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Moore Twister A Top-Of-The-Scale EF-5, National Weather Service Says

As of now, 24 people are dead, including nine young children. Governor Mary Fallin says she has no idea how many people are still missing. More>>

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St. John Health System To Lay Off 2 To 3 Percent Of Workforce

In a letter to employees, St. John Health System announced it will be cutting 2 to 3 percent of its workforce by the end of June. More>>

Oklahoma Twister A Top-Of-The-Scale EF-5

The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph. More>>

Fire Chief Says Search Almost Complete In Oklahoma

Fire Chief Gary Bird said Tuesday that he's "98 percent sure" there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the rubble in Moore. More>>

Kevin Durant Donates $1 Million To Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Thunder forward Kevin Durant has pledged to donate $1 million to tornado victims in Oklahoma. More>>

Oklahoma County Sheriff: Man's Best Friend Guards Owner's Body

A photo of a mud-splattered pup taken by the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office takes on new significance after its owner's body is recovered. More>>

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Interstate Highways Near Moore Open, But Traffic Moving Slowly
Interstate Highways Near Moore Open, But Traffic Moving Slowly
OHP Captain George Brown says all lanes of I-35 through Moore are open, but that traffic has slowed to a crawl where the tornado crossed the interstate.More >>
OHP Captain George Brown says all lanes of I-35 through Moore are open, but that traffic has slowed to a crawl where the tornado crossed the interstate.More >>
Medical Examiner's Office: 24 Dead Including 9 Kids
Medical Examiner's Office: 24 Dead Including 9 Kids
The official report from the state medical examiner's office puts the number of people killed in Monday's tornado at 24, and 9 of those victims are children.More >>
The official report from the state medical examiner's office puts the number of people killed in Monday's tornado at 24, and 9 of those victims are children.More >>
News On 6 To Broadcast CBS News Live Report From Moore
News On 6 To Broadcast CBS News Live Report From Moore
News On 6 will present a special live broadcast of CBS News coverage of the Moore tornado disaster and response from 9 to 11 a.m.More >>
News On 6 will present a special live broadcast of CBS News coverage of the Moore tornado disaster and response from 9 to 11 a.m.More >>
Desperate Search At Elementary School In Moore
Desperate Search At Elementary School In Moore
Police, firefighters and other emergency responders have spent hours at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, desperately searching for students and staff still unaccounted for after Monday's deadly tornado.More >>
Police, firefighters and other emergency responders have spent hours at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, desperately searching for students and staff still unaccounted for after Monday's deadly tornado.More >>
Gov. Fallin: Federal Assistance Granted For Oklahomans Devastated By Tornadoes
Gov. Fallin: Federal Assistance Granted For Oklahomans Devastated By Tornadoes
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin announced Tuesday morning that the White House has approved the state's request for disaster assistance for five Oklahoma Counties hit by this week's deadly tornadoes.More >>
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin announced Tuesday morning that the White House has approved the state's request for disaster assistance for five Oklahoma Counties hit by this week's deadly tornadoes.More >>
Oklahomans Share Stories Of Survival In Massive Tornado
Oklahomans Share Stories Of Survival In Massive Tornado
We are hearing from many residents in the Moore and southwest Oklahoma City area, who are now sharing their story of surviving the deadly tornado Monday afternoon.More >>
We are hearing from many residents in the Moore and southwest Oklahoma City area, who are now sharing their story of surviving the deadly tornado Monday afternoon.More >>
Search Continues At Moore Elementary School Destroyed By Tornado
Search Continues At Moore Elementary School Destroyed By Tornado
A number of schools in the area took a direct hit from the tornado. At a news conference earlier Governor Fallin said at least five schools were damaged by the tornado.More >>
A number of schools in the area took a direct hit from the tornado. At a news conference earlier Governor Fallin said at least five schools were damaged by the tornado.More >>
President Obama Declares Major Disaster In Oklahoma
President Obama Declares Major Disaster In Oklahoma
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma as the state recovers from a massive tornado.More >>
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma as the state recovers from a massive tornado.More >>
Background Checks At OK Gun Shows? Some Say 'Yes'
Background Checks At OK Gun Shows? Some Say 'Yes'
A 9 Investigates hidden-camera investigation shows how easily someone with a criminal record or mental illness could buy guns at a gun show – no questions asked.More >>
A 9 Investigates hidden-camera investigation shows how easily someone with a criminal record or mental illness could buy guns at a gun show – no questions asked.More >>
Reconnecting Oklahoma Tornado Victims With Their Lost Photos
Reconnecting Oklahoma Tornado Victims With Their Lost Photos
Photos and other documents tend to blow away when tornadoes hit, but one Oklahoman has found a way to get them back to the owners using Facebook.More >>
Photos and other documents tend to blow away when tornadoes hit, but one Oklahoman has found a way to get them back to the owners using Facebook.More >>

