KOKC NEWS

BARONS PLAY TONIGHT!

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:03:00 GMT

The Oklahoma City Barons will face the Toronto Marlies, AHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, in the Calder Cup Western Conference Finals. The best-of-7 series starts this evening in Oklahoma City at the Cox Convention Center at 7 p.m. Game 2 is Friday night at 7 p.m. Tickets for Games 1 & 2 of the Western Conference Finals start at $11 and are on sale at 232-GOAL (4625) as well as all Ticketmaster outlets and online at ticketmaster.com

AIRPORT PARKING CHANGES

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:02:00 GMT

Starting Friday, the hourly parking at Will Rogers Airport will be relocated to a temporary location in an adjacent parking garage. The move will allow for repairs and upgrades to garage A, which currently accommodates short-term parkers. Visitors picking up or dropping off passengers at the airport, or those planning to spend a short time in the terminal will now park in the first level of Garage C, which is the five-story garage next to the surface parking lot.

TIME FOR A NEW MEDICAL EXAMINERS HQ!

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT

A state senator says the news that a larger cooler had broken down at the state medical examiner's office is just another reason why it's crucial to move forward with plans to construct a new facility. Senator Clark Jolley says the breakdown meant having to transfer 28 bodies to two refrigerated trucks. Jolley adds a proposed bond package would provide the funding necessary to construct a new facility to be located at the University of Central Oklahoma, giving the medical examiner’s staff access to state of the art equipment and enabling the agency to receive national accreditation

TRAVEL INCREASE EXPECTED

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:58:00 GMT

More than half a million Oklahomans are expected to travel during the Memorial Day holiday. Auto club AAA Oklahoma says that's up 2.2 percent from last year. But fewer Oklahoma residents will travel by plane this year. They also won't travel as far.