NewsTalk 1290 News & Talk of Texoma » kwfsam http://newstalk1290.com Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Polling Places and Voter Information for Election Day 2012 in Wichita Falls http://newstalk1290.com/polling-places-and-voter-information-for-election-day-2012-in-wichita-falls/ http://newstalk1290.com/polling-places-and-voter-information-for-election-day-2012-in-wichita-falls/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:51:00 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=68526 The best voter is an informed voter.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/polling-places-and-voter-information-for-election-day-2012-in-wichita-falls/feed/ 0 Logan Mock-Bunting, Getty Images Oklahoma High School Student Getting a Helluva Raw Deal http://newstalk1290.com/oklahoma-high-school-student-getting-a-helluva-raw-deal/ http://newstalk1290.com/oklahoma-high-school-student-getting-a-helluva-raw-deal/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:40:04 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=66654 Should a high school valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA be denied her diploma over a curse word?

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/oklahoma-high-school-student-getting-a-helluva-raw-deal/feed/ 0 Watch These Guys Fire the Largest Caliber Rifle Ever Made – Awesome Firepower = Extreme Fun [VIDEO] http://newstalk1290.com/awesome-firepower-extreme-fun/ http://newstalk1290.com/awesome-firepower-extreme-fun/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:22:49 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=66617 A gun so big, even Chuck Norris will think twice!

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/awesome-firepower-extreme-fun/feed/ 0 YouTube Bizarre Way Number 2,497 to Kill a Neighbor: Strangle 'em With Your Bra http://newstalk1290.com/bizarre-way-number-2497-to-kill-a-neighbor-strangle-em-with-your-bra/ http://newstalk1290.com/bizarre-way-number-2497-to-kill-a-neighbor-strangle-em-with-your-bra/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:34:30 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=66357 What happens when a drunk Russian woman removes her bra in anger?

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/bizarre-way-number-2497-to-kill-a-neighbor-strangle-em-with-your-bra/feed/ 0 Accidents Shut Down Parts of Kell Freeway http://newstalk1290.com/accidents-shut-down-parts-of-kell-freeway/ http://newstalk1290.com/accidents-shut-down-parts-of-kell-freeway/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:47:43 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=65059 Four separate accidents have forced the WFPD to close portions of Kell Blvd West and East bound and motorists should be prepared for detours.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/accidents-shut-down-parts-of-kell-freeway/feed/ 0 Plane Crash Victims Video Crash from Inside Cockpit http://newstalk1290.com/plane-crash-victims-video-crash-from-inside-cockpit/ http://newstalk1290.com/plane-crash-victims-video-crash-from-inside-cockpit/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:42:55 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=64173 Idaho plane crash is caught on video...from INSIDE the plane!

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/plane-crash-victims-video-crash-from-inside-cockpit/feed/ 0 DirecTV Drops 17 Channels Due to Dispute with Viacom http://newstalk1290.com/directv-drops-17-channels-due-to-dispute-with-viacom/ http://newstalk1290.com/directv-drops-17-channels-due-to-dispute-with-viacom/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:05:46 +0000 Aaron Galloway http://newstalk1290.com/?p=57873 If you're kids weren't able to get their daily dose of SpongeBob Square Pants today, or you were left without your favorite show on Comedy Central, MTV or Spike - You're not alone.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/directv-drops-17-channels-due-to-dispute-with-viacom/feed/ 0 Standoff Ends in Arrest http://newstalk1290.com/standoff-ends-in-arrest/ http://newstalk1290.com/standoff-ends-in-arrest/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:57:54 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=55976 Wichita Falls man may face charges after 3 hour stand-off with police

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/standoff-ends-in-arrest/feed/ 0 Now That Obamacare has been Declared Constitutional, What's Next from Washington? http://newstalk1290.com/now-that-obamacare-has-been-declared-constitutional-whats-next-from-washington/ http://newstalk1290.com/now-that-obamacare-has-been-declared-constitutional-whats-next-from-washington/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:24:19 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=55138 The scope of 'Obamacare' is downright frightening. Now that the Supreme Court has opened the door to the largest tax increase in the history of planet earth, what's next?

