﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='/site/rss/rss.xsl' media='screen'?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>TulsaWorld.com - Local</title><link>http://www.tulsaworld.com</link><description>The latest news and information from the Tulsa World.</description><ttl>5</ttl><copyright>Copyright 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.</copyright><item><title>Broken Arrow downtown projects are proceeding smoothly</title><description>Downtown TIF district projects are complete, soon to be underway or set to start next year while the sales and property tax revenues to fund them are meeting the city's debt obligations.</description><link>/article.aspx/Broken_Arrow_downtown_projects_are_proceeding_smoothly/20130518_11_A17_BROKEN987207?rss_lnk=11</link><author>SUSAN HYLTON World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 08:38:44 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creative cars peel into Tulsa for ArtCar Weekend</title><description>Hundreds of children at Tulsa grade schools and the residents of a recovering local apartment complex received a colorful and welcome surprise on Friday.</description><link>/article.aspx/Creative_cars_peel_into_Tulsa_for_ArtCar_Weekend/20130518_11_A17_CUTLIN585906?rss_lnk=11</link><author>SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 08:38:39 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_p1artcars0518_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall</title><description>Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened the day her husband fell to his death from the couple's high-rise apartment at the University ...</description><link>/article.aspx/Amber_Hilberling_discusses_husbands_fatal_fall/20130518_11_A17_AmberH143501?rss_lnk=11</link><author>DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 08:11:33 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_AmberNo1_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Tulsa library system budget takes hit from property tax cut</title><description>The Tulsa City-County Library has cut more than $800,000 from its proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2013-14 after State Question 766, which passed last year, reduced the amount of property tax ...</description><link>/article.aspx/Tulsa_library_system_budget_takes_hit_from_property/20130518_11_A1_TheTul750027?rss_lnk=11</link><author>SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 08:11:28 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fighting injuries: Fire chief responds to high number of workers comp claims</title><description>The Fire Department's injury incident rate in 2011 was four times the national rate, with more than one injury for every two firefighters.  </description><link>/article.aspx/Fighting_injuries_Fire_chief_responds_to_high_number/20130518_11_A1_CUTLIN418894?rss_lnk=11</link><author>ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 07:49:43 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_p1FireComp0518_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>TPD chief: Inmate definitions shouldn't change to raise money for Tulsa Jail</title><description>County officials say expanding the definition and increasing the cost per municipal inmate would result in the city's paying $2.7 million a year to the county. The city currently pays approximately $400,000 ...</description><link>/article.aspx/TPD_chief_Inmate_definitions_shouldnt_change_to_raise/20130518_11_A1_Police964127?rss_lnk=11</link><author>KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 07:49:30 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_A1_AX135_0C50_9_article.JPG" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Fallin wants Insure Oklahoma reworked ahead of Affordable Care Act</title><description>'President Obama's decision to discontinue the federal waiver authorizing Insure Oklahoma is a disaster, and it is indicative of an administration that has no regard for any health-care solutions that ...</description><link>/article.aspx/Fallin_wants_Insure_Oklahoma_reworked_ahead_of_Affordable/20130518_11_A1_OKLAHO396699?rss_lnk=11</link><author>WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 07:49:16 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_A1_AX181_5A0A_9_article.JPG" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Hilberling case to be featured on NBC's 'Dateline'</title><description>Tulsa's hotly debated Amber Hilberling murder trial will be featured on a nationally televised news program Friday.  </description><link>/article.aspx/Hilberling_case_to_be_featured_on_NBCs_Dateline/20130517_11_A13_CUTLIN282829?rss_lnk=11</link><author>CARY ASPINWALL World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 07:44:08 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_hilberling0517_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Surgeon writes of his journey from grief to life</title><description>As a pediatric heart surgeon, Hisashi Nikaidoh has experienced his fair share of loss.