Tulsa, Ok – On 09/27/09, officers responded to 6907 S. Trenton Avenue #804, to investigate the death of a small child. Kai'den Terry, male, 7 weeks old, DOB 08/09/09, was found unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene. Kai'den's mother, Dominique Lee, 18 yoa, originally told detectives that she did not know what happened to Kai'den, but did admit to co-sleeping with Kai'den. Kai'den had small minor bruising on his lower legs near the ankles, but otherwise did not have any obvious external injuries to suggest a cause of death.

By Associated Press

Mangum, OK – Officials say gangs using cell phones in prison

MANGUM, Okla. (AP) Authorities say they believe gangs are smuggling cell phones to inmates in order to stay in contact while in prison.

Greer County Assistant District Attorney Eric Yarborough says he has seven pending homicide cases from inside the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite. He says each case can be traced back to a prison gang.

By Associated Press

Alva, OK – Man dies in Alva plane crash

ALVA, Okla. (AP) Officials say a man died when his small plane crashed near Alva while he tried to land in heavy fog at night.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the crash occurred just after midnight Sunday morning.

The highway patrol identified the victim as 44-year-old Darin Dean Moser.

Moser was the only person aboard the Cessna 310 twin-engine aircraft. The aircraft crashed about three-fourths of a mile south of the runway.

By Associated Press

Mangum, OK – Officials say gangs using cell phones in prison

MANGUM, Okla. (AP) Authorities say they believe gangs are smuggling cell phones to inmates in order to stay in contact while in prison.

Greer County Assistant District Attorney Eric Yarborough says he has seven pending homicide cases from inside the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite. He says each case can be traced back to a prison gang.

By Associated Press

Tulsa, OK – Police: Dispute over bulldogs led to man's death

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Tulsa police have arrested five people in the death of a 40-year-old man and say his death is the result of a dispute over English bulldogs.

Police on Saturday arrested 18-year-old Aldelso Shadrick Barnes, 18-year-old James Edward Alexander, 18-year-old Shanon Hunt, 20-year-old Jovan Caldwell and 18-year-old Sabrina Lee Cummings on complaints of first-degree murder.

By Associated Press

Oklahoma City, OK – Small earthquake recorded in Oklahoma County

SPENCER, Okla. (AP) A small earthquake has been recorded in eastern Oklahoma County but no damage has been reported as a result.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake occurred at 5:34 a.m. Saturday.

The epicenter of the 3.1 magnitude earthquake was about three miles northeast of Spencer and southwest of Jones.

The tremor occurred a day after a 2.8 magnitude quake was recorded at nearby Arcadia.

By Associated Press

Webbers Falls, OK – Webbers Falls mayor facing 15 felonies

WEBBERS FALLS, Okla. (AP) The mayor of Webbers Falls in eastern Oklahoma has surrendered to police on 15 felony charges of embezzlement.

Mayor Jewell Horne surrendered Friday afternoon on the charges filed a day earlier by District Attorney Larry Moore. A hearing was set for 9 a.m. Dec. 28.

By Associated Press

Del City, OK – Woman arrested after theft of ambulance

DEL CITY, Okla. (AP) The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a woman looking for her ex-boyfriend stole an ambulance and led troopers on a 50-mile chase from Shawnee to Del City.

Troopers say 28-year-old Mindy Jones was at the hospital for a blood test after she was arrested following for driving under the influence and hit-and-run. Officers say she ran from the hospital and drove away in the ambulance about 2:30 a.m. Friday.

By Rich Fisher

By Associated Press

Muskogee, OK – Mother of US Sen. Tom Coburn dies in Muskogee

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) The mother of U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn has died in Muskogee.

An official with Foster-Petering Funeral Home in Muskogee says 89-year-old Anita Joy Coburn-Harrell died Thursday in Muskogee. A cause of death was not immediately released.

Born in Drummond in 1920, Coburn-Harrell was married to Muskogee businessman O.W. "Bill" Coburn, who died in 1985. She married C. Clay Harrell of Muskogee in 1989.