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SHAWNEE - In a workshop filled with the hum of power tools and the click of laptop keys, a group of eighth graders from Grove Elementary in Shawnee gather around their latest creation, a robot they are meticulously designing to take on the challenges of an upcoming competition. Meeting on Friday evenings and Saturdays in the Oklahoma Baptist University engineering building, the students troubleshoot its programming and refine its mechanics under the guidance of Roger and Lori Farris, a husband-and-wife team with a passion for engineering and education.

HARRAH - The Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma announces the grand opening of its Taproom, a brand-new destination for craft beer enthusiasts and casino patrons alike, at 4 p.m. on March 17.

A defendant in a Pottawatomie County case for aggravated possession and distribution of child pornography on Wednesday was sentenced to serve life in prison.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed House Bill 1933, also known as the Maddix Bias Act, with a unanimous 89-0 vote. The bill, authored by Rep.

The fatality collision occurred about 8:24 p.m. Jan. 12, about two miles east of Shawnee in Pottawatomie County.

WASHINGTON - House Republicans passed on Tuesday a stopgap spending bill in asignificant win for the GOP majority but more importantly for Oklahoma’s CongressmanTom Cole, who challenged the Freedom Caucus to vote yes.The bill is a major victory for House Republicans—especially for Cole (R, Moore) theappropriations chair who told the GOP’s caucus that “funding the federal government isour constitutional obligation.”Cole was the primary sponsor of the bill and has been working since the passage ofDecember’s stopgap bill to draft the resolution. The passage of this stopgap measurefunds the government through Sept.