Provides the latest RSS feeds for Oklahoma News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Oklahoma City News.net http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/cat/84aeba5e9b6e1230/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 15:14:15 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:14:15 -0400 30 ELK CITY, Oklahoma - Police in Elk City have arrested a 13-year-old boy accused of robbing a convenience store while armed with a knife. Workers at Spiveys Convenience Store told police a robber wearing a bandana over his face walked into the business around 6 p.m. Friday, May 17, waved a knife and demanded money. He took an undisclosed amount of money and ran out of the store. Witnesses saw ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214604006/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:44:40 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214604006/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A Tulsa teen was arrested for assault and battery on a police dog Saturday morning after a routine traffic stop ended in the recovery of a stolen ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214604004/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:44:40 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214604004/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 NORMAN, Oklahoma - Authorities have charged a University of Oklahoma student with computer-related crimes for allegedly changing his grades. Prosecutors on Thursday charged 24-year-old Roja Osman Hamad with five counts of computer fraud or unlawful use of a computer or system. ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214604005/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:44:40 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214604005/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214603892/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:12 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214603892/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Last fall, when Linda Mendez was offered discount phone service through a federal program for the poor, the San Antonio mom thought it was too good to be true. She signed up anyway. Mendez, 51, works the graveyard shift at a university gym, where she keeps the building clean and stocked with towels. She uses many of her cellphone's allotted 250 minutes each month to call the family's ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214604007/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:07 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214604007/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 http://is.gd/erahCW ) Hamad is accused of changing the passwords of six OU faculty members without their permission. Investigators say Hamad had access to the system through his campus ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214604051/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:28:41 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214604051/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 As of 10:30 a.m. Saturday, a moderate risk of severe weather is forecast for north and western Oklahoma this afternoon and evening.Oklahoma Cityand areas in yellow are under a slight risk for severe weather designated by the title ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214603379/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:40:29 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214603379/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 I never set out to be a role model but it's great to be one ; IN THE HOTSEATBetter known by his stage name Wretch 32, Jermaine Sinclair is a 28-year-old rapper from London. In 2011 his debut album Black and White sold over a million copies and scored three top five singles. His latest single Blackout was released this ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214603418/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:39:08 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214603418/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA - 2News reporter Liz Bryant shows how to eat a crawfish at the 2013 Crawfest. The festival features the very best of Cajun cuisine and live music on Saturday, May 18. Cajun Ed's Hebert's Specialty Meats located on 71st Street just west of Lewis Avenue hosts the family event from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Come and enjoy all your favorite Cajun foods like crawfish etouffee, crawfishboudin, ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602760/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:41:24 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602760/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Gov. Mary Fallin proposed a last-minute legislative change Friday to the state's Insure Oklahoma program that would direct $50 million in state tobacco taxes to pay for more than 9,000 people who are expected to lose their health insurance under the ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602715/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:41:21 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602715/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA - Emergency crews responded to a multi-car accident early Saturday morning around 2:45 a.m. on a Tulsa highway. A truck was stalled in the eastbound lanes of the Broken Arrow Expressway, just east of Memorial. A vehicle swerved to avoid hitting the truck, hit a retaining wall and then spun out. A second vehicle was not able to stop and rear-ended the truck. Police and fire were on the ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602801/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:41:21 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602801/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the hospital. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board will be at the site of ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602714/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:41:20 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602714/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Barrett Tryon Just in time for pools to open across the state, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have come out with a new study about what's lurking in that ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602716/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:21:54 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602716/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A man was killed in a two-car collision on a rural Rogers County Road. The early morning crash took place at the intersection of South 425 Road and West 590 Road about five miles east of ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602140/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:42:19 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214602140/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A stalled pickup led to a chain reaction wreck involving a Tulsa police car. It happened shortly before 3 a.m. on the eastbound Broken Arrow Expressway near Memorial ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214601597/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:39:28 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214601597/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Kashunda from Midwest City. Won $1,000 dollars in the We’ll Pay Your Mortgage Or Rent giveawaysponsored by RCB Bank. She plans on paying bills and going out to see Iron Man 3. You can play ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214601077/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:25 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214601077/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214599150/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:26:19 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214599150/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A man was arrested Friday at the Cannes Film Festival after firing a gun loaded with blanks during a live television interview, sending an Oscar-winning actor running for ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597888/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:17:49 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597888/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City celebrated students graduating from the fall, spring and summer semesters during the 2013 commencement ceremony at State