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'A Gesture Of Kindness:' Oklahoma Man Reunited With Late Father's Military Medals

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A man hasn’t seen his father’s military medals in four years, but, has them back Monday night thanks to a kindhearted woman.

Kyle Arrington lost his storage unit that had the medals inside. The woman who bought it found the medals and held on to them until she found Arrington.

Kyle says he’s grateful to have this important piece of his family history, back again.

Arrington says getting these medals back restores his faith in humanity because the woman could have just thrown them away.

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He says when he lost his storage unit, he didn’t realize his father’s medals were inside it until he got an unexpected phone call.

“When it was explained to me what the mementos were I was absolutely floored because I thought I had the box accounted for and obviously I didn’t, and it was nice of her to hold it for so long and then to finally track me down to give it back to me,” Kyle said.

The woman who tracked down Arrington and returned the medals to him did not want to be identified. 

She told News On 6 that she knew this was something she had to do because she would want someone to do the same for her.

Kyle’s father was Sergeant Vincent Arrington and he served for more than three decades as a civil engineer in the Oklahoma National Guard.

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“My father was the type of person who was extremely loyal … If there was anything my father was good at, it was making worthwhile suggestions when it came to engineering,” Kyle said.

Sergeant Arrington earned a Berlin Airlift medal for dropping food to families in Berlin after the Soviet Union made a blockade to stop supplies. 

“Almost like a tear coming into my eyes to know that he was over there for two weeks away from his family and to help other people get fed,” Kyle said.

He said getting the medals back was amazing and that he knew it was not easy for the woman who bought the storage unit to find him.

“She found a piece of mail, found an address, tracked the address. Literally, I had probably five addresses since then so it took a lot of tracking,” he said.

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He says he will always be grateful to have them back because it’s nice to know people care. 

“It’s a gesture of kindness, of respect for the military, of what some people have in respect for families of the military,” Kyle said.

Vincent Arrington passed away in 2002, and Kyle says now that he has the box, he’ll never let it out of his sight again.





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Oklahoma State outlasts UCF in overtime, Houston next

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ORLANDO, Fla. –

The Oklahoma State Cowboys men’s basketball bounced back in a big way Tuesday night.

Anthony Roy scored 27 points and Kanye Clary added 23, including seven in overtime, as Oklahoma State defeated the UCF Knights men’s basketball 111-104 in Orlando.

The Cowboys controlled the extra period, finishing overtime on an 11-4 run and outscoring UCF 17-10.

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Clary played a major role in closing it out. He hit a key 3-pointer and went 4-for-4 from the free throw line in overtime to help seal the win.

The victory moves Oklahoma State to 18-12 overall and 6-11 in the Big 12, and gives the Cowboys two wins in their last three games after snapping a five-game losing streak. UCF, now 20-9 (9-8 Big 12), has dropped two straight.

Roy and Clary led a balanced offensive effort. Jaylen Curry and Christian Coleman each added 16 points, while the Cowboys shot 49% from the field (35-of-72) and 80% from the free throw line (32-of-40).

Themus Fulks led UCF with 22 points, while Riley Kugel added 18.

Late-game drama forces overtime

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The final seconds of regulation were chaotic.

With 24 seconds remaining, Isaiah Coleman threw down a dunk to give Oklahoma State a 94-91 lead.

But UCF answered quickly when Chris Johnson hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left, tying the game at 94-94.

Oklahoma State had a chance to win it at the buzzer, but Jaylen Curry missed a shot, and John Bol blocked Roy’s attempt, sending the game to overtime.

Cowboys respond after tough loss

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The Cowboys showed resilience after Saturday’s lopsided loss to Cincinnati.

The team traveled directly to Orlando following that defeat and was pushed through two intense practices by head coach Steve Lutz and the coaching staff.

The response was clear.

Led by Roy’s scoring and Clary’s clutch overtime performance, Oklahoma State delivered a gritty win and swept the season series against UCF

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Oklahoma City police are investigating after a man was shot near Yukon

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Oklahoma City Police are investigating after a man was shot near Yukon Monday night.

The shooting happened near Northwest 10th Street and South Yukon Parkway near the border of Yukon and Oklahoma City.

Police are on the scene, and officials said the victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the hip.

OKCPD said they have at least one person in custody.

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Oklahoma lawmakers consider bill to require annual fee for transmission lines on private property

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As consumer electricity needs grow, lawmakers are discussing strategies to ease the burden on landowners who don’t want the towers and wires carrying that energy on their property.

As it’s written now, the bill would require transmission owners to pay landowners $2 per foot of line annually. During the committee meeting, Murdock said he introduced the legislation to “start a conversation.”

“ This is an idea of, maybe moving forward, if the landowners are getting a royalty off of the power being pushed across their property, it may make it a little more palatable for someone to have a transmission line go across their property,” he said.

Landowners can enter into easement agreements with companies to set aside portions of their land for the builds. But in some cases, eminent domain is used to obtain a right-of-way.

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“ I’m not saying that this is going to do away with eminent domain,” Murdock said. “What I’m hoping is this just makes it a little more palatable.”

Murdock said he spoke with utility companies about the legislation, though he didn’t name them. The bill’s language could change after creating an alternative rate based on conversations with the companies, he said.

Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, said the bill could raise utility rates for consumers living in Oklahoma’s most populous counties if companies charge more to make up for the annual fee.

Murdock pushed back, noting the lines are necessary to deliver electricity to other counties.

“You understand that you flip that light on because — and have that ability to have electricity because — the people in my district have a transmission line that goes across them, getting you that power,” he said.

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