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Tulsa, OK – TULSA, Okla. (AP) Plans call for wind turbines and solar panels to go up in three Tulsa County parks, to be paid for using $250,000 in federal stimulus money.

County Park Administration Director Richard Bales says he hopes the alternative energy sources will trim his agency's electric bills.

He says the parks that will receive the energy technology were chosen because their location made the parks accessible to the wind, and the windmills could be installed out of the way of the public.

By Rich Fisher

By Associated Press

Short, OK – 2 survive plane crash in far eastern Oklahoma

SHORT, Okla. (AP) Two people from Arkansas have survived a plane crash just west of the Oklahoma-Arkansas border.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 74-year-old Lawrence D. Harrod of Natural Dam, Ark., was piloting the two-seat plane and that Dustin C. Lane of Natural Dam was a passenger when the plane went down just after 6:35 p.m. yesterday.

The OHP says Harrod suffered minor injuries and Lane wasn't hurt.

By Associated Press

Durant, OK – Police puzzle over marijuana on road

DURANT, Okla. (AP) Durant police responding to a call that "shrubs" were on a roadway found about more than 200 high-grade marijuana plants.

Local drug task force supervisor Chuck Carroll said he'd never seen anything quite like the estimated $500,000 worth of marijuana that was tossed on a Bryant County road last Tuesday.

Tulsa, OK – The Tulsa World has released the results of its latest Oklahoma Poll, just ahead of Tuesday's crowded field for mayor of Tulsa.

Winning for the Republicans with 53% of the vote was Dewey Bartlett Junior. His closest competitor was Chris Medlock with 15%. Medlock is the only other candidate, from either party, to reach double digits. 39% however, refused to answer.
For the Democrats the winner was Tom Adelson. He won with 54% of the vote. 21% declined to answer.

By 911 Phone call from suvivor

Tulsa, OK – The Tulsa Police Report:

By Friday, September 11 at 8:00 PM

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Dond Du Lac, WI – Merc union approves wage and concessions

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) The union at Mercury Marine says its workers have approved a contentious package of wage and benefit concessions the boat-engine maker says it needs to keep 850 jobs from moving to Oklahoma.

Russ Krings of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers did not disclose the exact vote following two days of balloting that ended Friday. The company says it accepts the results.