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Man arrested for mother's death

4 hours 43 min ago
Police say the man stabbed his mother to death last year.

Chase ends with two people taken into custody

8 hours 6 min ago
It happened on the Kilpatrick Turnpike in Oklahoma City

Unemployment benefits to be sent electronically

9 hours 19 min ago
The state will no longer mail unemployment checks starting next month, instead opting for direct deposit or electronic transfer to a debit card.

Tickets, licenses could depend on health coverage

14 hours 8 min ago
State Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland says "inducements" to penalize people who fail to carry health insurance would help raise the number of people with insurance.

Tulsa man hit, killed by car

14 hours 23 min ago
A Tulsa man has been killed after walking into the path of a car on State Highway 51 near Hulbert in Cherokee County.

Wheat commission director to retire

14 hours 23 min ago
Oklahoma Wheat Commission director Mark Hodges is retiring to return to his family farm in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Pickens says lawmakers must create energy plan

14 hours 23 min ago
Lawmakers must be held accountable if they don't keep their promises of easing U.S. dependence on foreign oil, billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens said Thursday.

GOP Senate majority focuses on justice change

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 23:16
Senate President Pro Tem-designate Glenn Coffee said limiting lawsuit damages will again be high on the Senate GOP's list of priorities, along with tax cuts and education changes.

Cole bows out as panel leader

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 16:19
Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma says he decided not to seek another term as leader of the House GOP campaign committee for the best interests of the party.

Autism bill first of the 2009 legislative session

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 15:50
A bill to require insurance companies to cover diagnosis and treatment of autism in children is the first bill filed in the state Senate for the 2009 legislative session.

Heat pumps touted by Okla speaker

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 12:54
Oklahoma House Speaker Chris Benge has unveiled a plan for a 5 percent tax credit for the installation of geothermal heat pump systems.

Eatery in E. coli outbreak to reopen

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 10:54
State health officials and a Locust Grove eatery at the center of this summer's deadly E. coli outbreak have signed an agreement to reopen the restaurant.

Senator's plan would strip money from OU hospital

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 10:52
A Tulsa state senator's plan to fund state hospitals would strip about $15 million from the OU Medical Center.

Hospitals would pay fee to help pay indigent care

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 10:52
State Representative Lucky Lamons of Tulsa has filed a bill calling for hospitals to pay a provider fee to help pay the costs of treating the poor.

Another explosion at Leflore County scrap yard

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 04:23
Second explosion in less than a month at Yaffee Iron and Metal Yard.

Prices down, but consumer break doubted

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 18:48
Oklahoma consumers will not likely see their monthly utility bills fall much this winter, despite plummeting prices in the natural gas market in recent months, officials said Wednesday.

State union files lawsuit

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 18:23
The Oklahoma Public Employees Association has filed a lawsuit against a former employee and two others involved in the creation of a new group to represent Department of Corrections employees.

Altus man sentenced for bank fraud

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 15:32
Federal prosecutors say an Altus man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for bank fraud.

Utility prices expected to remain high

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 14:45
Oklahoma consumers hoping to see their monthly utility bills fall this winter as the price of natural gas plummets may be out of luck.

Number of children in foster care drops

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 10:46
The average daily number of Oklahoma children in out-of-home foster care has dropped below 7,000 for the first time in more than three years.