Full-size, fully functioning AT-AT — this needs to happen

April 14, 2011 Kyle Buis

A Star Wars fan is trying to get support to build a full-size, fully-functioning AT-AT in Oklahoma City. I loved the idea of a Robocop statue for Detroit, but I love this even more. I worry though that once Oklahoma gets the AT-AT, it will roll through football rivals Texas and Nebraska, leaving Kansas as an unfortunate victim as the giant mechanical beast stomps through fields with a Husker bloodlust.

Despite that risk, you should visit the page and see how you can help. The Sierra Nevadas should keep us safe.

Writing and editing content for our news website (CBS13.com) and social media channels. This was most recently spotlighted in our coverage of the Camp Fire in Paradise. I tracked evacuation orders and fire updates through multiple agencies while fielding questions from the public.
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Writing, editing and gathering information in breaking news situations, including the Oroville Dam Spillway evacuations.
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