Fair ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214598040/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:04:05 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214598040/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Bree Johnson, 7, daughter of Pam and Damon Johnson, of Edmond, decided that for her birthday on April 7 she would do something different this year. She asked for shoes for children in Africa. Bree and her family listen to KLOVE radio and had heard that kids all over the world cannot go to school unless they have shoes to fit their feet. Shoes for Orphan Souls is a national organization that ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214598041/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:04:04 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214598041/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 EDMOND -- John Ross Elementary School psychologist, Nicole Marler, has been named school psychologist of the year by the Oklahoma School Psychological Association. "I was shocked and humbled," Marler said. "It is quite an honor to be nominated by your peers." Marler has been at John Ross Elementary in the Edmond school district for three years. She served in the same capacity ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214598042/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:04:03 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214598042/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Gov. Mary Fallin says lawmakers must act before adjourning next week to approve legislation for about 9,000 low-income Oklahomans who stand to lose their health insurance coverage at the end of this ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597889/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:59 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597889/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Oklahoma is among 15 states to receive an 'A' grade in a 50-state analysis of disclosure requirements for political action committees, nonprofits and outside spending ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597890/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:57 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597890/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The Oklahoma Ethics Commission said it will begin assessing penalties this summer to almost two years worth of political candidates and committees that have failed to comply with campaign contribution and expenditure reporting ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597891/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:56 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597891/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said more information is needed about future electricity demand at Public Service Co. of Oklahoma before a compliance plan to deal with regional haze is decided by state environmental officials. A public hearing into the plan will go ahead ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597892/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:54 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597892/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 But they share a disease that afflicts one in 1,000 children. They both have arthritis. There are 3,500 Oklahoma children living with juvenile arthritis, said Sherri O'Neil, regional vice president of the Arthritis Foundation/South Central Region. That is one reason the organization is featuring children as special honorees for this year's fundraising walk. "Arthritis is a ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597893/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:53 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597893/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 "Home and Hometowns," "Technologies and Techniques," "Landmarks and Landscapes" and other sessions are planned, as well as "The Coffee Shop and the Corner Store" and "Genealogical Tourism: Connecting Family History to the Oklahoma ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597896/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:52 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597896/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The 40th Symphony Show House continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, featuring the work of 34 interior and landscape designers in almost 70 separate rooms and space at "The Trio in The Abbey," three new homes for sale in "The Abbey," a subdivision of the Fairview Farms neighborhood at NW 150 and Western ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597894/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:52 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597894/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 And so my two main worlds -- journalist by day, seminarian by night and weekend -- so coolly colliding since January, come back apart with the end of the semester and the end of my time of supervised ministry with Central Oklahoma Habitat through Phillips Theological Seminary in ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597895/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:51 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597895/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The St. Anthony Frank C. Love Cancer Institute will host a guided painting event open to cancer patients, survivors, families and the general ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597897/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:48 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597897/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Copyright ©2012 The Associated Press. Produced by NewsOK.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597901/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:43:46 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597901/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Known as CAMps, the volunteer mission opportunities are for students who have completed the sixth grade or higher. This is Community Action Missions' 14th year to offer CAMps, which provide young people "life-changing, community-impacting experiences," Executive Director Donna Hooper said. Participants aid community nonprofit organizations "and learn how to put their faith ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597908/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:43:25 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597908/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Eight Putnam City schools are participating in a summer food service program that will provide free breakfasts and lunches to children during much of ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597909/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:43:24 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597909/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Janet Anderson, of Oklahoma City, will walk Saturday in the Oklahoma branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness annual walk at Stars and Stripes Park at 3701 S Lake Hefner. She formed a team in memory of her son, Theo, who struggled with mental illness before his ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597640/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:43:22 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597640/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A 21-year-old Hofstra University junior was fatally shot early Friday in an exchange of gunfire between a suspected home invader and police who came to the house, officials said. Andrea Rebello lived with her twin sister in an off-campus house in ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597263/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:12:37 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597263/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The mining fields in Mongolia are booming like the shale plays in the U.S. And, like the boom wildcatter days in the Oklahoma and Texas oil fields, a Tulsa company is making and shipping equipment to another booming part of the ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597395/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:57:48 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214597395/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Court documents show that Jana and Doug Graves were visiting friends in Collinsville, back in February 