</description><link>/article.aspx/Surgeon_writes_of_his_journey_from_grief_to_life/20130518_11_A15_ULNSHa318415?rss_lnk=11</link><author>NOUR HABIB World Scene Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:40:49 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_Nikaidoh0518_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Tulsa church keeps families together during worship</title><description>Children's church, youth group, Sunday school, and men's and women's fellowships have been part of the American church scene for generations.</description><link>/article.aspx/Tulsa_church_keeps_families_together_during_worship/20130518_11_A15_CUTLIN15447?rss_lnk=11</link><author>BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:40:16 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_Sommer_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Political candidates to be fined for delinquent financial reports</title><description>Candidates for political office in Oklahoma could soon be on the hook for a collective tens of thousands of dollars in penalties if they fail to file campaign contribution and expenditure reports as required ...</description><link>/article.aspx/Political_candidates_to_be_fined_for_delinquent_financial/20130518_11_A16_OKLAHO361576?rss_lnk=11</link><author>ZEKE CAMPFIELD  NewsOK.com</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:38:50 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa</title><description>The potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe to retire might have a longer wait than they had hoped.</description><link>/article.aspx/Sen_Jim_Inhofe_goes_unvarnished_for_speech_in_Tulsa/20130518_11_A16_CUTLIN600241?rss_lnk=11</link><author>RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:38:14 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_p3inhofe0518_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Huge Powerball jackpot spurs Oklahomans to buy up tickets</title><description>Giovannia Gonzalez can think of plenty to do with $600 million, but for some reason, ice cream for dinner sounds the best.</description><link>/article.aspx/Huge_Powerball_jackpot_spurs_Oklahomans_to_buy_up_tickets/20130518_11_A18_OKLAHO370967?rss_lnk=11</link><author>ADAM KEMP  NewsOK.com</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:35:35 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rehabilitated drug addict graduates from Women in Recovery to better life</title><description>In just a few years, methamphetamine showed Crystal Cunningham the highest high and took everything away.</description><link>/article.aspx/Rehabilitated_drug_addict_graduates_from_Women_in_Recovery/20130518_11_A19_ULNSrs316895?rss_lnk=11</link><author>MIKE AVERILL World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:34:52 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_p1graduation0518_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Tulsa World named Great Plains' Newspaper of the Year</title><description>The Tulsa World was named Newspaper of the Year in the 2013 Great Plains Journalism Awards on Friday.</description><link>/article.aspx/Tulsa_World_named_Great_Plains_Newspaper_of_the_Year/20130518_11_A19_TheTul330426?rss_lnk=11</link><author>Staff Reports</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:33:04 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trash board irked by City Council's not transferring its $250,000 payment to Legal Department</title><description>Members of the city's trash board are questioning the legality of a recent City Council decision not to transfer to the city's Legal Department $250,000 that the board agreed to pay for city legal services ...</description><link>/article.aspx/Trash_board_irked_by_City_Councils_not_transferring/20130518_11_A19_Member23063?rss_lnk=11</link><author>ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:32:36 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tulsan teenager convicted of murder in 'drug deal that went bad'</title><description>A Tulsan was convicted Friday of murdering a teenager who was shot to death in what a prosecutor categorized as a 'drug deal that went bad.'</description><link>/article.aspx/Tulsan_teenager_convicted_of_murder_in_drug_deal_that/20130518_11_A21_CUTLIN352986?rss_lnk=11</link><author>BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:31:59 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_Desjuante_Boyd_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Ginnie Graham: Programs help feed children in summer</title><description>Rose Craig knows that a kid is hungry when he asks about second helpings before taking a bite of the meal in front of him.</description><link>/article.aspx/Ginnie_Graham_Programs_help_feed_children_in_summer/20130518_11_A17_RoseCr613252?rss_lnk=11</link><author>GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:37:02 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lotteries</title><description>OKLAHOMA LOTTERY RESULTS FOR 05/18/13:</description><link>/article.aspx/Lotteries/20130518_295_A2_palign303895?rss_lnk=11</link><author /><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:09:21 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Corrections, clarifications</title><description>A Friday Tulsa World story listed an incorrect last day of school for Broken ArrowPublic Schools. The last day is Friday, May 24.