Quik-Trip the money the company spent for thousands of green-waste stickers that it intended to sell to Tulsa's curbside trash customers, Solid Waste Manager Roy Teeters said Tuesday.

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Tulsa trash board reimbursing QuikTrip for green-waste stickers

Ginnie Graham
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Study shows students benefit big from arts-related field trips

After a single visit to an art museum, thousands of students understood themes of irony, farming choices during the Depression, energy use during industrialization and slave-trade subterfuge.

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Study shows students benefit big from arts-related field trips

Cherokee Nation's $1.3 billion impact on Oklahoma cited by economist

By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer

The Cherokee Nation's $1.3 billion impact on Oklahoma is special because of how the tribe's influence is widely spread throughout its 14-county jurisdiction in northeastern Oklahoma, according to an economist who presented his study to state officials Tuesday.

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Cherokee Nation's $1.3 billion impact on Oklahoma cited by economist

'Improve Our Tulsa' makes marketing pitch

By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

The campaign to convince Tulsans to "Improve Our Tulsa" kicked off Tuesday with a logo, campaign website and plenty of optimism for the $918.7 million capital improvements proposal headed to voters Nov. 12.

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'Improve Our Tulsa' makes marketing pitch

LEGAL

Tulsa police officer cleared of civil-rights violations in pushups lawsuit

By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer

The lawsuit by Brian Lumpkin, 24, alleged that Officers James Bohanon and Kevin Warne had violated his rights in October 2010 by pulling over his car, putting him in handcuffs, searching his car and making him do pushups without probable cause.

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Tulsa police officer cleared of civil-rights violations in pushups lawsuit

Tulsa school bus involved in crash; no injuries reported

By Staff Reports

The driver had a suspended license, police said.

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Tulsa school bus involved in crash; no injuries reported

Power outage leaves 3,500 customers without service

By Staff Reports

An AEP-PSO spokesperson said a transformer failure at the Dawson substation about 3:40 a.m. Wednesday that caused a feeder line to malfunction

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Power outage leaves 3,500 customers without service

Biking begins again for MS Oklahoma

By MIKE AVERILL World Staff Writer

Nearly 600 cyclists will be hitting the highways of central Oklahoma this weekend for Bike MS: The Mother Road Ride.

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Biking begins again for MS Oklahoma

Edmond educator named Oklahoma's 2014 Teacher of the Year

By TIM WILLERT NewsOK.com

Peter Markes always knew he wanted to teach. But it wasn't until he started making money playing the guitar in high school that Oklahoma's 2014 Teacher of the Year figured out he could combine the two.

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Edmond educator named Oklahoma's 2014 Teacher of the Year

New OU band director out of step with tradition, needs, alumni and parents say

By SILAS ALLEN NewsOK.com

As fans trekked to Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday before the Sooners' matchup against the University of Tulsa, volunteers handed out fliers printed with an odd request - don't cheer.

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New OU band director out of step with tradition, needs, alumni and parents say

Owasso to seek ODOT help for widening Garnett Road

By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

The City Council approved a resolution Tuesday night to move forward with a roughly $8 million project to widen the heaviest traveled two-lane section of road in the city.

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Owasso to seek ODOT help for widening Garnett Road

Tulsa County judge rejects bid for grand jury to probe drowning death of toddler in Sand Springs

By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

A Tulsa County judge has denied a petition to impanel a grand jury to investigate the death of a 19-month-old girl who drowned in a garden pond last year in Sand Springs.

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Tulsa County judge rejects bid for grand jury to probe drowning death of toddler in Sand Springs

Gov. Fallin talks education, economic issues at Press Club

By CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com

"Maybe someday we'll have a woman president," Gov. Mary Fallin told an audience here Tuesday before quickly adding, "Not me, though."

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Gov. Fallin talks education, economic issues at Press Club

Best Used Cars for 2013: Honda, Toyota, Ford dominate Edmunds list

By PHIL MULKINS World Action Line Editor

Edmunds.com last week released its annual list of Best Used Cars for 2013, a list of 17 cars across every segment based on "the most important criteria: reliability, safety, value and availability."

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Best Used Cars for 2013: Honda, Toyota, Ford dominate Edmunds list

Navy Yard gunman told police he was hearing voices

By ERIC TUCKER JACK GILLUM & LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

A month before he went on the rampage that left 13 dead, Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis complained to police in Rhode Island that people were talking to him through the walls and ceilings of his hotel rooms and sending microwave vibrations into his body to deprive him of sleep.

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Navy Yard gunman told police he was hearing voices

Colorado flood damage assessment begins

By P. SOLOMON BANDA & BEN NEARY Associated Press

The emergency airlifts of flood victims waned Tuesday, leaving rescue crews to search the nooks and crannies of the northern Colorado foothills and transportation officials to gauge what it will take to rebuild the wasted landscape.

