By KWGS News

Sand Springs, OK – Highway 412 looked like a demolition derby this morning near the Keystone Dam. Freezing fog made an overpass on the highway, near 177th West Avenue extremely slick. Cars came upon the slick overpass without warning.

At least 20-cars were involved in the chain reaction crash. The expressway was shut down for over two hours.

EMSA transported four people to Tulsa hospitals from the crash site.

By John Durkee

Tulsa, OK – Hear a quick review of Wednesday morning's top local stories

By Associated Press

Oklahoma City, OK – Gov. candidates spend $663K in 4Q of 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The 2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial campaign hasn't yet heated up, but the top candidates still are shelling out plenty of money.

The latest contribution and expenditure reports filed late Monday show the candidates combined to spend $663,000 during the last quarter of 2009.

To date, the campaigns of the five candidates for Oklahoma governor have raised nearly $4 million and spent more than $1.9 million in the race for the state's top post.

By Rich Fisher

By KWGS News

Hooker, OK – The war in Afghanistan has taken the life of an Oklahoma native. Army Captain David J. Thompson was killed during combat operations in the Wardak province in Afghanistan.

Captain Thompson was a native of Hooker, Oklahoma in the panhandle. He was 39-years old. He is survived by his wife and two children. His parents live in Hinton, Oklahoma.

By Associated Press

Oklahoma City, OK – Agency merger plan faces obstacles

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Gov. Brad Henry is proposing that some state agencies merge to save money, but past efforts to do so haven't been successful.

Lawmakers as well as agency heads and the people they regulate have objected to the consolidation plans amid concern they might create conflicts of interest.

Henry's executive budget proposes merging 16 state agencies with others to make state government more efficient and cuts costs.

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – The Tulsa City Council discusses trimming back the Information Technology Department. The department has numerous division heads that make over $100,000 a year. The council is considering trimming the department's budget by $1.3 million. That would be about a 7.7% budget cut.

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – The Oklahoma Corporation Commission today announced a furlough plan to deal with budget shortfalls for the remainder of the fiscal year. Employees will take unpaid furlough days on February 12, March 19, April 9, April 30, May 14, May 28, June 1, and June 25. All Commission offices will be closed on those days.

OCC Director of Administration Brooks Mitchell stressed the plan is subject to change, depending on changes in the agency's funding.

By KWGS News

Tulsa, Ok – Last night at 8:45 Tulsa Police Officer W. Wolthuis, who had recently been transferred to the field from the Special Investigations Division, conducted a traffic stop at 1400 E Jasper St. The driver of the vehicle speeds away and parked in the driveway of 904 N Quincy.

By Associated Press

Jones, OK – JONES, Okla. (AP) Another earthquake has struck near Jones in eastern Oklahoma County.

According to the U.S. and Oklahoma Geological surveys, a 2.5-magnitude quake occurred about 3 miles southeast of Jones, or about 17 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, around 5:43 p.m. Monday.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

Earthquakes have been rattling the area for months.