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2/9/2010 NEW HOCKEY TEAM FOR OKC! An afternoon news conference is planned at the Cox Center to announce the launching of a new hockey team in Oklahoma City. Prodigal Hockey, owned by Bob Funk Junior, will be explaining the new team, the league they will play in as well as their affiliation with an NHL franchise. Read More
2/9/2010 ACCIDENT AT DEVON PARKING GARAGE A mishap at the Devon tower construction site in Downtown Oklahoma City provides for scarey moments. It happened at the parking garage where several concrete pillars came crashing down to the ground. The columns fell into an alley between the parking garage and the downtown library, just feet from two unsuspecting workers. The supervisor on the site says it was an accident. The accident shouldn't cause any significant delay in the parking garage construction. Read More
2/9/2010 DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD SEX OFFENDERS A bill advances in the state house that would make repeat sex offenders convicted of raping a child 6 years-old or younger for the death penalty. The bill by State Representative Rex Duncan receives overwhelming support despite a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision that such laws were unconstitutional because the death penalty in such cases violates the constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Read More
2/9/2010 FURLOUGHS FOR TROOPERS All employees of the Department of Public Safety, including troopers, are being told to plan for four furlough days a month beginning in March. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a plan for the budget shortfal which includes having troopers take four furlough days each month during March, April, May and June. Around 1,500 people are employed at the Department of Public Safety. About 90 percent of the agency's budget is personnel costs. Read More