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Colorado flood damage assessment begins

Dutch king says the welfare state is gone

By Associated Press

King Willem-Alexander delivered a message to the Dutch people from the government Tuesday in a nationally televised address: The welfare state of the 20th century is gone.

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Dutch king says the welfare state is gone

Russia resists U.N. use of force

By Associated Press

Russia insisted Tuesday that a U.N. Security Council resolution governing Syria's handling of its chemical weapons not allow the use of force, but suggested that could change if Damascus reneges on the deal to give up its stockpile.

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Russia resists U.N. use of force

Teen prostitute leaves shelter to return to street life

By SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

A 15-year-old prostitute has left a Tulsa shelter and is back on the streets, saying she prefers the illegal sex-trade business to her home life, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control spokesman Mark Woodward said Tuesday.

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Teen prostitute leaves shelter to return to street life

Hispanic group, NAACP join Texas Voter ID lawsuit

By AP Wire Service

The Mexican American Legislative Caucus and the Texas NAACP filed a lawsuit Tuesday to overturn the state's Voter ID law, joining the Justice Department in fighting the law.

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Hispanic group, NAACP join Texas Voter ID lawsuit

New trial ordered for ex-officers in post-Katrina killings

By AP Wire Service

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a new trial for five former New Orleans police officers convicted of civil rights violations stemming from deadly shootings on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina, concluding the case had been tainted by "grotesque prosecutorial misconduct."

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New trial ordered for ex-officers in post-Katrina killings

High court issues sex offender registry ruling

By Associated Press

The Oklahoma Supreme Court says people who have been convicted of sex crimes in other states are not required to register as sex offenders in Oklahoma if the convictions occurred before the Oklahoma Legislature passed a sex offender law and if the person completed his sentence, probation or parole before Nov. 1, 2005.

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High court issues sex offender registry ruling

Children's Safety Day set Saturday at gun museum

By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

The fourth annual Children's Safety Day is planned Saturday at the J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum.

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Children's Safety Day set Saturday at gun museum

News Briefs: Tourists stranded; death toll 38 in Mexico storms, Muslim Brotherhood spokesman arrested

By Wire Reports

Emergency flights began arriving in Acapulco on Tuesday to evacuate some of the thousands of tourists stranded by flooding and landslides that shut down the highway to Mexico City and swamped the international airport.

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News Briefs: Tourists stranded; death toll 38 in Mexico storms, Muslim Brotherhood spokesman arrested

Way back when: Today in history

By GENE CURTIS

Adm. William F. Halsey, commander of the 3rd Fleet rode a white horse in Tokyo but he didn't enjoy it. In fact, he said "I was never so scared in my life."

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Way back when: Today in history

Daily U.S. Casualties

By Associated Press

Afghanistan: As of Tuesday, at least 2,135 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

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Daily U.S. Casualties

Corrections, Clarifications

By Staff Reports

A Tuesday Tulsa World Scene story listed the incorrect day for a Philbrook Museum of Art event. Joyce Scott will speak on Thursday.

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Corrections, Clarifications

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They are a pretty tough bunch of hyenas, those Senators ... Every time we let one of them out, a worse one gets in." - April 27, 1930

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Baby Veronica court proceeding continues Meeting for a second-straight day, Baby Veronica's competing sets of parents spent several hours at a ...

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Tulsa school bus involved in crash; no injuries reported The driver had a suspended license, police said.

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View: Inside the Tulsa Club - Photos from inside the historic building after years of neglect. After a turbulent decade, the historic building now has a new owner and construction and renovation will ...

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Oklahoma National Guard defies Pentagon on same-sex benefit requests

By PHILLIP O'CONNOR NewsOK.com

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Oklahoma National Guard defies Pentagon on same-sex benefit requests

Change in state lottery split again suggested

By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

Oklahoma Lottery Commission Executive Director Rollo Redburn on Tuesday sent up a trial balloon for lawmakers.

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Change in state lottery split again suggested

EDUCATION

Students at Tulsa's Thoreau Demonstration Academy have a message for their sick friend: Stay strong

By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

If Luis Delarosa didn't know that he was missed at Thoreau Demonstration Academy before, his classmates literally spelled it out for him Tuesday.

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Students at Tulsa's Thoreau Demonstration Academy have a message for their sick friend: Stay strong

BABY VERONICA

Baby Veronica court proceeding continues

By MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

Meeting for a second-straight day, Baby Veronica's competing sets of parents spent several hours at a downtown Tulsa courthouse Tuesday.

138 comments

Baby Veronica court proceeding continues

Tulsa Club owner Josh Barrett vows to remake historic building

By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

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Tulsa Club owner Josh Barrett vows to remake historic building

GREEN WASTE

Tulsa trash board reimbursing QuikTrip for green-waste stickers

By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

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Tulsa trash board reimbursing QuikTrip for green-waste stickers

Ginnie Graham
News Columnist

Study shows students benefit big from arts-related field trips

After a single visit to an art museum, thousands of students understood themes of irony, farming choices during the Depression, energy use during industrialization and slave-trade subterfuge.

