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By Associated Press

Oklahoma City, OK – New rule intended to limit pseudoephedrine use

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is starting new programs intended to limit the illegal use of pseudoephedrine.

Pseudoephedrine is a key ingredient in making methamphetamine and is found in many over the counter cold medicines.

By John Durkee

Tulsa, OK – State Coffers are bare! That has lawmakers concerned about the future

By Associated Press

Oklahoma City, OK – OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Fire investigators in Oklahoma City are trying to determine the cause of an early morning blaze that killed three people at an apartment complex. Deputy Fire Chief Cecil Clay says two of the victims were found on the second floor of the two-story complex and the third was found at the bottom of a stairwell while six other people managed to escape

By Associated Press

Tulsa, OK – Man accused of killing to stand trial

TULSA, Okla. (AP) A man who is suspected of killing a businessman last year must stand trial on a first-degree murder count.

Tulsa County Special Judge David Youll ordered 23-year-old Terrico Bethel to stand trial at the conclusion of Monday's preliminary hearing.

Tulsa, OK –

The Justice Department has given the city of Tulsa the green light. The city may use federal stimulus funds to re-hire 18 of the 21 dismissed police officers. The officers were given a seven day notice and were still on the force. The city originally sought the grant to hire 18-new officers.

Mayor Taylor says the administration will look for additional ways to save money.

By Deadline: December 2, 2009

ON PUBLIC RADIO 89.5 HD1 – StudioTulsa's 2009 Autumnal Haiku Writing Contest has begun.

Three lines, seventeen syllables - 5, 7, 5 - you know the formula, and maybe you even recall reading them back in high school or college, but can you craft a compelling haiku or two of your own?

Taking our cue from a recent on-air rumination by our longtime commentator Connie Cronley, StudioTulsa announces its 2009 Autumnal Haiku Writing Contest.

Pencils ready? Here are the specifics.

By Rich Fisher

By John Durkee

Tulsa, OK – The Oklahoma Department of Transportation okays the second phase of the I-44 widening project in Tulsa. The $65-million contract is part of the two year project to widen the roadway between Yale Avenue and the Arkansas River. O-Dot's Kenna Mitchell tells KWGS News the work should begin after the first on the year.

Owasso, OK – A deer hunting accident takes the life of the Owasso Community Development director.

37-year-old Eric Wiles was shot in the back while hunting on his father-in-law's farm west of Muskogee. The accident happened over the weekend. The Muskogee County Sheriff's Department is investigating the incident.

He has been with the city of Owasso since 2002.

By Associated Press

Omaha, NE – Survey: Midwest holiday sales slump expected

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) A survey of business leaders and managers in nine Midwest and Plains states suggests holiday shoppers could be in a bah-humbug kind of mood this year.

Supply managers surveyed in the Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region expect holiday sales to decline by 1.6 percent from last year.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the monthly survey. He says a normal holiday season would see a 6 percent growth in sales.