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Aug 17, 2011 at 1:43 pm

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Man Surrenders After Staying On Top Of TV Tower For 6 Days

Man Surrenders After Staying On Top Of TV Tower For 6 Days

TULSA, Okla —  A 25-year-old man who has struggled with mental illness surrendered to police after staying on top of a TV tower in Tulsa, Oklahoma for six days.

William Boyd Sturdivant II was taken to a hospital and later a mental health facility after finally getting off the tower.

The New York Daily News reports:

“He was very weak. We didn’t force him to come down,” Ashley said of the man, who climbed

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Jul 15, 2011 at 1:22 pm

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Woman Tried To Kill Lady Because She Looked Like Casey Anthony

Woman Tried To Kill Lady Because She Looked Like Casey Anthony

OKLAHOMA — Just when you thought having the same name as Casey Anthony was dangerous, 26-year-old Sammay Blackwell in Oklahoma said a crazed woman rammed her car, which caused it to flip over, because she believed she was Casey Anthony.

Blackwell said Shireen Nalley entered her job at a convenience store and began eyeing her suspiciously. When Blackwell walked to her car that evening, Nalley was parked outside waiting for her. The

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May 26, 2011 at 11:58 am

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Devastating! Second Round Of Midwest Tornadoes Kills 15

Devastating! Second Round Of Midwest Tornadoes Kills 15

OKLAHOMA — The Oklahoma medical examiner’s office has raised the death toll up to 15 for a second round of tornadoes that ravaged several states with winds up to 151 mph.

Among those killed was a 15-month-old boy, and rescuers were hunting for his missing 3-year-old brother.

The Daily News Reports:

Violent weather conditions ripped up trees, tossed cars and destroyed buildings over Tuesday night and early Wednesday, killing nine in

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May 17, 2011 at 7:45 pm

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Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor Graduates From High School

Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor Graduates From High School

A young survivor of the bombing that destroyed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City has graduated from high school and will be attending college in the Fall.

The Grio reports:

Two-year-old Donquay Hammons was being taken from America kids daycare downtown — bloodied and injured from the Murrah federal building bombing across the street.

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Apr 29, 2011 at 8:19 am

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Republican: Blacks Are In Prison Because They Don’t Want To Study

Republican: Blacks Are In Prison Because They Don’t Want To Study

OKLAHOMA-Republican state senator from Oklahoma, Sally Kern said at a recent event that the reason minorities don’t earn as much as white people is that they don’t work as hard and that African Americans are in prison because they don’t want to study in school.

Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, said minorities earn less than white people because they don’t work as hard and have less initiative. TulsaWorld reports:

“We have a high

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Jun 30, 2010 at 2:38 pm

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87-Year-Old Grandma Sues Police For Being Tasered On Oxygen Machine

87-Year-Old Grandma Sues Police For Being Tasered On Oxygen Machine
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Oct 19, 2009 at 10:29 pm

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Shock Reportedly Moving to Tulsa

Shock Reportedly Moving to Tulsa

The WNBA’s Detroit Shock are moving to Tulsa, Okla., a team official told AP. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity Monday because he was not authorized to make the announcement.

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