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Muskogee, OK – Mother of stabbed 4-year-old gives birth to son

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) The mother of a Muskogee 4-year-old who died after receiving 36 stab wounds earlier this month has given birth to another son.

Television station KOTV reports that Stephanie Lane gave birth about 11 p.m. Friday to Easton Lane at a Muskogee hospital.

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Stillwater, OK – STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Landry Jones matched the school record with 468 yards passing and threw two long touchdown passes in a wild finish to the Bedlam game as No. 14 Oklahoma beat No. 10 Oklahoma State 47-41 on Saturday night to forge a three-way tie atop the Big 12 South.

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Oklahoma City, OK – Whooping cough outbreak affects 66 Oklahomans

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma health officials are encouraging people to get whooping cough vaccinations during what federal officials say is the worst outbreak of the disease in 50 years.

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Jay, OK – JAY, Okla. (AP) - Two hunters from Checotah have drowned in Lake Eucha in Delaware County after trying to swim to shore when their boat began taking on water.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 15-year-old Colyn L. Jones and 35-year-old Jonathan K. Searles died about 5:45 a.m. Saturday and their bodies were recovered shortly after 9 a.m.

Authorities say four passengers in the boat were trying to cross the lake to go deer hunting and the overloaded vessel began taking on water about 30 yards from shore.

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Altus, OK – Mother, 2-year-old son dead after Altus house fire

ALTUS, Okla. (AP) A mother and her 2-year-old son have died after a house fire in Altus.

Altus firefighters responded to the blaze about 3:25 a.m. Saturday. The Altus Times reports that 27-year-old Stephanie Molina managed to get two children out of the burning house but when she re-entered the structure to get 2-year-old Jeremiah Molina, she did not come back out.

Investigators spent Saturday looking into the cause of the fire.

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Tulsa, OK – Tulsa mayor wonders why his name is on ORU letters

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Mayor Dewey Bartlett says he didn't know his name is being used on recruiting letters sent to potential Oral Roberts University students and thinks the practice should be ended.

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Tulsa, OK – Kinne has 6 TDs, Tulsa beats Southern Miss. 56-50

TULSA, Okla. (AP) G.J. Kinne passed for 406 yards and four touchdowns and ran for two scores as Tulsa outlasted Southern Miss 56-50 Friday.

Willie Carter scored three touchdowns for Tulsa (9-3, 6-2 Conference USA).

The Hurricane tied Southern Methodist at 6-2 for the West Division title but SMU owns the tiebreaker with its 21-18 victory over Tulsa earlier. Southern Miss (8-4, 5-3) was eliminated from the conference East Division race with the loss.

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Tulsa, OK – TULSA, Okla. (AP) Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan says he opposes a proposal that would allow Oklahomans to openly carry guns, but strongly supports the state's concealed-carry law. Jordan says an open-carry law could expose a gun that could be taken by someone during a confrontation and would make the job of police officers more difficult.

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Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com

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Tulsa, OK – Warm temperatures delay Tulsa ice rink opening

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Ice skating in Tulsa will be delayed for one day because of warm weather earlier this week.

Officials with the Winterfest festival say the 9,000-square-foot outdoor ice rink now is scheduled to open at noon Saturday, after previously being set to open Friday morning.

The Tulsa area, like much of Oklahoma, experienced unseasonably warm weather on Tuesday and Wednesday, with highs reaching into the 70s and 25-30 mph wind gusts.

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Oklahoma City, OK – Okla. unemployment rate unchanged in October

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma's unemployment rate remained at 6.9 percent in October.

The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reports that 121,510 people were unemployed last month, down from 122,080 in September. There were 122,680 people unemployed in October 2009.