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Several Oklahoma Groups Get Literacy Grants From Dollar General
Several Oklahoma Groups Get Literacy Grants From Dollar General
The foundation says the YWCA of Tulsa and Tulsa's Community Action Project have been given $8,000 and $7,500 respectively.More >>
The foundation says the YWCA of Tulsa and Tulsa's Community Action Project have been given $8,000 and $7,500 respectively.More >>
OU Student Accused Of Illegally Changing Grades
OU Student Accused Of Illegally Changing Grades
Authorities have charged a University of Oklahoma student with computer-related crimes for allegedly changing his grades.More >>
Authorities have charged a University of Oklahoma student with computer-related crimes for allegedly changing his grades.More >>

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Background Checks At OK Gun Shows? Some Say 'Yes'
Background Checks At OK Gun Shows? Some Say 'Yes'
A 9 Investigates hidden-camera investigation shows how easily someone with a criminal record or mental illness could buy guns at a gun show – no questions asked.More >>
A 9 Investigates hidden-camera investigation shows how easily someone with a criminal record or mental illness could buy guns at a gun show – no questions asked.More >>
Inappropriate Teaching: Who Needs To Know?
Inappropriate Teaching: Who Needs To Know?
Updated: Monday, May 13 2013 10:47 PM EDT2013-05-14 02:47:30 GMT
Educators turned child rapists and molesters -- and still holding a license to teach. The cases are rare. Some say it would be even more rare, if Oklahoma's education system did a better job of tracking them.More >>
Educators turned child rapists and molesters -- and still holding a license to teach. The cases are rare. Some say it would be even more rare, if Oklahoma's education system did a better job of tracking them.More >>

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Oklahoma Attorney General Seeks Execution Date For Convicted Killer
Oklahoma Attorney General Seeks Execution Date For Convicted Killer
Attorney General Scott Pruitt is asking for an execution date for a man convicted in the 1979 slaying of a woman in Tulsa.More >>
Attorney General Scott Pruitt is asking for an execution date for a man convicted in the 1979 slaying of a woman in Tulsa.More >>
Tulsa Man Wanted For Beating Woman With Vice Grips
Tulsa Man Wanted For Beating Woman With Vice Grips
Tulsa Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man wanted for felony domestic assault and battery.More >>
Tulsa Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man wanted for felony domestic assault and battery.More >>

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Devon Energy Pledges Millions To Tornado Disaster Relief
Devon Energy Pledges Millions To Tornado Disaster Relief
Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy announced Tuesday it has committed $2.5 million toward relief efforts for the deadly tornado that hit Moore on Monday.More >>
Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy announced Tuesday it has committed $2.5 million toward relief efforts for the deadly tornado that hit Moore on Monday.More >>
Chesapeake Names New CEO
Chesapeake Names New CEO
An Anadarko Petroleum executive has been chosen as the new leader of Chesapeake Energy, the company announced Monday. More >>
An Anadarko Petroleum executive has been chosen as the new leader of Chesapeake Energy, the company announced Monday. More >>

