Wednesday 10th March, 2010

• Marion Jones starts new career in basketball

  The Tulsa News.Net

  Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones signed a free-agent contract Wednesday to play basketball in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) with the Tulsa Shock.

• Oklahoma's Famous Eagles Finally Pick Nest Site, Lay Eggs

  KOTV 6

  Sutton Avian Research Center staff members work on a trailer that sends live video of an eagle nest to the internet. Not the eagle's nest in the tree behind the trailer.

• Gay Tulsa Veteran: Time To End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

  KOTV 6

  By Dan Bewley and Scott Thompson, The News On 6 TULSA, OK -- says there are at least 28 active members of the military from the Tulsa area who are gay - seven of them deployed in Iraq. The group bel...

• Tulsa Releases More Email About JAG Grant

  KOTV 6

  By Emory Bryan, The News On 6 TULSA, OK -- The City of Tulsa has released another email from Chief of Staff Terry Simonson regarding the grant money used to re-hire Tulsa Police officers. The latest ...

• Bill would require 4 years of math for students

  KOTV 6

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma high school students would be required to take four years of mathematics before graduating high school under a bill approved in the Oklahoma Senate. The bill by Sen. Jam...

• CompSource sale bill dead for the year

  KOTV 6

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The author of legislation that would allow the sale of Oklahoma's workers' compensation insurance agency says the bill is dead for the year. Rep. Dan Sullivan of Tulsa said Wedne...

• Oklahoma's jobless rate continues to improve

  KOTV 6

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's jobless rate declined to 6.7 percent in January. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported Wednesday that Oklahoma's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate f...

• 3 law enforcement agencies get $1.1 million from car stop

  KJRH 2

  Deputy Merle Clack wouldn't mind a new ride, along with some tech upgrades to go with it."Newer radar units, they pick up a lot better than our old ones do," said Deputy Merle Clack with the...

• Increasing Safety Zones For Sex Offenders

  Fox 23

  Current law prohibits a registered sex offender from loitering 300 feet around these safety zones. Senator Jay Paul Gumm, D-Durant, wants to increase the safety zone for loitering to 500 feet.

• Oklahoma's Jobless Rate Continues To Improve

  Fox 23

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's jobless rate declined to 6.7 percent in January.The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported Wednesday that Oklahoma's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate f...

• Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Tulsa Shock

  Associated Press

  The disgraced sprinter once called the world's fastest woman was introduced Wednesday as the newest member of the WNBA's Tulsa Shock and she offered no apologies for her steroids use or her time in fe...

• Houston easily defeats East Carolina 93-80

  Examiner

  Houston and Memphis split two regular season meetings, with Houston winning 92-75 at home and losing 92-77 at Memphis."According to (some people), Memphis is already in the tournament," Penders said. ...

• Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Shock

  Examiner

  (AP Photo/Shane Bevel)Former sprinter Marion Jones addresses the media during a news conference announcing her signing with WNBA basketball Tulsa Shock on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Tulsa, Okla. Lo...

• Payne County Infant Mauled To Death By Dogs Is Identified

  KOTV 6

  Associated Press PERKINS, Okla. (AP) -- The state Medical Examiner's Office is releasing the name of an 8-month-old boy who was mauled to death by dogs near Perkins. A spokeswoman for the state ...

• Tulsa International Airport Conducts Security Drill

  KOTV 6

  Tulsa International Airport Wednesday afternoon. TIA officials say the drill involved a security breach in one of the airport's concourses. Special security gates in the terminal building at Tul...

• Franchising 'In The Raw'

  KOTV 6

  NewsOn6.com TULSA, OK -- A Tulsa entrepreneur is launching a franchise of a popular sushi restaurant. "In The Raw" is already a success story in Tulsa and has expanded to five locations in Oklahoma....

• Pharmacist waives preliminary hearing

  KOTV 6

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A former member of the state Board of Health accused of selling drugs used to make methamphetamine has waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Attorney General Drew Edmondson ...

• Bill to ban cell phone use while driving approved

  KOTV 6

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Using a cell phone while driving would be illegal in Oklahoma under a bill that has passed the Oklahoma Senate. The Senate voted 30-14 on Wednesday for a bill that defines distra...

• Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Shock

  Examiner

  (AP Photo/Shane Bevel)Former sprinter Marion Jones addresses the media during a news conference announcing her signing with WNBA basketball Tulsa Shock on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Tulsa, Okla. Lo...

• Disgraced athlete joins Tulsa

  RTE

  Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones has signed for Women's National Basketball Association franchise the Tulsa Shock. The 34-year-old won three Olympic titles in 2000 but was later stripped of her medals...

• Construction Begins On Next Leg Of Tulsa's Gilcrease Expressway

  KOTV 6

  NewsOn6.com TULSA, OK -- Construction begins this week on the next phase of the Gilcrease Expressway. This latest phase will be from the Tisdale Parkway to 41st West Avenue. The new stretch will be ...

• Tulsa Drillers Are Looking For Singers

  KOTV 6

  NewsOn6.com TULSA, OK -- The are once again hosting a talent search for individuals groups to sign "The Star-Spangled Banner" at selected home baseball games this season. Tulsa's 'Got Talent...

• Bobcat blamed for south Oklahoma power outage

  KOTV 6

  TISHOMINGO, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma Gas and Electric officials say a pole climbing bobcat is to blame for a power outage in southern Oklahoma OG&E spokesman Brian Alford says repair crews found the...

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