http://www.tulsaworld.comThe latest news and information from the Tulsa World.5Copyright 2009, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.Jurors found Antonio C. Myrie Jr. guilty Friday of seven felonies — five counts of concealing or receiving stolen property and single counts of first-degree arson and second-degree burglary.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_298_0_Afrequ247452&rss_lnk=1BILL BRAUN World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:17 CSTThe wild mustangs Freedom, El Compadre and Felio were featured during the halftime show at Oklahoma State University's football game Thursday in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of wild hors ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_12_A15_DaleLi312959&rss_lnk=1AMANDA O'TOOLE World CorrespondentFri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:50 CSTShe is accused of leaving him unattended in a bathtub last week, and his death has been classified a homicide.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_0_Thedea893966&rss_lnk=1MATT BARNARD and NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff WritersFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:12:40 CSTPolice said cocaine was discovered in the officer's police car during an unrelated administrative investigation.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_0_ATulsa628240&rss_lnk=1OMER GILLHAM World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:25 CSTSix former Tulsa mayors and Mayor Kathy Taylor gathered Friday at the BOK Center to tape group and individual video interviews that will be part of the new Tulsa Mayors Library.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_0_Sixfor148591&rss_lnk=1BRIAN BARBER World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:58 CSTPolice have captured the two people they were for following a chase near U.S. 169 and Interstate 44.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_298_0_Police158502&rss_lnk=1NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:37 CSTAn Oklahoma man accused of hiring his handyman to kill a North Dakota dentist has waived extradition and will be returned to North Dakota to face a charge of conspiracy to commit murder.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_298_0_brbrFA693945&rss_lnk=1Associated PressFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:16 CSTProsecutors today filed six first-degree murder counts against David Allen Tyner in the Nov. 9 deaths of four people and two unborn babies.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_12_0_OKLAHO267985&rss_lnk=1NOLAN CLAY NewsOK.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:29 CSTThe district is receiving shipments of vaccine from the state, as well as some from the Tulsa City-County Health Department.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_0_TulsaP772421&rss_lnk=1ANDREA EGER World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:51:28 CSTA woman told police a man impersonating a police officer sexually assaulted her in Oklahoma City, and police today released a sketch of the attacker.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_12_0_OKLAHO863551&rss_lnk=1Staff Reports NewsOK.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:02:02 CSTCity workers are attempting to repair a large waterline break along 41st Street between Yale Avenue and Sheridan Road.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_0_Ctokrr851975&rss_lnk=1NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:38:34 CSTWhile three police officers and 16 other city workers remain laid off, the city is actively seeking to fill 26 positions, including one that has a six-figure salary.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_A1_Whilet245962&rss_lnk=1P.J. LASSEK World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:50:42 CSTThe former chief investigator for the state Medical Examiner's office has been bound over for trial on one count of sexual battery.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_12_0_OKLAHO909856&rss_lnk=1Associated PressFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:07:44 CSTAn Edmond man charged with embezzling funds from an Oklahoma association that helps abused and neglected children has been ordered to stand trial.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_12_0_OKLAHO944593&rss_lnk=1Associated PressFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:25:01 CSTSome Medicus employees asked Thursday to take a drug test to clear themselves as potential suspects in the investigation into missing narcotics at the city-owned ambulance service, City Manager Steve ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_12_0_SMNLoe589780&rss_lnk=1ANN KELLEY NewsOK.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:10:05 CSTA chance of rain is returning to Oklahoma's forecast for the weekend, although temperatures should remain mild.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_12_0_hrimgs365839&rss_lnk=1Associated PressFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:54:18 CSTMore than 40 whooping cranes have been spotted on or around the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge during the past week.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_12_0_WOODWA2803&rss_lnk=1Associated PressFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:53:28 CSTCintas Corp. and the widow of a former employee who is suing the company will have another chance to settle her 2007 wrongful death lawsuit against the nation's largest uniform supplier.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_46_0_hrimgs521213&rss_lnk=1JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS Associated Press WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:51:46 CSTThe state Medical Examiner's office says a man whose body was found inside the trunk of a burned vehicle in northeast Norman died from asphixial strangulation.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_12_0_NORMAN738385&rss_lnk=1Associated PressFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:47:48 CSTThe White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_13_0_WASHIN981590&rss_lnk=1RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:34 CSTOklahoma City University says it will create an endowed chair that will be funded with a $1 million bequest from the late wife of a local jeweler. http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_0_OKLAHO206764&rss_lnk=1AP Wire ServicesFri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:15 CSTFormer New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who many Republicans have been pushing to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning more toward a run for U.S. Senate, according to two party advisers.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_13_0_ALBANY667576&rss_lnk=1MICHAEL GORMLEY Associated Press WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 09:36:46 CST Dear Action Line: I was considering gift cards for my nephew for Christmas when I found gift cards from last Christmas in my wallet. Are gift cards really practical or would cash be more realistic? ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_15_E4_DearAc635545&rss_lnk=1PHIL MULKINS World Action Line EditorFri, 20 Nov 2009 09:11:47 CSTSix more people in Oklahoma have died from the flu, including one person in Tulsa County.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_17_A3_Sxmrep212697&rss_lnk=1SARA PLUMMER World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:35:54 CSTWalking through a simulated high school party wasn't an ideal Wednesday night for Delise Thomlinson.