Local & Regional

By Associated Press

Undated – COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Oklahoma committed three costly turnovers in last night's 36-27 loss to No. 18 Missouri. Two of the turnovers led to 10 points and the other squelched a drive deep in Missouri territory, and the third-ranked Sooners (6-1, 2-1 Big 12) also missed a chip-shot field goal.

By Associated Press/KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – Police: 1 victim in triple slaying had a drug debt

An affidavit filed by police says one of the victims in a triple homicide in Tulsa this month might have owed $20,000 ro a drug supplier.

23-year-old Joey Mike, one of the victms was connected with an unidentified drug dealer and possibly owed him the money.

By Associated Press

Arcadia, OK – Sign attached to billboard near Round Barn

ARCADIA, Okla. (AP) The owner of a billboard being erected next to a Route 66 landmark in Arcadia is halting construction after a sign attached to the billboard upset residents.

The billboard began going up earlier this month next to the Round Barn and critics say it obstructs the view of the highway landmark.

By Associated Press

Spavinaw, OK – McEntire donates $60K to rural Oklahoma school

SPAVINAW, Okla. (AP) Officials in the rural northeastern Oklahoma town of Spavinaw say a $60,000 donation from country legend Reba McEntire will help keep the local school district afloat.

By Associated Press

Oklahoma City, OK – OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma's unemployment rate dipped to 6.9 percent in September, one-tenth of a percentage point lower than in August. State officials report that 121,810 people were unemployed last month, less than the 122,800 who were without jobs the previous month.

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – Free Landfill Days for Tulsans are scheduled for October 23 and 24, at Quarry Landfill, 13740 E. 46th St. North. The City of Tulsa and the Tulsa Authority for the Recovery of Energy host this event and offer it as a service to City of Tulsa utility customers.

By Associated Press

Muskogee, OK – Handling of evidence after police shooting probed

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the handling of evidence following a deadly police shooting in Muskogee.

Muskogee County District Attorney Larry Moore says he asked the OSBI to investigate. Moore declined further comment.

Police chief Rex Eskridge told the Muskogee Phoenix that the investigation includes how evidence was handled and police allowing a city attorney to look at a piece of evidence.

By Associated Press

Caney, OK – Okla man killed in dump truck-train collision

CANEY, Okla. (AP) Authorities say an Atoka man was killed and a train conductor was slightly injured when the man's dump truck collided with a train at an Atoka County intersection.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 66-year-old George Wendell Maxey was driving the truck north on Folsom Road when the vehicle slowed but failed to yield to the Union Pacific train at a railroad crossing about 9 a.m. Thursday.

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK –

Mayor Dewey Bartlett announced today that following a thorough review of the two candidates interested in serving as Tulsa's next Chief of Police, the interview panel has decided to open the position to external applicants.

The Tulsa police chief position, which is currently filled by Interim Chief Chuck Jordan, will be posted online on the City of Tulsa's external job bulletin Monday morning, Oct. 25. The position will be posted for one week.

By Denise Brewer

Tulsa, OK – The City of Tulsa has been selected to receive a never-offered-before grant from the Environmental Protection Agency for a Brownfields pilot planning program. Tulsa is the only city in Oklahoma to receive the grant.
The grant will fund a pilot program highlighting the opportunities of redeveloping brownfield locations. The program will demonstrate how planning for the assessment, cleanup and reuse of brownfield sites supports the revitalization efforts of the areas surrounding the brownfields.