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Embattled Running Back Joe Mixon Is Leaving University of Okla. to Enter NFL Draft
University of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon, who was caught on video punching a female student in the face in 2014, announced Thursday that he is leaving college to enter the 2017 NFL draft, NBC Sports reports. Mixon sat out the 2014 season after the university was informed about the incident, which left the female…
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Okla. Man Hurls Racial Slurs, Smashes in Black Motorist's Rear Windshield: Report
A black motorist in Oklahoma was the target of a violent incident that ended in her being called racial slurs and having her back windshield smashed in, Fox23 reports. According to the report, Rhonda Johnson was driving with a friend on the Muskogee Turnpike from Tulsa to Muskogee when they noticed another vehicle following them. Johnson,…
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Dallas Murder Suspect Arrested After Being Found Covered in Blood
Jeshur Robinson, 32, was arrested after being found covered in blood in the parking lot of an Oklahoma prison, CBS News reports. Robinson was arrested in connection with the stabbing death of his father, Glen Williams, 61, in Dallas. Williams was found dead at his home Saturday morning from apparent stab wounds. His truck was also…
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Okla. Running Back Joe Mixon on Assault: ‘It Felt Like a Dude Hit Me’
On Tuesday, video was released of University of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon talking to police about the 2014 assault that was captured on video and appears to show Mixon punching a female student in the face. Mixon’s explanation to police is the first statement released to the public that sheds light on moments leading…
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Canaries in a Coal Mine: Black Communities Could Suffer Under Trump’s Energy and Climate Policies
President-elect Donald Trump dropped a lump of coal into the stockings of environmentalists with his nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. The selection of Pruitt, who joined a coalition of state attorneys general in suing the agency he’s been nominated to lead over its Clean Power Plan, and…
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After Weeklong Manhunt, Murder Suspect Shot Dead
Michael Dale Vance Jr., 38, was shot and killed by an Oklahoma state trooper Sunday evening after allegedly shooting and wounding a Dewey County, Okla., officer earlier that day, Time magazine reports. Vance was wanted on multiple charges, including first-degree murder. On Oct. 23, Vance reportedly shot and wounded two police officers, which prompted the…
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Student Offended After Okla. High School Teacher's Lecture: 'To Be White Is to Be Racist'
An Oklahoma high school student is speaking out after recording her teacher telling students that “to be white is to be racist,” while lecturing on how to “heal the racial divide,” KFOR reports. The Norman North High School student said that she was shocked by the lecture, and so she pulled out her phone and started…
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Tulsa Officer Betty Shelby Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Terence Crutcher
Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby is pleading not guilty in the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, for which she has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, the Associated Press reports. Shannon McMurray, Shelby’s attorney, entered the not guilty plea on her client’s behalf, the newswire notes. Shelby did not say anything at the court appearance Friday.…
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Terence Crutcher's Death Ruled a Homicide
The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of Terence Crutcher a homicide, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Crutcher died from a “penetrating gunshot wound of chest.” Crutcher was shot and killed by Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby, who has since been charged with first-degree manslaughter. Spokesperson of the medical…
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Okla. Officer Charged With Manslaughter in Terence Crutcher's Death Released on Bond
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher was booked at the local county jail Friday morning before being released shortly afterward on a $50,000 bond, CNN reports. Officer Betty Shelby was charged with first-degree felony manslaughter and had a warrant issued for her arrest Thursday. The criminal complaint against her states…