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BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — Broken Arrow police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after two people were found dead during a welfare check. Investigators say Dara Jennings, 50, and John Jennings, ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The results are in for the contest to name the pair of bald eagle chicks in Blue Springs. The eaglets will be called Honor and Valor. More than 4,200 votes were cast in the contest, ...

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Bend Park and Recreation District is preparing to move some of its operations and planning staff into a new home and is seeking community help with a name. The approximately 5-acre site is located ...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — The results are in for elections across Green Country. People gathered in Broken Arrow for a watch party on the city’s $415 million bond package, which is the largest in the city ...

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ASHWAUBENON (WLUK) -- Titletown's football field has a new name. It will now be known as Emplify Health Field, officials announced Thursday. "This partnership represents an exciting new chapter for ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) on Friday vetoed a bill to rename Phoenix’s State Route 202, or Loop 202, after conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated late last year. Hobbs denounced ...