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I-35 open through Moore, but exits restricted
I-35 open through Moore, but exits restricted
Oklahoma transportation officials say Interstate 35 in Moore remains open, but exits into the community are blocked to all but emergency responders and work crews.More >>
Oklahoma transportation officials say Interstate 35 in Moore remains open, but exits into the community are blocked to all but emergency responders and work crews.More >>
News Minute: Here is the latest Oklahoma news from The Associated Press
News Minute: Here is the latest Oklahoma news from The Associated Press
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office has revised the death toll in Moore to at least 24. The earlier count was 51 dead but a spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office says she believes some victims were counted...More >>
Hospitals treat more than 200 after Okla. tornado
Hospitals treat more than 200 after Okla. tornado
Hospital officials say they've treated more than 200 patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado ripped through suburban Oklahoma City.More >>
Hospital officials say they've treated more than 200 patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado ripped through suburban Oklahoma City.More >>
Oklahoma state buildings close over water concerns
Oklahoma state buildings close over water concerns
Low water pressure in about a dozen state buildings has forced officials to close them due to health and safety concerns.More >>
Low water pressure in about a dozen state buildings has forced officials to close them due to health and safety concerns.More >>
Oklahoma schools hit by tornado had no safe rooms
Oklahoma schools hit by tornado had no safe rooms
An emergency official says Oklahoma has reinforced tornado shelters in hundreds of schools across the state, but the two that were hit by this week's storms in suburban Oklahoma City did not have them.More >>
An emergency official says Oklahoma has reinforced tornado shelters in hundreds of schools across the state, but the two that were hit by this week's storms in suburban Oklahoma City did not have them.More >>
Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
Students who survived the powerful tornado in Oklahoma are recounting moments of fear and acts of bravery by their teachers.More >>
Students who survived the powerful tornado in Oklahoma are recounting moments of fear and acts of bravery by their teachers.More >>
Walmart pledges $1M for Moore tornado recovery
Walmart pledges $1M for Moore tornado recovery
Walmart says it is pledging $1 million for the recovery from the tornado that devastated Moore.More >>
Walmart says it is pledging $1 million for the recovery from the tornado that devastated Moore.More >>
Oklahoma governor establishes disaster relief fund
Oklahoma governor establishes disaster relief fund
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has established a disaster relief fund to help with the long-term medical, emotional and educational needs of victims of tornados that have ravaged central Oklahoma in recent days.More >>
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has established a disaster relief fund to help with the long-term medical, emotional and educational needs of victims of tornados that have ravaged central Oklahoma in recent days.More >>
Okla. Highway Patrol sets perimeter around Moore
Okla. Highway Patrol sets perimeter around Moore
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says it has set up a perimeter around Moore to keep out people who don't belong there.More >>
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says it has set up a perimeter around Moore to keep out people who don't belong there.More >>
Cleco sends crews to help in wake of OKC tornado
Cleco sends crews to help in wake of OKC tornado
Cleco Corp. is sending a 34-member crew to Oklahoma City to help Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company restore power to customers after a tornado destroyed its electric system.More >>
Cleco Corp. is sending a 34-member crew to Oklahoma City to help Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company restore power to customers after a tornado destroyed its electric system.More >>

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Arias asks jury to give her life in prison
Arias asks jury to give her life in prison
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than...More >>
Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.More >>
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them...More >>
The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,...More >>
Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
Students who survived the powerful tornado in Oklahoma are recounting moments of fear and acts of bravery by their teachers.More >>
The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.More >>
Deal on bin Laden evidence in WikiLeaks case
Deal on bin Laden evidence in WikiLeaks case
The Army private who gave more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents to WikiLeaks is back in court for the last scheduled hearing before his military trial next month.More >>
Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who sent more than 700,000 classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks said Tuesday they have reached a deal that may eliminate the need for testimony from a member of the military...More >>
Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter
Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter
A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They're also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the "oversharing" that they see on Facebook.More >>
Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing...More >>
Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case
Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case
Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspectMore >>
The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that there's an ongoing federal investigation into her disappearance, but the FBI declined to comment on that and police in Utah said they...More >>
More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows
More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows
By The Associated Press A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:More >>
By The Associated Press A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:More >>
Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife
Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife
Authorities on Tuesday released nearly 600 photos that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others.More >>
Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that Jared Lee Loughner carried with him as he...More >>
Judge promises more openness in Chandra Levy case
Judge promises more openness in Chandra Levy case
A judge promised more openness Tuesday after months of confidential post-trial proceedings in the case of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy, disclosing for the first time why a key prosecution witness could...More >>
A judge promised more openness Tuesday after months of confidential post-trial proceedings in the case of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy, disclosing for the first time why a key prosecution witness could be...More >>
Moniz: LNG exports on hold until data reviewed
Moniz: LNG exports on hold until data reviewed
Physicist Ernest Moniz has been sworn in as the nation's new energy secretary.More >>
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will delay final decisions on about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would...More >>

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