</description><link>/article.aspx/Corrections_clarifications/20130518_11_A2_AFrida11312?rss_lnk=11</link><author>Staff Reports</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:07:48 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Will Rogers says</title><description>They used to raise presidents in Virginia, and now they just raise the fish that presidents catch.' - April 20, 1930</description><link>/article.aspx/Will_Rogers_says/20130518_11_A2_iTheyu952226?rss_lnk=11</link><author>Staff Reports</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 02:56:52 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_willrogersSIG_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Way back when: Today in history</title><description>India exploded an atomic bomb in an early morning underground test, making it the sixth nuclear power. H.N. Sethna, India's atomic energy commission, told reporters the explosion was 'an experiment and ...</description><link>/article.aspx/Way_back_when_Today_in_history/20130518_11_A2_CUTLIN955586?rss_lnk=11</link><author>GENE CURTIS</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 02:56:45 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130518_italyA2_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Local, State briefs</title><description>The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday upheld the life prison sentence of a man who was convicted in Tulsa County of first-degree murder for fatally shooting his uncle.</description><link>/article.aspx/Local_State_briefs/20130518_11_A21_hLifet858594?rss_lnk=11</link><author>Staff Reports</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 02:50:54 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Religion calendar</title><description>Tent revival with Pastor Tony Rogers of Holy Ground Evangelistic Center. 7 p.m. nightly through Friday, 36th Street North and Lewis Avenue.</description><link>/article.aspx/Religion_calendar/20130518_11_A15_hSERVI974864?rss_lnk=11</link><author>Staff Reports</author><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 02:45:57 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Missing Holdenville man found dead in Seminole County</title><description>Eric Stephens, 33, was found dead on a roadside, the OSBI reported.</description><link>/article.aspx/Missing_Holdenville_man_found_dead_in_Seminole_County/20130517_11_0_Thebod15421?rss_lnk=11</link><author>STAFF REPORTS</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:33:09 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_EricStephens_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>DATELINE TULSA: Amber Hilberling gets national spotlight from lock-up</title><description>She says she still doesn't know what happened when her husband fell to his death. </description><link>/article.aspx/DATELINE_TULSA_Amber_Hilberling_gets_national_spotlight/20130517_11_0_AbrHle807775?rss_lnk=11</link><author>DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:11:55 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_HilberlingI_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Charges filed in case of Tulsa couple accused of tying boy with belts</title><description>Investigators noted more than 30 injuries on the child that were inflicted with belts or cords.</description><link>/article.aspx/Charges_filed_in_case_of_Tulsa_couple_accused_of_tying/20130517_11_0_ATulsa800674?rss_lnk=11</link><author>DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:38:09 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_Eulalio_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Silver Alert issued for missing Barnsdall man</title><description>Kenneth Charter has Alzheimer's disease and has been missing since about 2:30 p.m.</description><link>/article.aspx/Silver_Alert_issued_for_missing_Barnsdall_man/20130517_11_0_ASilve271712?rss_lnk=11</link><author>DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:58:48 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Coming Sunday: Boone Pickens talks about his legacy, why he needs to make more money</title><description>With a net worth now estimated by Forbes at $1.2 billion, Pickens tells the Tulsa World in an exclusive interview that he plans to give more away. He says his charitable gifts to Oklahoma State University ...</description><link>/article.aspx/Coming_Sunday_Boone_Pickens_talks_about_his_legacy/20130517_11_0_Daysaw345197?rss_lnk=11</link><author>ZIVA BRANSTETTER </author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:58:11 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_BoonePickens_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Emergency repair approved for Turner Turnpike bridge</title><description>Work should begin later this month on the Oak Road bridge on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority said.</description><link>/article.aspx/Emergency_repair_approved_for_Turner_Turnpike_bridge/20130517_12_0_OKLAHO448388?rss_lnk=11</link><author>MICHAEL McNUTT NewsOK.com</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:55:36 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fallin asks lawmakers to save Insure Oklahoma before session ends</title><description>“Insure Oklahoma is currently delivering affordable health insurance options to 30,000 Oklahomans with a great deal of success. But rather than support this program, the president is dismantling it and ...