By Associated Press

Tulsa, OK – Execution date set for Tulsa Co. killer

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) An execution date has been set for a Tulsa County inmate convicted in the 1993 killings of a woman and her 6-year-old son.

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday scheduled a Jan. 14 execution for 60-year-old Julius Recardo Young.

Young was sentenced to death for the October 1993 murders of 20-year-old Joyland Evette Morgan and her son, 6-year-old Kewan Dontae Morgan. Joyland Morgan was the daughter of Young's girlfriend.

Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma's unemployment rate dropped slightly to 6.7 percent in September. That is an improvement of one-tenth of one percentage point from the previous month.

Compared to September 2008, the state's unemployment rate increase by 2.7 percentage points.

We are still better than the national average of 9.8 percent.

By Rich Fisher

By John Durkee

Tulsa, OK –
The cement is flowing!

Work started this morning on pouring new concrete for the 40-plus bridges along the inter-dispersal loop downtown. This is the first time in 40-years at new concrete has been poured on the roadway.

The work is still expected to take several more months. Then the road will be closed in the opposite direction.

By Associated Press

Tulsa, OK – State's expert wraps up testimony in poultry case

TULSA, Okla. (AP) A geologist in Oklahoma's pollution lawsuit against the Arkansas poultry industry has finally wrapped up testimony two weeks after he took the stand.

The sluggish pace of the federal trial was illustrated during the testimony of J. Berton Fisher, who first took the stand on Oct. 8.

By Associated Press

Tulsa, OK – TULSA, Okla. (AP) Officials at the Tulsa City-County Health Department say they're expecting about 10,000 more doses of swine flu vaccine.

The vaccine will be offered to high-risk groups that include children. Health officials say school official have been given information about school-based vaccinations but it's up to them to contact the Health Department to set up vaccination clinics.

By Hear the announcement and news conference here

Tulsa, OK – Tulsa County receives an A+ for transparency in government. The award is from the national organization " Sunshine Review" Tulsa County is one of only five county governments in the nation to receive such an award.

Oklahoma City, OK – Programs for new mothers eyed to reduce abuse

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) State lawmakers are looking at ways to reduce child abuse and neglect in Oklahoma by targeting programs for new and expectant mothers.

Members of the House Human Services Committee met Tuesday and heard from child advocates across the state about successful ways to target new families.

Oklahoma City, OK – Supreme Court plans court data merger

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The state Supreme Court has signed a $1 million contract with a Duncan company to prepare electronic court records from 64 counties to merge into one publicly accessible online system.

KellPro Inc. of Duncan currently operates On Demand Court Records with court filings and case information from 64 district courts and two tribal courts in the state.

By Rich Fisher