2012, when the couple began arguing and left ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214596623/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:08:33 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214596623/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Broken Arrow moved fire station #2 to the south end of town back in December, closing a station that was 1,100 sq. ft and opening a station that is 11,000 sq. ft. They say they moved it to meet the needs of the development south of town, and that the city's other stations will help cover the old area where the station was previously, in the 2900 block of South Elm ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214596622/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:08:32 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214596622/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY –Since 2000, the number of hate groups across America has been on the rise. Experts speculate the movement is fueled by the ailing economy and an influx of ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214596532/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:46:02 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214596532/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Gasoline price jumps are difficult for Oklahoma gasoline retailers and convenience store owners because they tighten margins and make customers ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214596533/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:33:35 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214596533/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY - A 16-year-old girl was taken to the hospital in serious condition Friday, after being shot at an apartment complex near SE ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595873/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:02:02 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595873/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 At Spavinaw School, the kindergarten class prepped for their graduation ceremony, while tiles are still missing from the gym ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595875/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:02:02 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595875/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Deputies with the Seminole County Sheriff's office, along with OSBI investigators, discovered the body of 33-year-old Eric Stephens on the side of the road near State Highway 56 and East West ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595874/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:02:02 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595874/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The Seminole County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation with the discovery of Eric Stephens' body on the side of the road near Highway 56 and East West ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595809/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:28 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595809/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA - Booming. Resurgent. Thriving. All adjectives that could be overheard describing downtown Tulsa's continued revival. Thousands gathered Friday to celebrate the 41styear of Mayfest, a four-day arts and music festival in the heart of the city. For Tulsa history buffs, the occasion serves as a marker for the area's growth. C.J. Wells moved to Tulsa 24 years ago, when the downtown ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595876/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:28 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595876/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Thompson nailed a three-pointer, so the WNBA inching the line back this season is no biggie to her. The Shock are 0-for-10 from three-point range, however. The defensive three-seconds rule takes some adjusting as a viewer and with all of the bricks this quarter, it’s obviously not generating more offense as the league hoped. Seattle is up 24-21 with 3:29 remaining in the half. Hawkins has ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595845/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:56:24 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595845/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 KETCHUM -- The state medical examiner's office Friday reported the two friends who died in a Grand Lake boating accident died from blunt force ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595811/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:52 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595811/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Alexandra Hall, an Oklahoma State University graduate, doesn't regret taking out loans to pay for her degree. But when she went through an exit counseling session and saw "Total Owed: $37,000" flash across her computer screen, she did feel a bit of ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595813/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:50 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595813/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Oklahoma's jobless rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.9 percent in April, officials said Friday. The national unemployment rate also fell one-tenth of a point to 7.5 percent, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595812/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:50 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595812/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 EL RENO, Okla. – Becky Bryan's brother testified that his sister was trying to work on her marriage in the months leading up to the shooting death of her husband. Bryan is accused of fatally shooting her husband of 33 years, Nichols Hills Fire Chief Keith Bryan, in their Mustang home in September of 2011. David Reddick, Becky Bryan's brother, testified for nearly two hours ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595814/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:25 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595814/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 NORMAN, Okla. -As school winds down at the University of Oklahoma, most students ramp up efforts to improve their grades. Student Cyearah Hoursey said, ';I talk to the teachers and see what I can do for extra credit.'; But one OU student/employee used his finger tips, not his mind, to alter his transcript. Cleveland County court records show 25-year-old Raja Hamad is accused of ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595816/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:23 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595816/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 suspect holed up in a home that had just sold;the closing was scheduled for 4 p.m. that same day. Real estate agent Brent Boone said the buyers and sellers were on the way to the closing when news came someone was in their ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595815/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:23 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595815/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured -- some of them seriously -- authorities ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595057/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:00:03 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595057/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Officers say they've increased security this year. Visitors aren't allowed to bring ice chests or backpacks, and if you bring a large bag, be ready to have it ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595229/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:53:58 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595229/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Representative Jim Bridenstine teamed up with a Texas Democrat for what he says is the first bi-partisan push for federal term limits in more than a ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595230/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:53:58 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595230/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Todd Monken never envisioned Wes Lunt transferring to Southern Miss. And that was well before Friday's news that Monken's new school is