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Tulsa, OK – A preliminary hearing has been set for Tulsa Police Officer Travis Ludwig. In a court appearance at nine this morning, a not guilty plea to drug related changes was entered on his behalf.

He was arrested on September 22nd as part of an internal investigation after drugs were found in his squad car. The hearing for the 37-year-old Ludwig will be on November 20th.

Ludwig remains on suspension from the Tulsa Police Department.

By John Durkee

Tulsa, OK – Peoria is closed at I-44 for the next three months. The flood prevention project, coupled with the I-44 widening is taking a toll on business. Bob McKenzie owns CiCi's Pizza at 49th and Peoria.

He says the impact has already been felt when the on-and-off ramps were closed. Now, with Peoria closed, he says the impact could be huge.

McKenzie has tried to be pro-active by mailing his data base and sending out fliers to regular customers advising of the construction work

Oklahoma City, OK – State leaders were called upon today to immediately meet in special session to stop more than $7 million in budget cuts that will lead to the closing of senior nutrition centers statewide and imperil the lives of thousands of Oklahoma's oldest citizens, state Sen. Kenneth Corn said today.

By Marshall Stewart

By Denise Brewer

Jonesboro, AR – Used car for sale in Arkansas: a silver, 2006 Bugatti Veyron. With 500 miles on it and one previous owner.

The asking price is $1.25 million.

The Bugatti is one of only 200 of these cars ever made and one of only about 15 in the United States.

The car can reach a top speed of 250 miles per hour, but would run out of gas in 12 minutes and would wear out the tires in 15.

By Associated Press

Barnsdall, OK – 4 killed in head-on crash in Osage County

BARNSDALL, Okla. (AP) Three Ohio women and one from Michigan have been killed in a head-on collision on State Highway 11 in northern Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identifies the dead as 69-year-old Christine Fulghum, 85-year-old Martha Jacobs and Lavonne Gantt all of Toledo, Ohio, and 84-year-old Norma Otterstetter of Southgate, Mich.

By John Durkee

Tulsa, OK – The search is on for suspects into an overnight shooting spree in Tulsa. It happened just before three Sunday morning, when someone fired shots into a bar near 12th and Memorial. The bar was closed but employees were inside cleaning. Police report three people, including an off-duty Tulsa Police officer were hit. The officer was there to pick-up his wife who works at the bar. Police have no suspects at this time and detectives have been assigned to the case. EMSA reports the three victims were in serious condition.

By Associated Press

Tulsa, OK – 4 young children taken from filthy home

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Authorities have removed four children ages 10 and younger from a home described in an police report as a "danger to children."

Tulsa County jail records indicate 30-year-old Melodie Brooke Larson was arrested about 10 p.m. Friday after Tulsa police served a search warrant at the east Tulsa home.

By Associated Press

Tulsa, OK – Tulsa needs to cut $3 million more from budget

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Tulsa governmental leaders say the state's second-largest city will have to cut $3 million from its budget because of declining sales tax revenues.

Mayor Kathy Taylor says her management team will meet next week to consider possible actions. During the city budget planning process, a $2.9 million group of cuts was prepared in case the city's revenues continued falling.

By Friday, October 16 at 8 pm

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