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Saturday Tornado Toll: 95+ Tornadoes, 5 Dead

Includes updates on other notable storm reports from Saturday and Saturday night.

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - AccuWeather.com reports tornadic thunderstorms ravaged parts of the Plains Saturday and Saturday night, killing at least five people and leaving behind incredible destruction.

According to the Storm Prediction Center, over 95 tornadoes were reported from Oklahoma through Kansas, Nebraska and southern Iowa on Saturday.

Oregon State Women`s Soccer Falls in Heartbreaker to Oklahoma State, 2-1

The Beavers finished the season with an overall record of 16-4-1 which is the best in program history

(STILLWATER, Okla.) - The No. 15 Oregon State women’s soccer team fell to No. 6 Oklahoma State Sunday by a final score of 2-1 at Cowgirl Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Sophomore Chelsea Buckland gave the Beavers a 1-0 lead at the half but two second half Cowgirl goals were too much for the Beavers.

Amber Alert Issued for 8-Year Old Oklahoma Girl

Anyone with information is asked to call the Comanche County Sheriff's Office at 580-353-4280 or dial 911.

(GERONIMO, Okla.) - The State of Oklahoma issued an Amber Alert Monday morning after a girl was reportedly abducted by the suspect from her home in Geronimo late Sunday.

The girl's mother was found dead in the home and the suspect is wanted for questioning in the woman's homicide. The suspect should be considered dangerous. Aja Jotson, a white female, 8 years old, 4', 65 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She has a very thin build.

Repulsive Brutality by Oklahoma Cops Captured on YouTube

The cop turned on another emergency professional tasked with saving lives, who wears a uniform and a badge- without a hint of professional respect or professional conduct. Welcome to Oklahoma.

(OKLAHOMA CITY) - Viral YouTube video of police brutality is in the news again. This time the place is Oklahoma City and the victim is a black ambulance driver with a patient who was enroute to the hospital when he was pulled over for not yielding to a cop.

There is an unwritten rule in the law enforcement/fire/ambulance world that allows drivers to go fast, really fast, if they are indeed code-3 and deem it necessary. But how is one emergency driver to know when they are expected to pull over for another? The driver apparently believed the cop was escorting the ambulance.

Weyerhaeuser Announces Closure of Mills in Oregon and Oklahoma

The company has closed 10 wood products manufacturing facilities this year and virtually all sites are experiencing reduced operations.

(Salem, Oregon) - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced it will close its iLevel® lumber mills in Wright City, Okla., and Dallas, Ore., effective immediately. The announcement will affect approximately 307 employees.