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Oklahoma City, OK – Okla. health department reports boy with flu dies

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting the flu-related death of a Cleveland County boy.

The department's website says the boy was less than 5 years old and that he died during the week of Jan. 23 through 29 which is the most recent week reported.

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Miami, OK – Oklahoma Highway Patrol to remove SUV from river

MIAMI, Okla. (AP) The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says it will begin removing a sport utility vehicle from the icy waters of the Spring River.

The SUV slid off the Will Rogers Turnpike early Thursday, resulting in three deaths and five injuries.

Troopers would like to begin removing the vehicle on Saturday or Sunday, weather and road conditions permitting.

By John Durkee

Tulsa, OK – Hear a recap of the top local stories from KWGS News:

By Catherine Roberts

Oklahoma City, OK – Hear the comments of two democrat state senators:

Oklahoma City, OK – Gov. Mary Fallin delivers State of State address

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Gov. Mary Fallin says Oklahoma needs to improve its schools to better educate children.

Fallin made the remarks during her State of the State address Monday.

Fallin says lawmakers should restructure spending and educational programs in order to get more money into the classroom. She says that will require cutting down on overhead and educational bureaucracy by sharing administrative resources.

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – Public Works is still working around the clock with spreaders assigned to 35 specific routes totaling 1,750 lane-miles. Spreading and plowing routes are prioritized based on traffic counts. There are 118 secondary arterials. These streets are in neighborhoods and run the length of a square mile, between arterial roadways. Crews divided the city into west, central and east sections, and began clearing in the most populated areas within each section first.

Below is the summary of work:

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Oklahoma City, OK – Senate panel OKs plan to strip power from ed board

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A state Senate committee has approved a bill to strip power from the Oklahoma State Board of Education and give the state school superintendent complete control of the agency.

In a straight-party vote, the Senate Education Committee voted 12-5 on Monday in favor of the bill by Republican Sen. John Ford.

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Oklahoma City, OK – Okla. commissioner wants workers comp overhaul

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello is asking lawmakers to overhaul the state's workers' compensation system.

Costello appeared Monday before the Oklahoma House's Committee on Insurance. He's proposing repeal of the state's existing Workers Compensation Court system and replacing it with an administrative system.

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Oklahoma City, OK – Okla. Legislature set to convene, listen to Fallin

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma Legislature is set to convene.

The Legislature will convene formally at noon Monday and Gov. Mary Fallin will deliver her first State of the State address at about 12:30 p.m. Fallin is the state's first Republican governor in eight years.

In her speech, Fallin is expected to outline her priorities and present her balanced budget proposal to the Legislature.

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Tulsa, OK – Tulsa struggling to return to normal after snow

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Trash crews will be back on Tulsa streets this week as the city tries to return to normal after a 20-inch snowfall. More snow is on the way, however and schools in the area remain closed.