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The price of regular unleaded gasoline is headed into record territory. The price of regular unleaded jumped 18-cents overnight in Tulsa and no one can seem to explain why, other than to say  it is a supply and demand issue.

The price of regular unleaded increased to $3.82 per gallon. That is only 11-cents below the all time high of $3.93.  The price has jumped 50-cents in the past week.

In the local news:

• Gasoline prices in Tulsa are nearing record territory at $3.82 per gallon.
• The Mayor wants legislative action on the proposed OK-Pops Museum.
• What is causing Oklahoma's rash of earthquakes? Joe Wertz reports.

Sure, you loved "The Catcher in the Rye" at the age of 16...but would you still love it? You appreciated "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Cannery Row" way back when, but would that still be the case today? And on the other hand, if the plays of Ibsen or Shakespeare didn't exactly knock you out during that long-ago sophomore year of college, do you think they'd still miss the mark? Or might they be worth another shot?

A semi tractor trailer carrying concrete cinder blocks overturns this morning on westbound Interstate 244 near Utica Avenue. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Captain George Brown says OHP began investigation when they arrived to the scene. Authorities spoke with a witness that says the driver swerved to miss a ladder in the road. The semi hit a two to three inch ledge of asphalt while reentering the traffic lanes causing the load to shift. The trailer overturned sideways and lost the entire load.

The overnight price hike in gasoline jumps 15 cents. Over the last month gas prices have increased almost 50 cents. As it continues to climb,  local businesses are forced to maintain a strict budget.

Superior Lawn's Rachael Vanmeter says grouping customers into zones allows less gasoline usage.

For the second time is just days, the price of gasoline in Tulsa has taken a huge jump. The price of regular-unleaded increased overnight to $3.64 per gallon.

AAA spokesman Chuck Mai says the reason for the spike is difficult to pinpoint. Mai says rising prices for crude oil and tight gas supplies don't fully explain the increase and AAA is "puzzled" somewhat by the price.

The price of oil closed down yesterday $1.16 per barrel.

LANGLEY, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed after a ski boat crashed into a parked houseboat on a northeast Oklahoma lake.

The Grand River Dam Authority says the collision happened Tuesday afternoon on Grand Lake. Spokesman Justin Alberty says the ski boat was carrying eight people when it collided with the empty houseboat that was docked in Duck Creek.

Alberty says two people in the front of the ski boat were killed. Four others were taken to a hospital in Vinita.

Making Tulsa news this morning:

•  Voters approve TPS Technology School Bond.
• Two people are dead in Grand Lake boat crash.
• Gasoline prices take a huge Tulsa jump.

Voters in the Tulsa School District approve a $38-million school bond proposal. The bonds will be earmarked for technology and security upgrades for Tulsa Public Schools.

The measure, which needed 60% of the vote to pass, was okayed by 67% of the yes voter. However, less than 14,000 Tulsans voted in yesterday's special election.

Tulsa School Superintendent Keith Ballard thanked supporters on behalf of the school children at a watch party last night at the Tulsa Press Club.

On this installment of ST, we speak with Dr. Hazel Rose Markus, who is the Davis-Brack Professor in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and a pioneer in the field of experimental cultural psychology.