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Oklahoma Lottery Powerball, Lotto America results for June 28, 2025
The Oklahoman
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The Oklahoma Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at June 28, 2025, results for each game: Winning Powerball numbers from June 28 drawing 04-35-43-52-62, Powerball: 12, Power Play: 2 Check Powerball payouts...
New lawsuit claims social studies standards violate Oklahomans’ religious freedoms
Oklahoma Voice
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July 1, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — A second lawsuit, this time appealing directly to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, aims to overturn the state’s new academic standards for social studies on religious freedom and procedural grounds. A group of 33 parents, teachers and...
Felon with Arkansas convictions gets 10 years in federal prison for Oklahoma bank robbery
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 1, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A convicted felon who was held in the Sebastian County Detention Center last year was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for robbing an Oklahoma bank a year ago this week. Brian Keith Mays, 58, of Newalla, Okla., was...
TSET sues Oklahoma leaders over new law it says threatens its independence
KGOU - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
A constitutionally created board overseeing nearly $2 billion in public dollars on Tuesday asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to overturn a recent state law saying it threatens its independence. House Bill 2783, which Gov. Kevin Stitt let become law...
Cody Canada Clarifies After Calling Out Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick: “This Isn’t About Politics, It’s About People”
Whiskey Riff
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July 1, 2025
Cody Canada decided to release an official statement about his views on THC after last month’s pointed remarks directed towards Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. Back in June, when Cross Canadian Ragweed was playing at The Armadillo Palace in...
How many tax dollars go to the Oklahoma County jail? Here's a breakdown amid its budget shortfall
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
AFFECTS YOUR TAX DOLLARS. WELL, YEAH, EVAN, ABOUT 9% OF THE PROPERTY TAXES PEOPLE PAY IN THE COUNTY GOES TO THE COUNTY, BUT ABOUT 60% OF THAT NUMBER ACTUALLY GOES TOWARDS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE JAIL. NOW, WHILE IT MAY SEEM LIKE A BIG NUMBER, THE...
Spears Business announces 2025 Hall of Fame inductees
Oklahoma State University
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July 1, 2025
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business will induct Craig Boelte, Dr. Lee Manzer and Suzanne...
A by-the-numbers look at Oklahoma's surge in reported cocaine use, overdose deaths
News9 - Oklahoma
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New research data showing the impact of cocaine across Oklahoma is being released by state law enforcement. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics says this statistical analysis comes as agency cocaine investigations have risen sharply in recent years....
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander signs NBA record-setting deal with Oklahoma City
OregonLive.com
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July 1, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed on a record-setting 4-year, $285 million extension that would give him the highest single-season average salary in NBA history, a person with knowledge of the...
Arkansas man sentenced to 10 years for armed bank robbery in Harrah
News9 - Oklahoma
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A federal judge has sentenced a 58-year-old Arkansas man to 10 years in prison for robbing a Harrah bank at gunpoint in 2024. According to the U.S. Attorney's office in Oklahoma City, 58-year-old Brian Keith Mays was convicted in March after a...
FOX23 Behind the Business: How a coffee shop is helping give women a second chance at life
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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TULSA, Okla. — Nestled into the corner of North Lewis Avenue and East Admiral Boulevard in Tulsa’s historic Kendall Whittier district is a cozy, little coffee shop that offers good tasting coffee, tea, and snacks as well as a safe environment for...
New Executive Director Leads Lawton Food Bank's 40th Anniversary
KWFS - Texas
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July 1, 2025
Lots is happening at the Lawton Food Bank! This year, the Lawton Food Bank will be celebrating 40 years of fighting hunger in Lawton. And the Lawton Food Bank recently welcomed a new executive director. The Lawton Food Bank will turn 40 this...
Oklahoma Dental Association critical of Stitt's executive order on fluoride
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Dental Association (ODA) have come out to criticize to Governor Kevin Stitt's executive order removing the recommendation of fluoride in public drinking water. The ODA says that public water fluoridation has...
How climate change may be affecting tornadoes
Grist Magazine
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July 7, 2025
This is part of the Disaster 101 toolkit, a comprehensive guide to extreme weather preparation, response, and recovery. Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out of season, break records,...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's extension with Oklahoma City Thunder among richest in NBA history
CBS Sports - Florida
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July 1, 2025
Fresh off of winning both NBA league MVP and NBA Finals MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reportedly agreed to a four-year, $285 million super maximum contract extension to remain with the Oklahoma City Thunder through the 2030-31 season. With his...
Farmers Bank & Trust to Expand Presence in Texas
Arkansas Business
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July 1, 2025
(Farmers Bank & Trust) Farmers Bank & Trust of Magnolia plans to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 31 for a new branch in Anna, Texas. Anna is located north of Dallas and has a population of about 27,500. It’s one of the fastest-growing cities...
State Treasurer: Oklahoma has $1.4 billion in unclaimed assets
KGOU - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
The State Treasurer’s Office is encouraging residents to search for financial assets that may have been forgotten, misplaced or simply overlooked. The office has more than $1.4 billion in unclaimed assets. “Summer can be a slower season for many,...
NCPA Laments SCOTUS Decision to Punt on Oklahoma PBM Reform
Pharmacy Times
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June 30, 2025
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 30, 2025) – The National Community Pharmacists Association today issued a statement on behalf of CEO B. Douglas Hoey on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to review a pharmacy benefit manager reform case out of Oklahoma:...
How Choctaw, Wyandotte nations are growing their economies
The Oklahoman
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The Choctaw Nation and Wyandotte Nation are investing in education, health care and housing to improve the lives of Oklahomans. Tribal gaming revenue has fueled economic growth, allowing for increased community support and scholarships. Tribes are...
Senator Banks praises President Trump’s U.S. attorney nominees for Indiana
1340 AM WBIW - Indiana
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July 1, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.- On Monday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released a statement following President Trump’s nomination of Adam Mildred to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana and Thomas Wheeler II to be United States...