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By AP

Undated – Attorney wants to tap fund for Okla. trial

UNDATED (AP) An attorney for a woman accused of helping a prisoner escape wants to tap the state's lengthy trial fund and boost jurors' pay when the case goes to trial May 16.

By Associated Press/KWGS News

Oklahoma City, OK – In cold, Okla. governor to 'offend' Constitution

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Did she really say that?

Mary Fallin was sworn in Monday as Oklahoma's first female governor, but in reciting the oath of office she really didn't promise to "support, obey and defend the Constitution."

By John Durkee

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

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – The year-end rankings of the top arena venues worldwide based on ticket sales for 2010 have been released by Pollstar magazine, a leading industry publication. The BOK Center ranked #10 in the United States and #23 in the World. In both full years of operation for the arena, 2009 and 2010, BOK Center has finished in the top ten of the Pollstar rankings.

By AP

Tulsa, Ok – New Okla. gov says daughter to give up lobbying job

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma's new Republican Gov. Mary Fallin says her daughter Christina will no longer work as a lobbyist at the state Capitol.

Fallin said Tuesday it was "not in the best interest" of her daughter or the governor's office for her to continue her work as a lobbyist.

By AP

Oklahoma City, OK – Light streaks across sky in Arkansas, Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Authorities in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma both say they've received numerous reports of a bright light possibly a meteor passing over the area, although they're not sure where it might have landed.

By KWGS News

Tulsa, Ok – The bowl season is winding down. It will end on the highest of notes though, with this week's 25th Anniversary of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway.

Currently, 67 of the 260-ish entries are set to tackle the -mile indoor clay oval. The event is expected to pump an estimated $15-million into the local economy,

By KWGS News

Tulsa, Ok – Despite improving state revenue figures---the head of the Oklahoma Policy Institute remains concerned about the economy. David Blatt says the recovery is uncertain.

He says personal income in Oklahoma grew in the third quarter of last year, but the growth was less than the second quarter. On the other side the number of people getting food stamp type assistance declined in October for the first time in 30-months

By KWGS News

Tulsa, Okla. – The thick black smoke belching from the Holly Refinery this morning was caused by flares burning off excess product. The flares burned for about ten minutes as Holly crews were shutting down a processing unit.

By AP

Woodward, OK – Okla. boy rescued after tongue gets stuck on pole

WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) In a scene straight from the movie "A Christmas Story," an 8-year-old Oklahoma boy got his tongue stuck to a metal pole after he licked it on a dare.

Officials say when rescue crews arrived Tuesday morning, the boy was standing on his tiptoes, trying to wriggle his frozen tongue free from a stop sign pole across the street from Woodward Middle School.