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Election Day Laws and Reminders

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Voters in Tulsa County are reminded to keep the integrity of the election system in mind, when going to the polls next week. While ballot “selfies” or taking photographs of a marked ballot are legal, voters may not share or distribute the image through social media or by any other means while inside the election…

OK Sheriffs, Police Chiefs and DAs announce formation of Public Safety Coalition

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Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma Sheriffs Association (“OSA”), Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police (“OACP”), and Oklahoma District Attorneys Association (“ODAA”) announced the formation of the Oklahoma Public Safety Coalition (“OPSC”) today. The OPSC will work together to support policy initiatives which further public safety in Oklahoma and will actively oppose policies which would threaten…

College of the Ozarks to host Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” for Spring Work Ethic Forum

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POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks will host Mike Rowe, television personality and proponent of a strong work ethic, for the Spring Work Ethic Forum Convocation on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. “Since our founding in 1906, the Work Education Program at College of the Ozarks has been our signature program, and we want…

College Basketball

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For the first time in program history the Oral Roberts men’s basketball team has closed out the regular season undefeated in conference play to go 18-0 after a 69-65 victory at South Dakota State Saturday afternoon. ORU is the second team in Summit League history to manage the league’s regular season schedule unscathed. Saturday’s win…

Tulsa loses final home game of the season

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University of Central Florida was led by Taylor Hendricks with 25 points, as the Knights cruised past Tulsa, 68-49, Sunday afternoon at the Reynolds Center. Tulsa dropped to 5-23, 1-16 AAC, while UCF improved to 16-12, 7-9 AAC. Tulsa didn’t have the firepower it needed against the Knights as the Hurricane was missing 30 points…

OU beats no. 23 Iowa State

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Having lost nine of their previous 11 games, the Oklahoma Sooners turned it around on Saturday, with a 61-50 win against No. 23 Iowa State, in Ames, Iowa. The Sooners were led by Jacob Groves with 16 points, including 4 of 5 three-pointers. Tanner Groves added 9 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. The Sooners, whose…

K-State gets past OSU, 73-68

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14th ranked Kansas State earned its third straight win by beating Oklahoma State, 73-68 on Saturday. Markquis Nowell led the Wildcats with 22 points, eight assists and four steals. Keyontae Johnson added 17 points for KSU (22-7, 10-6 Big 12), who swept the regular-season series versus the Cowboys. Kalib Boone scored 14 of his 18…

Tulsa Running Back Deneric Prince in NFL Scouting Combine This Week

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It marks the fourth straight year a Tulsa player has participated in the combine TULSA, Okla. ––The University of Tulsa will have a participant at the NFL Scouting Combine for the fourth consecutive year as Golden Hurricane running back Deneric Prince will take part at this week’s 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. Prince is coming off…

ORU Men & Women ready for Summit Championship

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TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men’s and women’s basketball teams will take the floor at the Summit League Basketball Championships March 3-7 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The ORU men have drawn the No. 1 seed and will face the winner of the Friday, March 3 matchup between…

Letter: Tulsa Area Doctors Say Recreational Pot Bad for Oklahoma

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The undersigned share with many other healthcare professionals a deep concern about increasing drug and mental health problems in Oklahoma.  We oppose legalizing recreational marijuana. In our professional experience, and based on the available literature, marijuana has not proven to benefit the body or brain, and proper dosage if any is unknown.  It harms users…