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Organizers said the objective is to generate money for the party's campaign activities and to rally support for the constitutional right of individuals to possess firearms for self-defense. -
Oklahoma consistently ranks near the top nationally in per-capita fatal encounters involving police with about 8 deaths per million residents. -
Democratic turnout for the March 3 primary more than doubled compared with recent primary elections, according to state data. -
Gov. Laura Kelly originally refused to hand over the data, leading the federal government to threaten withholding SNAP funds. The governor said she received additional privacy guarantees for how the data will be used. -
The clips, from multiple angles, don't include everything, including key audio. But lawyers for the man's family argue they refute the Trump administration's explanation that his killing was self-defense.
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artist uncredited, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsHi: I’m Sally Shattuck from Ashland, Kansas and I’ve been reading “Never Met a Man I Didn’t Like - The Life and Writings of Will Rogers:” by Joseph H. Carter. Route 66 is “The Will Rogers Highway”. It begins near his home in Santa Monica, California and ends in Chicago. -
Humorist, actor, and social commentator Will Rogers was one of the most recognizable voices of early 20th-century America. A native of Oklahoma and a keen observer of American life, Rogers often traveled Route 66 as it emerged as a national artery. -
Luke has a comical spring turkey hunting tale for us this week. He's got a saying, "Anything can and often does happen on a spring turkey hunt." Put yourself in Luke's boots on this hunt...how would you have found your way out of the predicament he and his buddy Bob Hood found themselves in? -
Tune in to Classical Music Amarillo this week to hear the Amarillo Symphony perform Gustav Holst's most famous symphonic work!
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