one of many -- along with all schools from the Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and Central Michigan -- that Oklahoma State is blocking as potential destinations for the for the former Cowboys ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595155/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:40 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595155/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Billy Joe Dill skipped out of high school shortly before graduation so he could join the Marines in 1944. He was stationed in the Pacific until the war ended, when he returned home and started his life in Frederick. The school district surprised the 85-year-old with a diploma Thursday ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595156/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:39 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214595156/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 At least 20 people were injured Friday when two trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in Connecticut, according to CBS News, Fox News and ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214594313/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:05 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214594313/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 "I didn't even let them know when I had mine because I didn't want them to be upset," Howerton said of her initial decision not to tell her family about her breast ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214594495/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:03 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214594495/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MIDWEST CITY, Okla. – A team of volunteers helped give a little back to one of Midwest City's war heroes. An Iraq war Veteran, left disabled on the battlefield, received a home makeover on Friday. It was an emotional day for the Lozier family and for the last week, the family of three stayed in a hotel as their home was gutted and transformed. The upgrades are well appreciated by ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214594444/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:21:37 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214594444/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Three refineries in Kansas and Wyoming, which supply a lot of gas to Oklahoma and other states, are either down for unplanned outages or ramping up from ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593521/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:13 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593521/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 I know I've told people this before, but it bears repeating: if you are sending a check or some type of money through the mail, you have to take it to a blue mail box or drop it off at the post office. It may seem like a hassle, but it's much better than the hassle you'll face if a thief gets to your mail before the mailman ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593520/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:12 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593520/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 "We looked at it when we first started doing festivals, but it's way too expensive," said Shona Orr with Henna Chick. "There's way to much paperwork, and it's just not really the place we want to be," she said regarding their choice to set up a booth for their body art business at the Blue Dome Arts ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593522/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:34 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593522/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 BARNSDALL, Okla. - A Silver Alert has been issued for a 73-year-old Barnsdallman with Alzheimer's Disease. Law enforcement is looking for Kenneth Charter, who is described as a person "imminent danger." Charter went missing around 2:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Osage County Sheriff's Office. He was last seen wearing jeans and a brown Oklahoma Highway Patrol hat. He may be ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593621/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:21 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593621/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Travel season, an increase in the price of crude oil, and several refinery shutdowns are to blame for the spike. Outages and extended maintenance has curbed refinery output at refineries in Joliet, Ill.; Whiting, Ind.; Tulsa and El Dorado, Kan. "If you own the refinery that shut down; the prices are higher, but you're not producing any gasoline. So, it's not beneficial to you; ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593440/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:21 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593440/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA - With revenues up threefold in its first year, Tulsa's Elephant in the Room Men's Grooming Lounge will soon open salons in south Tulsa and Denver. Founder Justin Moore said he hopes this sets the stage for franchise sales. He also intends it to support an ongoing fundraiser for children without fathers. "We don't want to ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593623/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:19:03 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593623/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY – The price you pay for a driver’s license is about to go up. Lawmakers said the $12 increase is the first in 10 years. Some said they fear they will be paying more than just money with the increase. Officials said the fee increase will help generate about $8.7 million to help with long lines at facilities by hiring more clerks and equipment for law enforcement. ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593442/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:17 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593442/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Severe weather is likely this weekend and Monday. Be sure to prepare for the threat of severe storms and have multiple ways to receive watches and warnings. Severe storms are possible in western Oklahoma Saturday with large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes. We are expecting Sunday and Monday to be big severe weather days with significant tornadoes and large hail possible. The threat ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593443/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:16 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593443/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 JAY -- A Kansas inmate accused of killing a Delaware County woman almost 17 years ago appeared in court Friday and requested a court-appointed ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593444/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:59:49 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214593444/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The modern explosion of information driven by portable devices is coming into healthcare and providing new information about your own body. That's being folded into a new healthcare database that should help your doctor give better ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592340/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:26:09 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592340/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The frightening moments right after a deadly boat crash on Grand Lake were released by the Delaware County sheriff. The 911 calls show witnesses frantically tried to help the victims and ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592341/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:26:09 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592341/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 And now for the first time in almost two decades, the National Rifle Association is attempting to coordinate the recall of a top state legislator over his role in the passage of new gun restrictions in his state, CNN has ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592071/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:40 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592071/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 