1 comments

Study shows students benefit big from arts-related field trips

Cherokee Nation's $1.3 billion impact on Oklahoma cited by economist

By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer

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Cherokee Nation's $1.3 billion impact on Oklahoma cited by economist

'Improve Our Tulsa' makes marketing pitch

By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

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'Improve Our Tulsa' makes marketing pitch

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Tulsa police officer cleared of civil-rights violations in pushups lawsuit

By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer

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Tulsa police officer cleared of civil-rights violations in pushups lawsuit

Tulsa school bus involved in crash; no injuries reported

By Staff Reports

The driver had a suspended license, police said.

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Tulsa school bus involved in crash; no injuries reported

Power outage leaves 3,500 customers without service

By Staff Reports

An AEP-PSO spokesperson said a transformer failure at the Dawson substation about 3:40 a.m. Wednesday that caused a feeder line to malfunction

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Power outage leaves 3,500 customers without service

Biking begins again for MS Oklahoma

By MIKE AVERILL World Staff Writer

Nearly 600 cyclists will be hitting the highways of central Oklahoma this weekend for Bike MS: The Mother Road Ride.

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Biking begins again for MS Oklahoma

Edmond educator named Oklahoma's 2014 Teacher of the Year

By TIM WILLERT NewsOK.com

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Edmond educator named Oklahoma's 2014 Teacher of the Year

New OU band director out of step with tradition, needs, alumni and parents say

By SILAS ALLEN NewsOK.com

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New OU band director out of step with tradition, needs, alumni and parents say

Owasso to seek ODOT help for widening Garnett Road

By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

The City Council approved a resolution Tuesday night to move forward with a roughly $8 million project to widen the heaviest traveled two-lane section of road in the city.

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Owasso to seek ODOT help for widening Garnett Road

Tulsa County judge rejects bid for grand jury to probe drowning death of toddler in Sand Springs

By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

A Tulsa County judge has denied a petition to impanel a grand jury to investigate the death of a 19-month-old girl who drowned in a garden pond last year in Sand Springs.

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Tulsa County judge rejects bid for grand jury to probe drowning death of toddler in Sand Springs

Gov. Fallin talks education, economic issues at Press Club

By CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com

"Maybe someday we'll have a woman president," Gov. Mary Fallin told an audience here Tuesday before quickly adding, "Not me, though."

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Gov. Fallin talks education, economic issues at Press Club

Best Used Cars for 2013: Honda, Toyota, Ford dominate Edmunds list

By PHIL MULKINS World Action Line Editor

Edmunds.com last week released its annual list of Best Used Cars for 2013, a list of 17 cars across every segment based on "the most important criteria: reliability, safety, value and availability."

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Best Used Cars for 2013: Honda, Toyota, Ford dominate Edmunds list

Navy Yard gunman told police he was hearing voices

By ERIC TUCKER JACK GILLUM & LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

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Navy Yard gunman told police he was hearing voices

Colorado flood damage assessment begins

By P. SOLOMON BANDA & BEN NEARY Associated Press

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Colorado flood damage assessment begins

Dutch king says the welfare state is gone

By Associated Press

King Willem-Alexander delivered a message to the Dutch people from the government Tuesday in a nationally televised address: The welfare state of the 20th century is gone.

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Dutch king says the welfare state is gone

Russia resists U.N. use of force

By Associated Press

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Russia resists U.N. use of force

Teen prostitute leaves shelter to return to street life

By SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

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Teen prostitute leaves shelter to return to street life

Hispanic group, NAACP join Texas Voter ID lawsuit

By AP Wire Service

The Mexican American Legislative Caucus and the Texas NAACP filed a lawsuit Tuesday to overturn the state's Voter ID law, joining the Justice Department in fighting the law.

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Hispanic group, NAACP join Texas Voter ID lawsuit

New trial ordered for ex-officers in post-Katrina killings

By AP Wire Service

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New trial ordered for ex-officers in post-Katrina killings

High court issues sex offender registry ruling

By Associated Press

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High court issues sex offender registry ruling

Children's Safety Day set Saturday at gun museum

By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

The fourth annual Children's Safety Day is planned Saturday at the J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum.

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Children's Safety Day set Saturday at gun museum

News Briefs: Tourists stranded; death toll 38 in Mexico storms, Muslim Brotherhood spokesman arrested

By Wire Reports

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News Briefs: Tourists stranded; death toll 38 in Mexico storms, Muslim Brotherhood spokesman arrested

Way back when: Today in history

By GENE CURTIS

Adm. William F. Halsey, commander of the 3rd Fleet rode a white horse in Tokyo but he didn't enjoy it. In fact, he said "I was never so scared in my life."

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Way back when: Today in history

Daily U.S. Casualties

By Associated Press

Afghanistan: As of Tuesday, at least 2,135 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

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Daily U.S. Casualties