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Hurricane Francine Makes Landfall In Louisiana As Category 2 Storm

CBS News Francine, which developed in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday night and is forecast to make landfall over Louisiana.

Crews Clear Wreckage After 'Superfog' Near New Orleans Causes Highway Crashes That Killed At Least 7

Associated Press Crews worked into Tuesday morning clearing the wreckage of more than 150 vehicles involved in a series of crashes the day before on Interstate 55 near New Orleans caused by a “superfog” of marsh fire smoke and dense fog that killed at least seven people and injured another 25.

Louisiana Sends National Guard To Tornado Disaster Area

Associated Press A tornado that menaced the New Orleans area flipped a schoolbus, ripped off rooftops and deposited a house with a family inside it onto the middle of their street. Two people were killed as the storm front blew across the South.

Tropical Storm Gordon Threatens Gulf Coast

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A storm system moving quickly toward the central U.S. Gulf Coast strengthened to a tropical storm early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Oklahoma sports betting: Bills move through legislature; lawmakers say the state is losing out on millions in revenue

Kristen Weaver Supporters say legalizing sports betting could bring in millions for the state, but critics warn of gambling addiction and tribal disagreements.

Oklahoma sports betting: Bills move through legislature; lawmakers say the state is losing out on millions in revenue

Kristen Weaver Supporters say legalizing sports betting could bring in millions for the state, but critics warn of gambling addiction and tribal disagreements.

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Cherokee Nation steps in as Oklahoma passes on Summer EBT

Kris Crawford Cherokee Nation steps in to feed thousands of Oklahoma children through its Summer EBT program, after the state declines for the third year.

Green Country Habitat for Humanity volunteers celebrate 100th home

Aaron Alexander 100th home built by Tulsa's 'Tuesday Morning Miracle Workers'—how these Habitat for Humanity volunteers are transforming Green Country.

Oklahoma sports betting: Bills move through legislature; lawmakers say the state is losing out on millions in revenue

Kristen Weaver Supporters say legalizing sports betting could bring in millions for the state, but critics warn of gambling addiction and tribal disagreements.

Driver of pickup dies in rear-end collision near Sapulpa on Highway 33

Brooke Cox Authorities are investigating a fatal crash near Highway 33 and S. 193rd West Avenue west of Sapulpa.

30 Tulsans graduate from Drug, DUI and Veterans Treatment Court

Reagan Ledbetter 30 Tulsans started new chapters of their life Friday after graduating from Tulsa County's Drug, DUI and Veterans treatment court programs. The alternative court programs help set people on a path to sobriety and help them become productive members of the community, rather than locking them up in a prison cell.

Dr. Jim Hess Named 20th President of Oklahoma State University

David Prock Dr. Jim Hess has been named the 20th president of Oklahoma State University, after serving as interim president since February.

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