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By KWGS News

Tahlequah, OK – The Cherokee Supreme Court spends the weekend supervising a hand recount of all the ballots in last month's Chief's Election.

The winner has flipped flopped with each recount. This one appears to be no exception. It shows Chad Smith ahead by five votes.

The high court is expected to rule tomorrow.

By KWGS News

Washinton, D.C> – U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) today released a new report "Back in Black" that outlines how the federal government can reduce the deficit by $9 trillion over the next ten years and balance the federal budget. The 614-page plan was the result of a thorough and exhaustive review of thousands of federal programs.

By NWS/KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – 313 PM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

* IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA...ROGERS...
PITTSBURG...WAGONER...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...PAWNEE...
SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE AND HASKELL.

IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN.

By KWGS News

Langley, OK – It was a bounce back weekend at Grand Lake. With the Blue Green Algae scare fading at the lake, people returned to the waters over the weekend.

But merchants says it did not make up for business lost over the 4th of July weekend, with the Grand River Dam Authority advised people to stay out of the water.

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – A man is dead in Turley after being struck by a vehicle on Peoria. The man was pushing a shopping cart at near 61st and North Peoria when he was struck by a pick-up.

Over in Pawnee County---three people were killed when hit by a Pawnee County Sheriff's Deputy's squad car. The Deputy was running with lights and sirens at the time.

And just east of Stillwater on High 51 . Five people were killed in a head on crash.

By John Durkee

Tulsa, OK – Hear a recap of this morning's Top Local Stories from 98.5/KWGS:

By AP

Tulsa, Ok – 16 Oklahoma counties under excessive heat warning

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Sixteen Oklahoma counties are under an excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service.

The warning is in effect until 7 p.m. Friday.

Forecasters say high pressure will remain anchored over the central plains into next week, bringing an extended period of excessive heat. They say afternoon heat indexes will be in the 105-to-110-degree range and overnight lows will remain warm, providing little to no relief from the heat.

By AP

Tahlequah, OK – Cherokee chief election recount to resume Sunday

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A Cherokee tribal official says a second manual recount of the votes cast in the June 25 election for tribal chief has ended for the night and will resume Sunday morning.

Mike Miller, a tribal spokesman, says about 4,000 of the roughly 15,000 votes cast were re-counted on Saturday. It will resume at 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

By AP

McAlester, OK – Oklahoma death-row inmate dies in cell

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) Officials say a death-row inmate found dead in his cell at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester likely died from natural causes.

Prison security personnel found 51-year-old Elwood Jackson Jr. unresponsive in his cell Sunday. Warden's assistant Terry Crenshaw tells the McAlester News-Capital a prison doctor later pronounced Jackson dead.

By AP

Oklahoma City, OK –
Oklahoma multicounty grand jury to meet Monday

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma's multicounty grand jury is scheduled to meet for the first time since September.

Attorney General Scott Pruitt's Office says the grand jury will convene on Monday and take testimony on issues it is investigating until Wednesday. Testimony before the grand jury is secret and its meetings are closed to the public.