According to a press release from Enid Police, officers responded to St. Mary's Emergency Room early Friday in response to a report of a baby having numerous visible ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592257/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:36 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592257/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - A Broken Arrow man accused of flashing a woman and her daughter outside a grocery store and following them inside is awaiting his day in court. Sean Black, 40, was arrested Wednesday at a Reasor'sin the 1100 block of East Kenosha Street after police were called concerning the alleged exposure. According to Black's booking report, the mother told officers Black ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592342/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:31 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592342/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Backers of a museum devoted to Oklahoma popular culture say they're still hopeful state lawmakers will approve $40 million to help build it. A proposal to divert the money over four years for the so-called OKPOP Museum in Tulsa narrowly passed a Senate budget committee by a 13-12 vote on Thursday. The measure now heads to a similar committee in the House, where plans for ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592343/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:30 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592343/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The life prison sentences of two men convicted of first-degree murder have been upheld by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592446/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:09:42 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592446/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Dating sites have become enormously popular among the older generation in recent years. In fact, boomers and seniors make up about 20 percent of online daters today, and the numbers keeps growing. If you're interested in dating again or are just looking for a friend to spend time with, dating websites are an easy way to meet hundreds of new single people without ever having to leave home. ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592447/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04:23 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214592447/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Greg Estep, the Chief of Hydrology and Hydraulics for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said it's all about the water quality ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591180/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:17:03 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591180/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 On Tuesday, voters approved an extension of a One-Cent Sales Tax for county road improvements. However, it appears notice of the election was never published in any Rogers County ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591179/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:17:03 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591179/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 According to the Pawnee Public School District, it has accepted the resignation of a teacher who was apparently at the center of sexual misconduct ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591181/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:17:03 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591181/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Jerome Ersland sits in solitary confinement at the Joseph Harp Correctional Facility in Lexington. But his supporters say they haven't forgotten him and the fight to set him free is far from ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591183/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:17:01 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591183/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 As a result of the government-wide spending cuts known as sequestration, The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced it will close its nationwide offices next ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591182/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:17:01 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591182/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all ended higher Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 finishing at record levels. For the week, the S&P 500 added 2%, the Dow rose 1.5% and the Nasdaq advanced ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214590926/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:16 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214590926/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tulsa Tech and St. Gregory's University in Shawnee have finalized an agreement that will give Tulsa Tech students a chance to transfer credits toward a degree at St. ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591298/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:59:34 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591298/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Randy Moulder has been named superintendent of streets, traffic and drainage maintenance for Oklahoma City. Moulder, a 30-year city employee, was assistant superintendent under Mike DeGiacomo, who died in September. Moulder has been acting superintendent for eight months. His new job will pay $98,303 a ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591099/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:53 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591099/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Gov. Mary Fallin proposed a last-minute legislative change on Friday to the state's Insure Oklahoma program that would direct $50 million in state tobacco taxes to pay for more than 9,000 people who are expected to lose their health insurance under the program. Insure Oklahoma currently uses federal Medicaid funding, state tobacco tax revenue and payments from workers ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591098/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:51 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591098/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY – One woman has been taken to the hospital after a shooting at a southeast Oklahoma City apartment complex Friday afternoon. Officials are on scene at Madison Village apartments on the 4200 block of S. E. 52nd St. Officials have not released the woman’s condition nor her identity. Police have not confirmed what led to the shooting. They are searching for one suspect ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591101/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:14 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591101/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 CANTON, Okla. – One weekend a year the population of Canton, Oklahoma, triples. Hundreds of fishermen flock there for the annual Walleye Rodeo, the state’s largest and oldest fishing tournament. However, the drought is threatening to put this long tradition to an end. The water level is 13 feet below normal after 5 billion gallons weresiphonedto replenish Oklahoma City’s ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591100/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:14 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214591100/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 School officials say the drones are designed to fly into thunderstorms, including the super cells that spawn tornadoes and obtain meteorological data vital for weather ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589930/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:05:03 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589930/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Oklahoma City and western Oklahoma can expect stormy weather on Saturday. Northeastern Oklahoma will see its chances of severe weather -- including large hail, damaging winds and possibly tornadoes -- go up beginning late ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589932/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:05:02 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589932/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 There are several chances this weekend