Local & Regional

By John Durkee

Tulsa, OK – Hear a recap of this morning's Top Local Stories from KWGS:

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Broken Arrow, OK – Broken Arrow fire fighters to battle at lunch time today with an apartment fire.

It was just off the Broken Arrow Expressway east of 161st East Avenue. The fire at the Kenwood Hills Apartments caused considerable damage.

At least was one person was injured. The Red Cross is assisting those displaced.

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – Tulsa's new auditor is on the job.

Clift Richards was sworn in at one this afternoon, by Tulsa County Presiding District Judge Tom Thornburgh.

He was appointed to the position by Mayor Bartlett and confirmed by the city council after Auditor Preston Doerflinger resigned to join Governor Fallin's staff.

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Sand Springs, OK – He could have easily become an Oklahoma statistic! A Sand Springs man off his medication and armed with a nine-millimeter gun holds his parents hostage .

He eventually released his parents this morning and surrendered to the Sand Springs Police Department's Special Operations Team. Sand Springs Assistant Police Chief Mike Carter doubts there will be charges.

By KWGS News

Catoosa, OK – Another expansion for the Hard Rock Casino and Resort in Tulsa!

Plans were announcexd today for a another hotel tower will be built on the property near Catoosa. It will add an estimated 100-new hotel rooms to the complex. That will make it one of the biggest hotel operations in the area.

The complex is owned by the Cherokee Nation.

By AP

Ponca City, OK – Army Corps, Navy recover equipment from Okla. lake

PONCA CITY, Okla. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says a team has recovered a crane and other equipment that fell off a dam into Kaw Lake in January.

Officials said Monday a team of U.S. Navy divers from Washington state did a reconnaissance dive April 25 to determine the location of the equipment.

By AP

Konawa, OK – Oklahoma woman who overdosed on drug identified

KONAWA, Okla. (AP) Authorities have identified a woman who died after they say she overdosed on a hallucinogenic drug.

Seminole County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Todd Hignite says Anatasia "Stacy" Marie Jewell of Ada died Saturday after being taken to a Seminole hospital.

By AP

Tulsa, OK – Okla. House redistricting plan clears panel

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) While a legislative plan to redraw Oklahoma's 101 House district boundaries is being praised as a bipartisan effort, Democrats in the Senate are complaining districts are being drawn in secret with the help of a GOP political consultant.

The House proposal cleared another legislative hurdle on Monday when it was approved by House members on a joint conference committee with just one member dissenting.

By AP

Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma water plan to be discussed at meetings

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma Water Resources Board plans a series of meetings in southeastern Oklahoma to discuss the state's comprehensive water plan.

Policy and planning specialists will unveil early findings of the 2012 Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan. Meetings are planned on May 17 in McAlester, May 18 in Antlers and May 19 in Coalgate.

By John Durkee

Tulsa, OK – Hear a recap of this morning's Top Local Stories from KWGS: