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1 week ago | 
kosu.org | Graycen Wheeler
Team OKC, the group spearheading OKC’s Olympics planning, currently has just one staff member: President Michael Byrnes. He spoke at a luncheon hosted by the Greater OKC Chamber on Wednesday, explaining where the city’s preparations stand. Byrnes said he’s been working to understand the vision of LA28, the main Olympics organizer, so OKC can develop its own Olympic experience that’s cohesive yet unique.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Graycen Wheeler
NowCNN — Carlos Alcaraz overcame an inspired opponent and the sweltering London heat to reach the quarterfinal at Queen’s, beating compatriot Jaume Munar 6-4, 6-7(9), 7-5 in an epic contest that lasted three hours and 23 minutes. It was the longest match at the west London tournament, a prestigious …
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1 week ago | 
kosu.org | Graycen Wheeler
It’s the latest development in a case that’s been ongoing for two decades. Then-Attorney General Drew Edmondson filed the initial complaint against Tyson, Cobb-Vantress, Cargill and other companies in June of 2005. The trial took place in 2010. But Judge Gregory Frizzell didn’t come to a decision on the matter until 2023, when he ruled the poultry companies were hurting Oklahoma’s waters. The companies challenged that ruling, saying it was based on old evidence.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Graycen Wheeler
NBA Finals Game 6 Betting Odds, Picks, Best Bets: Can OKC Close Out Pacers? The Thunder are closing in on the NBA title as they take on the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis tonight. After dominant finishes in …
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1 week ago | 
kosu.org | Graycen Wheeler
In 2023, Oklahoma City voters overwhelmingly opted to support a new $900 million arena for the Thunder. The new facility will be just north of the Paycom Center, where demolition of Prairie Surf Studios began in April. The city’s optimistic projection for the arena’s completion is June 2028, but it could be as late as June 2030. Team ownership has agreed to pay for only about 5.5% of the arena — much less than teams have contributed for other recently built NBA arenas.
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1 week ago | 
kosu.org | Graycen Wheeler
Tawhedi, 27, and his teenage brother-in-law began planning the attack last June. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the goal was a mass casualty event as voters headed to the polls. The pair were arrested in October after attempting to purchase two AK-47s and ammo from an undercover fed. Tawhedi is charged with providing support to a terrorist organization and acquiring firearms to commit terrorism.
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2 weeks ago | 
hppr.org | Graycen Wheeler
Wind energy has been a hot topic in Oklahoma for the last year. Lawmakers introduced several bills to limit where wind turbines could be installed, sparking discussions about property rights and rural identities. Others pushed back on the restrictions, saying the wind industry had done their communities good. Wind energy opponents organized an anti-green energy rally at the state capitol.
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2 weeks ago | 
kgou.org | Graycen Wheeler
Wind energy has been a hot topic in Oklahoma for the last year. Lawmakers introduced several bills to limit where wind turbines could be installed, sparking discussions about property rights and rural identities. Others pushed back on the restrictions, saying the wind industry had done their communities good. Wind energy opponents organized an anti-green energy rally at the state capitol.
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2 weeks ago | 
kosu.org | Graycen Wheeler
England was born in Seiling in 1939 and lived there until he joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 17. He attended the University of Oklahoma, and in 1972 began working at the television station that would become News 9. The station implemented its own Doppler radar, which allowed England to supplement information from the National Weather Service with his own weather tracking and analysis.
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2 weeks ago | 
kosu.org | Graycen Wheeler
Wind energy has been a hot topic in Oklahoma for the last year. Lawmakers introduced several bills to limit where wind turbines could be installed, sparking discussions about property rights and rural identities. Others pushed back on the restrictions, saying the wind industry had done their communities good. Wind energy opponents organized an anti-green energy rally at the state capitol.