to check out works of art on wheels in downtown Tulsa. The ninth annual Tulsa ArtCar weekend runs through ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589931/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:05:02 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589931/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The victim told officers Cargile returned home and found him smoking inside the apartment in the 6200 block of South Douglas Boulevard. According to police, Cargile them hit the victim in the head with a Crown Royal bottle, leaving a 3-inch ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589857/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:20 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589857/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKC Barons fans, are you pumped up for the playoffs? We are giving away some great gear you can sport to the games in style. On Frugal Friday we are giving away shirts and other freebies to make you the envy of the hockey fans. Watch News Channel 4 at 6 p.m. for your chance to ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589858/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:24 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589858/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 CANADIAN COUNTY, Okla. -DHS contacted the Canadian CountySheriff’soffice about a possible abuse of a young child, which then prompted an investigation of a man who revealed several more of his victims. The Canadian County Sheriff’s office began to investigate James Alan Wall, which then revealed more than expected. ';We just went to the guy’s house and knocked on the door ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214590024/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:24 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214590024/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Theme park goers across the county are outraged because some visitors are using disabled patrons to get through ride lines faster. Disney is looking into claims that some park visitors are actually using disabled people to skip lines on popular rides and attractions. According to the reports, some visitors are paying as much as $1,000 a day for so-called ';disabled Disney guides.'; ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589860/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:23 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589860/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer took questions from readers in today's OKC Central Live Chat. You can join Steve's Q&A's on Fridays at 10 a.m. and submit your questions about the happenings in and around downtown Oklahoma ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589862/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:27:50 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214589862/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY - A Seminole woman was arrested after police say she stole an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper's scout car in Oklahoma City, on Sunday, May 12. According to police, just before 1 a.m., officers responded to the report that someone had just stolen a trooper's scout car in the area of S.E. 25th Street and Interstate 35. The car was last seen traveling south at a high rate ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588621/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:53:16 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588621/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has denied clemency for a death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month. The five-member board voted 3-2 Friday against commuting the death sentence of James Lewis DeRosa. He faces a June 18 execution for the stabbing deaths of 73-year-old Curtis Plummer and 70-year-old Gloria Plummer of LeFlore County in 2000. During the hearing, ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588620/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:53:15 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588620/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Saturday's jackpot will be the largest in the history of the Powerball game, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot that was split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588390/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:51:26 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588390/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Many Tulsa Country Club visitors understand that today's newly renovated clubhouse is not the original one. But neither was the two-story brick bungalow TCC replaced in ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588730/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:35:50 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588730/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The five-member board voted 3-2 Friday against commuting the death sentence of James Lewis DeRosa. He faces a June 18 execution for the stabbing deaths of 73-year-old Curtis Plummer and 70-year-old Gloria Plummer in ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588733/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:35:10 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588733/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Convicted criminals who maintain their innocence would have a way to seek DNA testing to help prove their cases under a bill that is nearing final passage in the Legislature and would eliminate Oklahoma's dubious distinction as the only state in the nation without such a ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588732/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:35:10 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588732/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY – School is almost out for most kids in Oklahoma and that means the start of summer vacation. But for some, it also means going hungry. Michael Morris is the executive chef for Putnam City Schools. ';It’s always fun to be in an elementary cafeteria and hear what kids have to say and make their day happy with food,'; he said. A new summer food service at ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588550/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:29:07 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588550/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Copyright ©2012 The Associated Press. Produced by NewsOK.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588554/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:15:02 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214588554/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Jerome Ersland was found guilty of killing a 16-year-old after a robbery at the Reliable Pharmacy on South Pennsylvania Avenue in May 2009. However, Ersland has thousands of supporters who say the shooting death of Antwun Parker was ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587139/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:07 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587139/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 An Oklahoma County Sheriff's deputy was driving in the 7600 block of Northwest 234th Street in Edmond about 8 a.m. Wednesday when he said he noticed a white Dodge pickup parked on the side of the road. The deputy approached the vehicle and said he found Talbott inside passed ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587140/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:06 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587140/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The Powerball jackpot has increased to $600 million for Saturday's drawing, making it the biggest jackpot in Powerball history. The estimated cash value of the jackpot is $376.9 million. Players have until 8:59 p.m. Saturday to purchase tickets for the drawing. The previous record jackpot was $587.5 million in November ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587211/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:02 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587211/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The Oklahoma branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will host its annual walk Saturday at Stars and Stripes Park at 3701 S Lake Hefner. Check-in is at 8 a.m. The walk begins at 9:15 ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587141/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:54 