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By Associated Press

Oklahoma City, OK – Candidates for Congress, Okla. AG file on 2nd day

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Two candidates have filed for congressional seats and another has formally entered the race to become Oklahoma's next attorney general on the second day of the state's three-day election filing period.

Perennial candidate Jim Rogers of Midwest City filed Tuesday as a Democrat to run for a U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Tom Coburn. The 75-year-old Rogers joins three GOP candidates who filed Monday, including Coburn.

By Associated Press

Oklahoma City, OK – Okla. governor signs workers' comp bills

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Gov. Brad Henry has signed legislation requiring Senate confirmation of his nominees to the Workers' Compensation Court that was similar to a measure he vetoed last year.

Henry signed the legislation on Tuesday along with a second bill involving workers' compensation. They are among four measures that supporters say will help reduce workers' compensation costs in the state.

By Associated Press

Weleetka, OK – Okla. officials mark anniversary of girls' deaths

WELEETKA, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma law enforcement authorities say they are looking at suspects in the deaths of two girls two years after they were fatally shot, but they still need the public's help in solving the crime.

By Associated Press

Woodward, OK – 1 person burned in Okla. chemical fire

WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) Officials say one person was hurt when a flash fire erupted at a chemical plant near Woodward.

Woodward County Emergency Management Director Matt Lehenbauer says firefighters were called at 8:53 a.m. Tuesday about a fire at Deepwater Chemicals near the Woodward Airport.

By John Durkee

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

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – The sales tax collections for mid-April to mid-May, as reported by the Oklahoma Tax Commission today, are near levels reported for the same period last month and ahead of projections.

Although the sales tax collections reported in May had increased, the City's small decline was anticipated and is in line with projections for the next fiscal year.

By Catherine Roberts

By Catherine Roberts

By John Durkee

Tulsa, OK – Hear a recap of this afternoon's Top Local Stories:

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – C-S-I-Tulsa!

Tulsa City and County are filing for a joint application to hire four civilian crime analysts. The amount totals 665-thousand dollars. The City would get 627-thousand of that. The grant is from the U-S Department of Justice---in the form of a Justice Assistance Grant.

The grant appears on tomorrow morning's eight o'clock City Council agenda.