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8:01 am
Thu December 27, 2012

Man Found Dead in Makeshift Tent in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police say a man who is believed to be homeless was found dead inside a tent in southwest Oklahoma City.

The man's name has not been released.

Capt. Dee Patty told reporters the body was found late Wednesday afternoon behind a coin-operated laundry. Police say the man was wrapped in a blanket inside the tent.

The body was sent to the state medical examiner's office to determine the cause of death. Patty says foul play is not suspected.

Temperatures in Oklahoma City on Wednesday ranged from 13 to 28 degrees.

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7:58 am
Thu December 27, 2012

Reward Offered for Woolaroc Robbery

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The lodge at Woolaroc.

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Officials are offering a $3,500 reward for information about a robbery at the Woolaroc gift shop in northeastern Oklahoma.

Officials say a man robbed the gift shop shortly before closing Sunday night. Authorities say the robber fled with $4,500 in cash.

Woolaroc is a ranch, museum and wildlife preserve in the Osage Hills of northeastern Oklahoma. Its name is derived from three words — woods, lakes and rocks. The site is known for its Wonderland of Lights display each December.

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7:56 am
Thu December 27, 2012

112 lbs of Marijuana Seized in OKC Traffic Stop

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities say two men were arrested after a traffic stop in which police found more than 100 pounds of marijuana.

The Oklahoman reports that the pair was pulled over near Interstate 35 on Sunday for a traffic violation.

A police report says authorities searched their vehicle and discovered two cardboard boxes containing 100 bundles of compressed marijuana — or about 112 pounds of the drug.

The men were taken to the Oklahoma County jail on complaints of trafficking illegal drugs for distribution.

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7:53 am
Thu December 27, 2012

Mechanic Hurt after Small Plane Flips in Tulsa

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Jones Airport is near 81st and South Elwood

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Officials say all runways at Jones Riverside Airport in Tulsa have reopened after a small plane flipped over.

Officials say the incident happened Wednesday morning when the throttle on a Cessna 172 became stuck as a mechanic was moving the plane from one hangar to another.

Tulsa television station KJRH reports that the mechanic was taken to a hospital with cuts to his forehead, nose and fingers.

One runway was closed temporarily at the airport, which primarily serves private aircraft.

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3:39 pm
Wed December 26, 2012

Major Bridge in OKC to Reopen on Turnpike

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Signage marking the Kilpatrick Turnpike in OKC

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Officials say the Lake Hefner flyover bridge will reopen Saturday on the Kilpatrick Turnpike in Oklahoma City.

The bridge has been closed since October as crews rebuilt a support structure. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority says the project finished up 36 days ahead of schedule. Officials had initially planned for a 90-day closure.

The bridge carries an estimated 8,500 motorists per day from westbound Kilpatrick Turnpike onto southbound Lake Hefner Parkway.

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3:38 pm
Wed December 26, 2012

No Arrest Yet in Shooting Death of Enid Man

ENID, Okla. (AP) — Police in Enid say there have been no arrests yet in the weekend shooting death of a 24-year-old man.

Police Capt. Jack Morris says officers were called shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday to a home where they found Heath Crites dead of multiple gunshot wounds.

Morris said Wednesday that there has been no arrests and that detectives are not releasing other information.

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3:36 pm
Wed December 26, 2012

5 Reported Dead in Oklahoma City House Fire

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City firefighters say a woman and four children are dead after a blaze at a house on the city's northwest side.

City Fire Department Maj. Tammy McKinney says the children killed in the Wednesday morning fire range in age from 2 to 8 years old. McKinney says a man also is in critical condition at a local hospital.

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8:02 am
Wed December 26, 2012

State Sees Drop in Inmates on Monitored Probation

Oklahoma corrections officials are supervising fewer people on probation and parole after a change in the law that lets district attorneys keep track of more former prisoners.

Since 2006, the number of people supervised by the Corrections Department has fallen from 30,000 to 20,000. The state's 27 district attorneys supervise 10,000 inmates who had been charged with felonies and 27,000 with misdemeanors, according to The Oklahoman newspaper (http://bit.ly/VhdXYy).

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7:57 am
Wed December 26, 2012

Storm Causes Power Outages, Misses Tulsa

A winter storm packing a messy mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow knocked out power for tens of thousands of customers across Arkansas and is being blamed on at least one road death in Oklahoma.

Forecasters posted blizzard warnings for northeastern Arkansas, expecting up to 10 inches of snow and 40 mph wind gusts in a band from near Little Rock to the Missouri Bootheel. A blizzard warning for southwestern Oklahoma was dropped — but was replaced by a wind-chill advisory that warned of readings of minus-11.

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4:37 am
Tue December 25, 2012

Bulk of Storm Will Miss Tulsa. Hit Area South

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A Christmas Day winter storm warning for Oklahoma and Arkansas stretches from far western Oklahoma to northeastern Arkansas and the National Weather Service says up to 10 inches of snow is possible in some areas.

The weather service says 4 to 8 inches is possible in most of the region with the heavier amounts in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas and in northeast Arkansas.

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