</description><link>/article.aspx/Fallin_asks_lawmakers_to_save_Insure_Oklahoma_before/20130517_504_0_OKLAHO273145?rss_lnk=11</link><author>WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:34:43 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_fallinmug55555517_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>For Lanier fifth-graders, the end is just the beginning</title><description>It's called a fifth-grade promotion, but the ceremony Thursday for Lanier Elementary School's fifth-graders had all the earmarks of a graduation.</description><link>/article.aspx/For_Lanier_fifth_graders_the_end_is_just_the_beginning/20130517_11_A13_CUTLIN189387?rss_lnk=11</link><author>SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:50:38 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_p1LastDay0517_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Sallisaw man bound over for trial on murder charge</title><description>Authorities found the victim's body on Oct. 9, 1997, near Sallisaw. Sequoyah County authorities took a fresh look at the case earlier this year.</description><link>/article.aspx/Sallisaw_man_bound_over_for_trial_on_murder_charge/20130517_12_0_SALLIS294365?rss_lnk=11</link><author>Associated Press</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:52:39 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grand Lake boating victims died of blunt force trauma injuries</title><description>Two died Tuesday when the boat they were riding in hit a 100-foot unoccupied houseboat.</description><link>/article.aspx/Grand_Lake_boating_victims_died_of_blunt_force_trauma/20130517_12_0_KETCHU30130?rss_lnk=11</link><author>SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent </author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:49:30 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_twograndlake55517_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Woman sues city of Tulsa over drug case, claims police mismanagement</title><description>A woman whose drug conviction was vacated in 2011 filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Tulsa on Thursday alleging that 'an atmosphere of lawlessness' existed within the Tulsa Police Department.</description><link>/article.aspx/Woman_sues_city_of_Tulsa_over_drug_case_claims_police/20130517_11_A13_CUTLIN979385?rss_lnk=11</link><author>DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:49:20 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_WolfeBetty0517_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Warr Acres police arrest two after home burglary, manhunt</title><description>“The other one led them on a hunt for quite some time, jumping fences, hiding in houses.”</description><link>/article.aspx/Warr_Acres_police_arrest_two_after_home_burglary_manhunt/20130517_12_0_WRCEwe802875?rss_lnk=11</link><author>JULIANA KEEPING NewsOK.com</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:37:54 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_warracresmugs555517_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Oklahoma City psychiatrist fined $25,000 for letting students write prescriptions</title><description>He was placed on 30 months' probation and will not be allowed to supervise students studying to become physician assistants.</description><link>/article.aspx/Oklahoma_City_psychiatrist_fined_25000_for_letting/20130517_12_0_OKLAHO458702?rss_lnk=11</link><author>ANDREW KNITTLE NewsOK.com</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:33:12 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mayfest is healing to artist, former Broken Arrow resident</title><description>It should be a beautiful day to visit Mayfest with a weather forecast of mostly sunny and a high near 83.      ...</description><link>/article.aspx/Mayfest_is_healing_to_artist_former_Broken_Arrow_resident/20130517_11_A15_CUTLIN916211?rss_lnk=11</link><author>SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:31:47 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_p1mayfest0517_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Death row inmate accused in LeFlore County killings to ask board for clemency</title><description>He is scheduled to die June 18 for the stabbing deaths of an elderly couple in 2000.</description><link>/article.aspx/Death_row_inmate_accused_in_LeFlore_County_killings/20130517_12_0_OKLAHO552101?rss_lnk=11</link><author>Associated Press</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:23:26 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Officials report attempted jury duty scam in Oklahoma</title><description>The caller asks for the intended victims' Social Security number and date of birth to allegedly verify the information.</description><link>/article.aspx/Officials_report_attempted_jury_duty_scam_in_Oklahoma/20130517_11_0_OKLAHO449850?rss_lnk=11</link><author>Associated Press</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:21:46 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tulsa city councilors asked to move forward on use of Tate Brady's name in Tulsa Arts District</title><description>'I come not to praise Tate Brady but to help bury him,' Workman said. 