Cowgirls Take Bedlam Series From Sooners
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by Dylan Buckingham/KFOR
2h ago
Norman, OK - The Bedlam series belongs to Oklahoma State. For the first time since 1993, the Cowgirls won a Bedlam series in Norman. It's also their first Bedlam series win since 1995. OSU won 6-2, but getting to that point took a long time. Initially slated for a noon first pitch, the game was delayed by weather for nearly three and a half hours. OU struck first in the fourth on a bloop by Kasidi Pickering scoring Alyssa Brito. Oklahoma State evened things up on a Caroline Wang solo shot in the 5th. The Sooners would take a 2-1 lead on a bases loaded walk by Alynah Torres, but the wheels cam ..read more
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'Everybody inside is screaming,' Sulphur survivors save others Saturday night
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by Dylan Brown / KFOR
2h ago
SULPHUR, Okla. (KFOR) - Two women hurt during the deadly tornado that hit Sulphur Saturday night, managed to pull five survivors from the rubble of Raina's Lounge in Sulphur. "That's where we crawled out from," said Misti King in a video they captured after. She and Courtney Guthrie looked back on the terrifying night. King said that Guthrie was in town for the time being but lived outside of Oklahoma, she said it was all bad timing. That night was karaoke night at Raina's and there were over a dozen people inside. The group rode out the storm together. King said that she had a song in mind th ..read more
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Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in a 3-horse photo finish at Churchill Downs
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by Beth Harris
5h ago
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a three-horse photo finish, edging out Sierra Leone by a nose with Forever Young third in the tightest finish since 1996 on Saturday. Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. rode the rail down the stretch with a short lead. Sierra Leona, the second choice at 9-2 odds, and Forever Young from Japan gave chase and pressured the leader to the wire in front of 156,710 at Churchill Downs. The crowd waited several minutes before the result was reviewed by the stewards and declared official. “The longe ..read more
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Kentucky Derby: Which names are prohibited for racehorses?
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by Michael Bartiromo
7h ago
(NEXSTAR) – It may not seem like it, but there are certain words and phrases that cannot, in fact, be incorporated into a racehorse’s name. The 2024 Kentucky Derby is finally upon us, and with it comes a crop of curiously named contenders including Mystik Dan, Domestic Product, and the fun-sounding Epic Ride. In years past, other competitors in the Run for the Roses have boasted such names as Shut Up (1944), Dunce (1959) and even Degenerate Jon (1980). Believe it or not, most of these names weren’t chosen at random. Rather, the opposite is often true. Owners who wish to register their foals fo ..read more
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Cleveland County Jail inmate dies, second death in weeks
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by Mario Gonzalez/KFOR
7h ago
CLEVELAND COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — A Cleveland County Detention Center (CCDC) inmate died Saturday afternoon after suffering a medical incident. According to the Cleveland County Sheriff's office, a preliminary review showed Thomas Sanchez Pesina, 58, interacting with his cellmates in the morning. In-person sight checks were conducted between the hours of 7:22 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and no issues were detected ..read more
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These are the 5 worst cities for allergies: map
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by Jeremy Tanner
11h ago
(NEXSTAR) – If a walk in the park catapults you into bouts of sneezing, eye-rubbing and coughing, you're not alone. Allergy season, which came early this year, is still in full swing with most of the nation forecast to have medium to high pollen levels entering the weekend, according to a map by researchers at IQVIA, the the healthcare analytics and research company that runs pollen.com. (Credit: Pollen.com/OpenStreetMap) The 5 U.S. cities with the highest pollen count forecasts were Grand Rapids, Michigan; Muskegon, Michigan; Flint, Michigan; South Bend, Indiana; and Lansing, Michigan. IQVIA ..read more
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'My smiley girl': Edmond family reacts to arrest in 2016 homicide
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by John Hayes/KFOR
18h ago
EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) – An Edmond family said they felt blindsided after learning they knew a man police arrested in connection to the 2016 murder of their loved one. Edmond Police said Joseph Beck confessed to strangling and murdering 19-year-old Jennifer Kyli Molloy, after he was questioned by a state trooper on the side of I-40 Thursday ..read more
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Stitt: Walters, OSDE need to be held accountable in U.S. News rankings fiasco
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by Spencer Humphrey/KFOR
18h ago
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt says State Superintendent Ryan Walters and other Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) leaders need to be held "accountable" after News 4 reported OSDE did not submit some key data to U.S. News and World Report, causing Oklahoma schools to plummet in the publication’s yearly rankings.   OSDE no longer has lawyers on staff according to department’s website Stitt also said Walters—and anyone else at OSDE whose responsibility it was to ensure U.S. News received the data—should have to answer for the mistake. “Sometimes things slip ..read more
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Moore PD respond to train accident
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by Mario Gonzalez/KFOR
1d ago
MOORE, Okla. (KFOR) — Moore Police Department confirmed a fatality accident involving a pedestrian and an Amtrak train Friday night in Moore. According to officials, the accident took place near SE 4th St. and N Santa Fe St. Moore PD confirm Amtrak train vs pedestrian fatality. (KFOR) No other information is available at this time as the investigation is ongoing ..read more
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AMBER Alert issued for missing Arkansas teen out of Crawford County
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by Justin Trobaugh
1d ago
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — An AMBER Alert has been issued on May 3 for a teen missing out of Crawford County. According to Arkansas State Police, Abbey Jolynn Force, 14, was last seen May 2 at 10 p.m. from Cedarville. Abbey Jolynn Force, 14 She is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes. She has a white light-skinned complexion. ASP says she has pink braces and a pink nose ring. She is possibly in the Oklahoma City area. It is not known if she is with an adult or what she is traveling in. If anyone has any information on Force's whereabouts, call t ..read more
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