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The local sports scene is offering plenty of alternatives to all of the folks going through recent NBA withdrawals. There’s probably nothing on the slate fully capable of replacing the level of excitement the Hornets generated, but area fans don’t have to sit around at home and mope. Baseball enthusiasts, who always have the RedHawks […]

Having announced plans for a women’s rowing program, the University of Oklahoma will join more than 80 other Division I schools already competing in varsity rowing, a sport traditionally limited to the East Coast. Currently, the only other Big 12 schools with Division I rowing programs are:” Texas, ” Kansas and ” Kansas State. OU […]

With skate parks popping up around the metro, the city of Lindsay is establishing one of its own. “The idea started one Sunday when there weren’t many people in my Sunday school class,” Lisa Burch said. “We didn’t have a lesson, so we were just drinking coffee and talking. I’d asked if they’d seen the […]

When Gov. Brad Henry appointed Jim Roth to fill in the vacant Oklahoma Corporation Commission board seat, both the governor and Roth were making history. For the first time in state history, an openly gay public official is in charge of a statewide office. However, Roth feels that aspect to his appointment is insignificant. “I […]

It’s time for Oklahomans to take a serious look at the states criminal justice system was the message today at a state Capitol press conference with families who have suffered from wrongful convictions.   Led by University of Oklahoma sociology professor Susan Sharp, the group of families called on the Legislature to examine why Oklahoma has […]

On May 10, Dale Earnhardt Jr. officially announced he will leave his father’s racing team at the end of the 2008 race season. While Earnhardt Jr. realizes there might be some negative reaction from some longtime Earnhardt Sr. fans concerning his decision, he said he is walking away from Team DCI only and not his […]

In a study of the state Capitol parking lot, nearly half of all legislators prefer a car over a truck or SUV. Chevrolet and Ford are the most common vehicle brands. White is the preferred color, but just by a nose over black. Of the one-fourth of senators and representatives that likes a truck, the […]

The state Senate passed a bill today which bans the use of state facilities to perform abortions.   Senate Bill 139, originally written to create an umbilical cord blood bank, was approved by a vote of 34-14. The abortion language was inserted by the House, which passed the measure by a wide margin on Monday. […]

Compelled by the law and circumstances of the state’s case, Oklahoma County District Judge Twyla Mason Gray dismissed the murder charges against Curtis Edward McCarty and ordered his release on May 11. McCarty had been convicted twice for the 1982 murder of 18-year-old Pamela Kaye Willis:” His first conviction in 1986 was overturned due to […]

Oklahoma City council member Ann Simank announced today she is planning to run for Jim Roth’s soon-to-be-open county commissioner’s seat. Gov. Brad Henry announced May 14 Roth will serve as the state’s next corporation commissioner.   A council member since 1995, Ward 6’s Simank says the nonpartisan climate of the city council has helped Oklahoma […]