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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday rejected Oklahoma's attempt to have a federal prisoner transferred to state custody so he can be executed. U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor denied Oklahoma's request to have inmate John Fitzgerald Hanson, 58, transferred from federal custody to Oklahoma and dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction. Oklahoma sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons in October for refusing to turn over Hanson to state authorities, with federal officials saying at the time the transfer was "not in the p...
DALLAS (AP) — A massive storm blowing across the country spawned tornadoes that wrecked homes and injured a handful of people in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as much of the central United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Midwest braced Tuesday for blizzard-like conditions. An area stretching from Montana into western Nebraska and Colorado was under blizzard warnings, and the National Weather Service said that as much as 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow was possible in some areas of western South Dakota...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The company operating a pipeline that leaked about 14,000 bathtubs' worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek is recovering at least a small part of it from what was the largest onshore crude oil spill in nine years. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that Canada-based TC Energy has recovered 2,163 barrels of oil mixed with water from the 14,000-barrel spill on a creek running through rural pastureland in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Kansas City. The E...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach says he is nominating a former longtime federal prosecutor who also was among his Republican primary rivals to be the Kansas Bureau of Investigation's next director. Kobach announced Tuesday that he has picked Tony Mattivi for the key state law enforcement post. Mattivi was a federal prosecutor for more than 20 years and coordinator of anti-terrorism and homeland security efforts in Kansas when he retired as a prosecutor in November 2020. Mattivi's appointment would have to be confir...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — What's a dust devil sound like on Mars? A NASA rover by chance had its microphone on when a whirling tower of red dust passed directly overhead, recording the racket. It's about 10 seconds of not only rumbling gusts of up to 25 mph (40 kph), but the pinging of hundreds of dust particles against the rover Perseverance. Scientists released the first-of-its-kind audio Tuesday. It sounds strikingly similar to dust devils on Earth, although quieter since Mars' thin atmosphere makes for more muted sounds and less f...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government charged Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, with a host of financial crimes on Tuesday, alleging he intentionally deceived customers and investors to enrich himself and others, while playing a central role in the company's multibillion-dollar collapse. Federal prosecutors said Bankman-Fried devised "a scheme and artifice to defraud" FTX's customers and investors beginning in 2019, the year it was founded. He illegally diverted their money to cover expenses, d...
The major advance in fusion research announced in Washington on Tuesday was decades in coming, with scientists for the first time able to engineer a reaction that produced more power than was used to ignite it. Using powerful lasers to focus enormous energy on a miniature capsule half the size of a BB, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California started a reaction that produced about 1.5 times more energy than was contained in the light used to produce it. There are decades more to wait before fusion could one day...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to harness the process that powers the sun. Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California achieved the result last week, the Energy Department said. Known as a net energy gain, the goal has been elusive because fusion happens at such high temperatures and pressures that it is incredibly difficult to control. The bre...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is considering running for president, on Tuesday called a third Donald Trump White House bid the "worst scenario" for Republicans and said his call for terminating parts of the Constitution hurts the country. In an interview with The Associated Press, Hutchinson said he planned to make a decision early next year on whether to seek the Republican presidential nomination. Hutchinson, 72, leaves office in January after serving eight years as Arkansas' governor. He's part of a growing cohort of R...
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer's biggest prize for the first time. And, at 35, he could hardly be playing any better. Messi converted a penalty and had a hand in the other two goals by Julián Álvarez, leading Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday that set up a meeting with either France or Morocco in Sunday's title match. It will be Messi's second World Cup final — Argentina lost the other one to Germany in 2014 — in what might be his last appearance at the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households. Consumer prices rose 7.1% in November from a year ago, the government said Tuesday. That was down sharply from 7.7% in October and a recent peak of 9.1% in June. It was the fifth straight decline. Measured from month to month, which gives a more up-to-date snapshot, the consumer price index inched up just 0.1%. And so-called core inflation, which e...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is poised to approve sending a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine, finally agreeing to an urgent request from Ukrainian leaders desperate for more robust weapons to shoot down incoming Russian missiles, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The approval is likely to come later this week and could be announced as early as Thursday, said three officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision is not final and has not been made public. Two of the officials said the Patriot will come from Pentagon stocks and b...