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587141/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY – Authorities are making progress in a 17-year-old murder cold case. In Jan. of 1996, 36-year-old Scott Penny was found dead in his northwest OKC home. The murder went unsolved for years until investigators matched DNA from a cigarette butt found at the scene with that of 50-year-old Dwayne Edmondson. Officials said they are now looking at another man whose DNA was also ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587142/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:28 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587142/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY – Shane Thomas arrived at court a free man, but he left in handcuffs. Thomas, a contractor, is accused of defrauding customers and stiffing subcontractors. He’s also a sovereign citizen, an anti-government extremist. Subcontractors and others say it’s not a question of if, but when Thomas strikes again. "He will take advantage of anything he can," ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587143/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:27 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587143/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 EDMOND, Okla. – Oklahoma County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after finding him passed out in a running truck Friday morning. Officials said they found 32-year-old William Talbott in asleep in a white Dodge pickup truck on the 7600 block of 234th St. in Edmond. Authorities said it took Talbott a few minutes to wake up and when he did, he told deputies he thought he was in ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587144/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:25 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587144/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A car fire is causing traffic hazard on N Broadway Extension Friday morning. The fire is at the Britton Road exit on Broadway Extension. Check NewsOK.com for ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587145/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:55:19 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587145/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 An undercover officer made an arrest at a Midwest City, Oklahoma, massage parlor. A woman was arrested on a complaint of offering to perform a sexual ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587146/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:55:00 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587146/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OSBI blood spatter expert testifies in Rebecca Bryan trial 05/16/2013 Testimony continued Thursday in Rebecca Bryan's murder trial. She is accused of killing her husband, Nichols Hills Fire Chief Keith Bryan, in their ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587147/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:54:57 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214587147/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Grand Lake boating victims died of blunt force trauma injuries Two died Tuesday when the boat they were riding in hit a 100-foot unoccupied ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585641/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:25:06 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585641/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Federal and state authorities are offering up to a $2,500 reward for information about the death and mutilation of an American bald eagle found in Sallisaw in March, ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585644/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:18:54 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585644/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The Tulsa Athletics take to the field for the first time on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The team will play at the old Drillers Stadium at the Tulsa Fairgrounds at 6 ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585642/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:18:54 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585642/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 As Tulsa prepares to choose its mayor for the next term, officials are reminding eligible citizens that Friday is the deadline to register to vote in the primary ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585643/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:18:54 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585643/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY - State officials say Oklahoma's unemployment rate dipped below 5 percent in April. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says the state's unemployment decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.9 percent last month. That remains well below the national unemployment rate of 7.5 percent. The commission says nonfarm employment rose by 1,800 jobs in April in ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585645/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:18:54 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585645/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Philbrook Downtown took a giant step towards its June 14 opening by installing a sign Friday morning. The satellite location will house some of the midtown museum's Native American art, modern and contemporary art ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585646/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:18:53 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585646/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Youth Services for Oklahoma City held a ceremony for 26 high school seniors at First United Methodist Church. The teens are part of a group that provides support for students who are homeless and need help making it to ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585541/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:59 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585541/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA - Thousands of people are expected to attend the 41st annual Mayfest in downtown Tulsa this weekend. Security officers are reminding festival-goers to keep safety in mind. More than 530,000 people are expected to attend and more than 100 vendors have set up shop. With so much activity, police say there is the potential for danger. Nineteen off-duty Tulsa police officers are patrolling the ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585647/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:54 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585647/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Some storms may fire in the afternoon hours of Saturday. Hail and winds are the primary threat. Potential tornadic storms could develop in the afternoon hours of Sunday in central Oklahoma. Be sure you've downloaded our KOCO tornadoes app for iPhone and Android and stay weather ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585542/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:53 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585542/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Sequoyah County Special Judge Larry Langley ruled Friday that Rex Robbins III should be bound over for trial in the beating death of 28-year-old Mitchell Nixon. The Southwest Times Record reports ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585769/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:57:34 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585769/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Backers of a museum devoted to Oklahoma popular culture say they're still hopeful state lawmakers will approve $40 million to help build ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585768/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:57:34 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585768/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says the state's unemployment decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.9 percent last month. That remains well below the national unemployment rate of 7.5 ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585770/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:57:33 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585770/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 