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'Twisters' tears through Oklahoma on the big screen. Moviegoers in the state are buying up tickets
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Grace Evans lived through one of the most powerful and deadly twisters in Oklahoma history: a roaring top-of-the-scale terror in 2013 that plowed through homes, tore through a school and killed 24 people in the small suburb of Moore. A hospital and bowling alley were also destroyed. But not the movie theater next door — where almost a decade later, Evans and her teenage daughter this week felt no pause buying two tickets to a showing of the blockbuster “Twisters.” “I was looking for that element of excitement and I guess drama and danger,” Evans said. Her daughter also walked out a fan. “It was very realistic. I was definitely frightened,” said Charis Evans, 15.
Attorney General’s office: State school board must let legislators into executive session
The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office notified Oklahoma State School Board members and State Superintendent Ryan Walters they cannot legally stop certain legislators from sitting in on their executive session discussions, as they did to Sen. Mary Boren last month.
Civil rights groups seeking records on Ryan Walters' Bible mandate for Oklahoma schools
Four civil rights organizations and an Oklahoma law firm said they made a joint request for records Friday, seeking information from the Oklahoma State Department of Education about state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters’ recent mandate that the Bible be incorporated into classroom teaching. The groups, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the ACLU...
How much would Biden's rent control plan help? What Oklahoma renters, landlords think
John Doyle's friends call him "Radar," but he didn't see the scooter wreck coming in April that threw him to the ground, sent hospital bills to the sky, had him desperately asking for help with a GoFundMe page, and almost got him evicted from his apartment for back rent, which was already headed up — again. ...
‘Everyone Has to Follow the Law’: Total Wine Loses Appeal With Administrative Judge to Set Up Shop in Oklahoma
Oklahoma News 4 reported on Thursday that Total Wine lost its appeal with an administrative judge about the state granting it a liquor license to set up shop. The big box retailer pushed back against the state's ABLE Commission's denial of the license, claiming the state's reasoning was unconstitutional and "entirely contrary to the law of the land," in mid-July. The judge had 15 days to make the decision and ended up ruling in favor of the state. "Everyone has to follow the law and the rules," said Assistant Director of the ABLE Commission, Lori Carter to Oklahoma News 4. "Under the...
Oklahoma’s Over-the-Top Mansion Complex Is For Sale For $17Million
Some incredible homes have hit the Oklahoma real estate market in the last few years. There's no shortage of incredible dream homes across the Sooner State, and while they all commanded extremely high prices, nothing comes close to the 36 Acres estate in OKC - listed at $17 Million - but you get a ton of home for that eight-digit purchase price.
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