'Action needs to be taken. I think that this is the time we need to move forward.'</description><link>/article.aspx/Tulsa_city_councilors_asked_to_move_forward_on_use/20130517_11_A1_CUTLIN127883?rss_lnk=11</link><author>KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:03:07 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_Bradymeet0517_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Tulsa killings continue at record pace; latest slaying is year's 30th</title><description>A man told police that a woman he met at a strip club Thursday attacked him later in the morning, leading him to strike her with a machete before smashing her head 'to put her out of her misery,' an arrest ...</description><link>/article.aspx/Tulsa_killings_continue_at_record_pace_latest_slaying/20130517_11_A13_CUTLIN77099?rss_lnk=11</link><author>JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:53:13 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_A13_ReynoldsJoshua0517[1]_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>KIPP Tulsa's inaugural class graduating from high school; most heading to college</title><description>KIPP Tulsa College Preparatory's motto is 'climbing the mountain to college,' and its inaugural class of fifth-graders are doing just that.</description><link>/article.aspx/KIPP_Tulsas_inaugural_class_graduating_from_high_school/20130517_11_A1_CUTLIN456968?rss_lnk=11</link><author>ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:22:00 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_p1KIPP_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Revisions of A-F school grading formula pass Oklahoma House</title><description>'We have had a very, very, extremely bumpy road,' said Rep. Lee Denney, R-Cushing, the author of House Bill 1658. 'I've heard the same complaints all of you have.'</description><link>/article.aspx/Revisions_of_A_F_school_grading_formula_pass_Oklahoma/20130517_11_A1_CUTLIN650801?rss_lnk=11</link><author>RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:21:55 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_DenneyLee0515_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Senate panel OKs funds for pop culture museum, American Indian Cultural Center</title><description>In a surprise move, a Senate panel approved a measure Thursday to fund construction of a pop culture museum in Tulsa and another to finish the financially troubled American Indian Cultural Center and Museum ...</description><link>/article.aspx/Senate_panel_OKs_funds_for_pop_culture_museum_American/20130517_11_A1_OKLAHO106520?rss_lnk=11</link><author>BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:21:50 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Attic damaged in morning house fire</title><description>The home, near Pine and Marshall streets, sustained about $15,000 in damages.</description><link>/article.aspx/Attic_damaged_in_morning_house_fire/20130517_298_0_Thecau826731?rss_lnk=11</link><author>AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:52:29 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>TPD: Mom pursuing charges after son, 15, steals van</title><description>The teen was arrested after wrecking the van near Pine Street and Union Avenue.</description><link>/article.aspx/TPD_Mom_pursuing_charges_after_son_15_steals_van/20130517_298_0_Ayearo861569?rss_lnk=11</link><author>AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:37:05 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. House votes again to repeal 'Obamacare'; Coburn pushes bill against expanding Medicare</title><description>The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act  -  Obamacare  -  with all five House members from Oklahoma joining the majority.</description><link>/article.aspx/US_House_votes_again_to_repeal_Obamacare_Coburn_pushes/20130517_11_A8_CUTLIN236897?rss_lnk=11</link><author>WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:42:08 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_A8_17_p1Bridenstine0503[1]_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Broken Arrow student graduates with class despite profound disabilities</title><description>Nobody really knows what 18-year-old Mary Washer understands about walking across the dais at the Mabee Center to receive her high school diploma.</description><link>/article.aspx/Broken_Arrow_student_graduates_with_class_despite_profound/20130517_11_A9_CUTLIN435833?rss_lnk=11</link><author>KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:40:44 CDT</pubDate><enclosure  url="/articleimages/2013/Thumbs/20130517_p1Washer0517_article.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>Boat in fatal Grand Lake crash pulled from water as probe continues</title><description>The investigation into a fatal boat crash on Grand Lake could take as long as two weeks to be completed, a Grand River Dam Authority spokesman said Thursday.</description><link>/article.aspx/Boat_in_fatal_Grand_Lake_crash_pulled_from_water_as/20130517_11_A10_KETCHU822740?rss_lnk=11</link><author>SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:38:46 CDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>