An injury accident has been reported on northbound Interstate 235 at NW 23 Friday, according to fire radio reports. The wreck was reported at 6:50 ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585545/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:36:36 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214585545/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A huge increase in workload, rather than deliberate targeting, led to "foolish mistakes" and the political discrimination an inspector general's report found in the Internal Revenue Service, the outgoing commissioner of the agency said ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214583713/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:06:36 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214583713/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Some storms may fire in the afternoon hours of Saturday. Hail and winds are the primary threat. Potential tornadic storms could develop in the afternoon hours of Sunday in central Oklahoma. Be sure you've downloaded our KOCO tornadoes app for iPhone and Android and stay weather ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214583901/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:57:36 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214583901/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Minors would have wait to receive an abortion until after a written notice is sent to the girl's parent or guardian, according to the legislation. The doctor is then required to verbally inform the parents after the ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214583902/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:57:35 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214583902/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA - Tulsa Public Schools is feeding hungry kids over the summer with the return of the Summer Cafe program. TPS Child Nutrition Services sponsors the Summer Food Service Program to ensure no child goes hungry. During the school year, TPS officials say 85 percent of the district's students depend on free and reduced-price ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214583972/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:57:17 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214583972/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A man told police that a woman he met at a strip club Thursday attacked him later in the morning, leading him to strike her with a machete before smashing her head "to put her out of her misery," an arrest report ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214583903/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:17:21 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214583903/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The National Weather Service issued a Dense Fog Advisory until 10 a.m. Visibility was less than a quarter mile in many areas across northeastern ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582478/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:42:29 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582478/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY - Authorities are warning of a scam by someone pretending to be "jury duty coordinators." Residents in Oklahoma and other states have reported getting the calls questioning them about jury duty summons. The caller asks for the intended victims' Social Security number and date of birth to allegedly verify the information. Officials say jury duty is always arranged ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582477/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:42:29 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582477/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA, Oklahoma - Six people riding in a pickup truck were taken to a Tulsa hospital early Friday after it hit a light pole and rolled over exiting the Broken Arrow Expressway. Tulsa Police believe the use of alcohol led to the crash near at the I-44 exit ramp just before 2 a.m. Officers say there were seven people, five men and two women in the pickup initially. After the crash, a male ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582480/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:42:28 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582480/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Two teenagers are under arrest after leading Tulsa Police on a short chase late Thursday. During a foot pursuit at the end of the chase, an officer was bitten by a police ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582479/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:42:28 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582479/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The first congressional hearing on IRS targeting of conservative groups began Friday with the House Ways and Means Committee looking at what it called political ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582237/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:40:41 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582237/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA - Multiple people sustained injuries early Friday morning after a crash on a Tulsa highway. Police say seven people were in a pickup truck when it lost and flipped on the ramp from the Broken Arrow Expressway to I-44 eastbound just before 2 a.m. Two people inside the truck were ejected during the rollover, though officials say none of the injuries were life threatening. Investigators on the ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582481/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:40:34 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582481/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA - A woman is threatening to press charges against her son after he and a friend took her vehicle on a joyride, police say. Two 15-year-old boys are in jail after they crashed the woman's van. Police say the teens took off in the vehicle around 11 p.m. Officers tracked them down after the woman called police. They had crashed into a park gate near Pine and Olympia. "First day out ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582482/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:40:34 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582482/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Authorities are warning of a scam by someone pretending to be "jury duty coordinators." Residents in Oklahoma and other states have reported getting the calls questioning them about jury duty summons. The caller asks for the intended victims' Social Security number and date of birth to allegedly verify the ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582414/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:16:42 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582414/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 An Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month plans to ask the state Pardon and Parole Board to commute his death ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582415/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:16:41 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582415/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Kevin Barth Commerce Bank sees a solid economy in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and other surrounding economies, and the bank wants to have a bigger presence there, Commerce President Kevin Barth tells the Kansas City Business Journal. That desire motivated Commerce's parent company, Commerce Bancshares, to pursue the acquisition of Tulsa-based Summit Bancshares. The acquisition, announced Wednesday, ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214581611/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:03:00 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214581611/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA -- A group of Tulsa residents wants to change the name of the Brady Arts District after its namesake was linked with the Ku Klux Klan. Several people went before the Tulsa City Council on Thursday and said the city shouldn't be honoring Tate ... http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582416/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:01:30 -0400 http://www.oklahomacitynews.net/index.php/sid/214582416/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230