Ten of the best albums of the year, as selected by The Associated Press entertainment journalists. BEYONCÉ, "RENAISSANCE" Few would be shocked that Beyoncé's "Renaissance" would makes our top albums list, but just because it's low hanging fruit doesn't negate how delicious it is. Dropping her first album in six years, Queen Bey once again proved why she's worth the wait. Led by the multi-format dance track "Break My Soul" and the TikTok-crazed "Cuff It" which both reached No. 1 on various Billboard Charts including "Soul" reaching the top of t...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed gay marriage legislation into law Tuesday before a crowd of thousands, a ceremony that reflected growing acceptance of same-sex unions. "This law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms," Biden said on the South Lawn of the White House. "And that's why this law matters to every single American." Lawmakers from both parties were there, as well as first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff. Singers Sam Smith and Cyndi Lauper p...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal arising from a murder-for-hire ordered by the onetime leader of a violent international crime ring. The justices said they will review the case of Adam Samia, who is serving a life sentence for killing a real estate broker in the Philippines. Samia acted at the behest of Paul LeRoux, a South African who led the crime organization and cooperated with federal authorities after his arrest in 2012, prosecutors said. LeRoux ordered the killing of the broker, Catherine Lee, b...
According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. A individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Alfalfa County Courthouse. The Newsgram will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Misdemeanor Filings Jay Reggie Hague, Cherokee, 46, has been charged...
Real Estate Transfers Book 887 page 185: Hershel R. Kiser and Linda Kiser convey unto Sarah A. Dillon. Lots 10–12, in block 37 in the Original Town of Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 887 page 192: Wanda June Choate conveys unto Kenneth Ray Choate. Lots 1–8, lots 13–15, lots 22–24, block 37, Original Town of Helena, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 887 page 285: Jerry L. Stafford and Lois J. Stafford convey unto Kenneth E. Lunak and Karen S. Lunak. The east half of the lots 20–24, in block 12 in the Town of J...
It's official. After a joint meeting of the Burlington Co-op stockholders and also the O.K. Grain Cooperative stockholders in Kiowa, Kansas, the two entities are merging as of April 1, 2023. Based on the ballots handed out, approximately 63 stockholders from O.K. Grain and 44 from Burlington attended the morning meeting Friday at the Kiowa Community Building. The meeting was led by two men: Robbie Newman, who has been general manager at the Burlington Co-op for 15 years, and David Gaddis who...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 7:44 a.m. – Report of loose guard dog in the yard in the 1100 block of Kansas. Advised the dog was aggressive and wouldn’t let them out of the house. Officer was unable to locate the dog. 9:55 a.m. – Report of a copper theft at County Road 550 and Coal Road. 2:42 p.m. – Report of a fire at County Road 500 and Choctaw Road. 2:55 p.m. – Welfare check needed for a juvenile. Wednesday, December 7, 2022 During this day there were two traffic stops. 9:12 a.m. – Welfare check needed on Grand between 11th and 12th Street. 10:...
Marvin Woodall of the Alfalfa County commissioners wasn't present at Monday's meeting, but commissioner-elect Nate Ross sat in for him at the table with Mike Roach and Jay Hague. (Ross did not have voting power.) After approving the minutes from their last meeting, blanket POs, maintenance and operation warrants for payment, and other reports, the men transferred $7,160.40 for taxes on the ARPA Hardship money from the ARPA M&O account to the ARPA Personal Services account. The three men opened six-month bids next, ensuring all vendors...
Twenty-one members of the Cherokee FCCLA chapter traveled to Fairview on Dec. 7 for the Oklahoma FCCLA North-1 District STAR Event Competition. STAR Events (Students Taking Action with Recognition) are competitive events in which members are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and career preparation. STAR Events offer individual skill development and application of learning through the following activities: • Cooperative – teams wor...
South Barber's Board of Education December meeting lasted nearly three hours with two presentations made. One of those was by Steve Noble, director of business development for Mammoth Sports Construction. This was his second presentation to the board regarding a new building at the football field for concessions, restrooms and tickets. The presentation, which was relatively short, also included options for resurfacing or redoing the track and possible turf for the football field. The other over-...
Twenty-one members of the Cherokee FCCLA chapter traveled to Fairview on Dec. 7 for the Oklahoma FCCLA North-1 District STAR Event Competition. STAR Events (Students Taking Action with Recognition) are competitive events in which members are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and career preparation. STAR Events offer individual skill development and application of learning through the following activities: • Cooperative – teams work to accomplish specific goals • Indiv...
The Waynoka ag shop students have been very productive fabricating different projects for the upcoming trophy auction as well as a few other projects. Xhalin Flores and Titus Delano have been working on an American flag welding project. Teegun Allison and Kamren Newton made a tailgating grill that hooks up to a receiver hitch. They also plan on making an A-frame duck blind. Brac Long and Landon Seiger are building a deer stand. Lane Inman is fixing up an old trailer. As the Christmas Parade is coming up students are also working on a trailer...