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_A3_Areahi116350&rss_lnk=1SARA PLUMMER World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:34:06 CSTA person in a chicken costume ruffled the feathers of Durango's city council as its members discussed rules for backyard fowl.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_13_A3_DURANG269349&rss_lnk=1AP Wire ServicesFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:33:19 CSTCity Councilor Bill Christiansen wants a legal opinion from the city attorney on whether the city can enforce an ordinance to prohibit police from taking police cars to their homes outside the city li ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_A4_Ctonio557753&rss_lnk=1P.J. LASSEK World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:31:05 CSTCalifornia tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_13_A4_LOSANG203423&rss_lnk=1AP Wire ServicesFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:30:38 CSTFour years after cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic countries are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_13_A6_Fourye135959&rss_lnk=1Associated PressFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:25:06 CSTFor his critics, President Hamid Karzai's inaugural speech Thursday struck all the right notes — sober pledges to get tough on corruption and strengthen his own security forces so foreign troops ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_13_A6_Afghan204211&rss_lnk=1KATHY GANNON & ELENA BECATOROS Associated PressFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:24:36 CSTThe Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education approved a voluntary buyout plan Thursday for its employees in the wake of declining state revenue.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_16_A10_OKLAHO423349&rss_lnk=1BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol BureauFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:19:08 CSTSixteen mannequins dotted the lawn near Oklahoma State University's student union, representing the number of people in the state who die each day from tobacco-related illnesses, according to University ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_12_A10_TheSer329910&rss_lnk=1AMANDA O'TOOLE World CorrespondentFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:18:07 CSTFederal health-care reform plans are a 'monumental mistake' that will increase health-care costs to unacceptable levels, the president of the State Chamber said Thursday afternoon.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_A10_Federa553859&rss_lnk=1SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:17:30 CSTA critic ofOklahoma’s foster-care systemcontends that reformwould not be possible if anappeals court grants thestate’s request to decertify aclass action against top childwelfare officials.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_16_A10_tworld458837&rss_lnk=1ROBERT BOCZKIEWICZ World CorrespondentFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:16:11 CSTA retrial of a Tulsa County murder case resulted in the same outcome for a man who again received a life prison sentence.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_14_A12_Aretri67605&rss_lnk=1BILL BRAUN World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:14:03 CSTA high school student who is accused of shooting a man to death during a drug deal was arrested Wednesday evening in connection with the slaying.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_A12_Ahighs837194&rss_lnk=1MATT BARNARD World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:13:22 CSTFive people safely escaped two house fires Thursday in Tulsa, and a third house burned while its residents weren't at home.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_A12_Fivepe352293&rss_lnk=1Staff ReportsFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:12:45 CSTPeople affected by suicide can attend the National Survivors of Suicide Day on Saturday at Oklahoma State University at Tulsa.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_A12_People182299&rss_lnk=1OMER GILLHAM World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:11:58 CSTA business' rezoning request was approved Thursday night by the city Planning Commission.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_78_A14_BROKEN176373&rss_lnk=1SUSAN HYLTON World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:11:17 CSTThe city's 11 department heads will receive stipends of 1 percent next month at a total cost of $8,700.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_78_A14_BROKEN184330&rss_lnk=1SUSAN HYLTON World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:09:05 CSTA new CEO for the Tulsa City-County Library system is expected to be hired by May 1 and will be paid $130,000 to $150,000 a year, according to an update given to commissioners Thursday.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_A14_AnwCOf825130&rss_lnk=1GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:08:21 CSTNew security measures will be in place starting next week at the Cleveland County courthouse. http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_0_NORMAN527333&rss_lnk=1AP Wire ServicesFri, 20 Nov 2009 05:37:12 CSTAuthorities say a Lahoma man was killed when his pickup truck collided with another truck on an Alfalfa County road. http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_0_GOLTRY199230&rss_lnk=1AP Wire ServicesFri, 20 Nov 2009 05:33:59 CSTTwo days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images. http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_13_0_TWENTY579593&rss_lnk=1ALICIA CHANG AP Science WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 05:21:56 CSTThe U.S. Senate approved a bill Thursday to provide benefits to disabled veterans and their caregivers after rejecting an amendment by Sen. Tom Coburn, who had blocked action on the measure.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_16_A1_WASHIN218926&rss_lnk=1JIM MYERS World Washington BureauFri, 20 Nov 2009 05:02:21 CSTSemGroup LP's 16-month journey through Chapter 11 should end in less than two weeks, a company attorney told a bankruptcy judge Thursday.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_351_E1_SemGro547971&rss_lnk=1ROD WALTON World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 04:46:39 CSTOh, this is just perfect — 3 p.m., and it's dark.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_206_A15_Obrhth531550&rss_lnk=1JAY CRONLEY World Staff ColumnistFri, 20 Nov 2009 04:05:13 CSTThe structure of Union Public Schools may look quite different in three to five years, with several big changes possible in the meantime.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_19_A15_Thestr465605&rss_lnk=1CLIFTON ADCOCK World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:27 CSTSenate Republicans on Thursday urged Gov. Brad Henry to call a December special session to deal with declining state revenues.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_A1_OKLAHO709654&rss_lnk=1BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol BureauFri, 20 Nov 2009 03:57:20 CSTBefore 4-year-old Jayden Perry climbed up into Santa's lap to ask for a motorcycle, St. Nick sprayed his gloved hands with disinfectant.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_11_A1_Jayden860626&rss_lnk=1SARA PLUMMER World Staff WriterFri, 20 Nov 2009 03:54:37 CST