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By Associated Press

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Gov. Brad Henry is meeting with a Taiwanese provincial governor to celebrate a 30-year sister-state relationship with Oklahoma.

A ceremony is set for Thursday afternoon at the state Capitol with Henry and Taiwan Province Gov. Jung-Tzer (JUN'-zer) Lin.

Oklahoma's sister-state relationship with Taiwan Province was established in 1980.

By Associated Press

Pink, OK – Okla. deputy shot 4 times, escapes serious injury

PINK, Okla. (AP) Authorities are still searching for three men in a pickup truck after a Pottawatomie County deputy was shot four times.

Sheriff Mike Booth said Wednesday night that the deputy's bulletproof vest prevented serious injury when he was shot during a traffic stop near Pink about 8 p.m. Wednesday.

By Denise Brewer

Tulsa, Oklahoma – Thursday's Top Local News Stories

By Associated Press

Oklahoma City, OK – Okla crews working to repair large hole in I-40

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Traffic is being diverted off Interstate 40 near downtown Oklahoma City so Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews can repair a large hole that opened up in the pavement.

By Associated Press

Idabel, OK – Plane with parachute lands safely after power loss

IDABEL, Okla. (AP) Two Ohio men escaped injury when the parachute-equipped airplane they were flying lost power and crash-landed in southeastern Oklahoma.

Idabel Police Capt. John Martin says pilot Charles Reynolds and passenger Charles Miller walked away unharmed after the plane landed in a field about 4:30 p.m. Monday. Martin says the two attorneys from Cincinnati were returning home from Texas when the plane lost power at about 11,000 feet.

By Associated Press

Tulsa, OK – Missing Okla mother, 5 children found safe

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Tulsa police say a woman and her children who hadn't been seen since Aug. 6 have been found safe in South Dakota.

Investigators were concerned about Monya Battiest and her five children, who range in age from 10 months old to 7 years old. Officer Leland Ashley said Wednesday tribal police located the family in Interior, S.D.

By Associated Press

Weleetka,OK – OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Funeral services are this morning in Okmulgee for four of six people who died in a house fire earlier this week in Weleetka. Services for 45-year-old Renee Buck, 32-year-old LaToya Renee Bush, 9-year-old Kurstyn Pelegrin and 10-year-old Triston Pelegrin begin at 10:30. Services for 3-year-old James Southern and 2-year-old Barbara Southern are pending.

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Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – A military honor guard stands at attention as the remains of Army Chief Warrant Officer Donald Wann is unloaded from a plane at Tulsa International Airport this afternoon.

Wann was killed in Vietnam, 39-years ago. His remains were only recently identified through testing done in Hawaii.

His family plans a celebration of his life Saturday at the Southeast Baptist Church in Muskogee.It will begin at 10 A.M.

By Catherine Roberts

Tulsa, Okla. – Relief organizations are active in Tulsa these days, even with reports that the recession is lifting. Hunger-relief organization Feed the Children recognizes the need some families face after months of holding on.

Three semi trucks in its Americans Feeding Americans caravan stopped in Tulsa today to deliver food, amenities and Avon products to needy families.

By Associated Press

Denver, Co – Judge dismisses Oklahoma City bomber's suit

DENVER (AP) A federal judge in Denver has dismissed claims by Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols that prison officials violated his constitutional rights by depriving him of a diet he requested for health and religious reasons.