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/now-that-obamacare-has-been-declared-constitutional-whats-next-from-washington/feed/ 0 What Will Today's Obamacare Ruling Mean for business in Texoma and Across the Nation? http://newstalk1290.com/what-will-todays-obamacare-ruling-mean-for-texoma/ http://newstalk1290.com/what-will-todays-obamacare-ruling-mean-for-texoma/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:54:05 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=55042 We were, of course, discussing the Supreme Court's ruling that the Obamacare mandate is, in effect, a tax and therefore is constitutional. The 6-3 decision has the liberals cheering while they give conservatives the proverbial finger.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/what-will-todays-obamacare-ruling-mean-for-texoma/feed/ 0 SCOTUS Decision Time: No Mystery Here http://newstalk1290.com/scotus-decision-timeno-mystery-here/ http://newstalk1290.com/scotus-decision-timeno-mystery-here/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:54:48 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=54073 Even though Obamacare supporters know it's not looking good, there will be demonstrations over this.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/scotus-decision-timeno-mystery-here/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt, Getty Images From the Bizarre to the Extreme: Is America Getting Crazier, or is it Just Me? http://newstalk1290.com/from-the-bizarre-to-the-extreme-is-america-getting-crazier-or-is-it-just-me/ http://newstalk1290.com/from-the-bizarre-to-the-extreme-is-america-getting-crazier-or-is-it-just-me/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:51:32 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=49642 Maybe it’s lunar activity or that Venus transit thing or perhaps the world really is getting crazier by the day. Locusts are swarming in Libya! I see Biblical stuff unfolding here.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/from-the-bizarre-to-the-extreme-is-america-getting-crazier-or-is-it-just-me/feed/ 0 Getty Images Wichita Falls Set to Go to Stage 2 Drought Warning on June 11th http://newstalk1290.com/stage-2-drought-warning-wichita-falls/ http://newstalk1290.com/stage-2-drought-warning-wichita-falls/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:01:18 +0000 Aaron Galloway http://newstalk1290.com/?p=49620 Rain has been a scarce commodity around Wichita Falls and surrounding areas for quite some time now forcing the City to upgrade to a Stage 2 Drought Warning. Click through for details, restrictions and water rationing map.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/stage-2-drought-warning-wichita-falls/feed/ 0 Flickr/dasroofless T-O Junior Golf Tourney Is Underway! http://newstalk1290.com/t-o-junior-golf-tourney-is-underway/ http://newstalk1290.com/t-o-junior-golf-tourney-is-underway/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:18:33 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=49064 If you're looking for a tee time at Champions, the Country Club or River Creek Golf Course between now and Friday, fuhgeddaboudit!

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/t-o-junior-golf-tourney-is-underway/feed/ 0 tojrgolf.com Hospice of Wichita Falls Camp Grin Again Is Back for 2012! http://newstalk1290.com/hospice-of-wichita-falls-camp-grin-again-is-back-for-2012/ http://newstalk1290.com/hospice-of-wichita-falls-camp-grin-again-is-back-for-2012/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:32:14 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=49044 Hospice of Wichita Falls' Camp Grin Again, a special day camp for kids who have lost a loved one and are struggling with the grieving process is getting underway for 2012.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/hospice-of-wichita-falls-camp-grin-again-is-back-for-2012/feed/ 0 Facebook-Hospice of Wichita Falls Texas Student Gets Jailed over Truancy-But A Rapist Can get Probation? http://newstalk1290.com/texas-student-gets-jailed-over-truancy-but-a-rapist-can-get-probation/ http://newstalk1290.com/texas-student-gets-jailed-over-truancy-but-a-rapist-can-get-probation/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 19:47:37 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=47926 That makes it even harder to believe that a judge anywhere, much less Texas, would do this: a teen in the Houston area is jailed over truancy. Truancy? Really? The nasty rapist could get probation but a teen girls gets jail?

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/texas-student-gets-jailed-over-truancy-but-a-rapist-can-get-probation/feed/ 0 iStockphoto 2012 Primary Election Results http://newstalk1290.com/2012-primary-election-results/ http://newstalk1290.com/2012-primary-election-results/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 02:58:36 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=47802 Turnout for today's primary election was low by any standard.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/2012-primary-election-results/feed/ 0 Win McNamee/Getty Images City of Wichita Falls Opens Park for Tree Limb Disposal http://newstalk1290.com/city-of-wichita-falls-opens-park-for-tree-limb-disposal/ http://newstalk1290.com/city-of-wichita-falls-opens-park-for-tree-limb-disposal/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 20:16:40 +0000 NewsTalk 1290 http://newstalk1290.com/?p=47683 Last night's storm not only left some without power, but also left neighborhoods across the city littered with broken tree limbs. Click through to find out where to disopose of any tree debris you may have.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/city-of-wichita-falls-opens-park-for-tree-limb-disposal/feed/ 0 photo by Dave Diamond Voter Turnout is Light (so far) In Texoma http://newstalk1290.com/voter-turnout-is-light-so-far-in-texoma/ http://newstalk1290.com/voter-turnout-is-light-so-far-in-texoma/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 19:09:44 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=47652 Only around 4 percent of the county's total registered voters turned out to vote early.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/voter-turnout-is-light-so-far-in-texoma/feed/ 0 vox_efx, Flickr Fire Affecting Traffic on U.S. 287 North near Vernon http://newstalk1290.com/fire-affecting-traffic-on-u-s-287-north-near-vernon/ http://newstalk1290.com/fire-affecting-traffic-on-u-s-287-north-near-vernon/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 20:36:17 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=46889 The northbound lanes of US 287 near FM 432 west of Vernon are closed.

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