OU Briefs Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment ESPN anchorwoman to speak Thursday ESPN anchorwoman Linda Cohn is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Her speech is part of the...

UCO Briefs Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Miss UCO is crowned A sophomore from Owasso is the new Miss University of Central Oklahoma. Taylor Upson, an elementary education major, is now qualified to compete in the Miss Oklahoma pageant in...

City leaders mourn loss of ‘go-to’ guy Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment Former Oklahoma City Councilman Robert D. McCoy died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 72. McCoy represented Ward 1 from 1976 to 1985. He was an engineer and an attorney, which gave...

Butanol seen as way to end ethanol’s hold on biofuels Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 1 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Ethanol might reign as the king of biofuels, but several companies are betting that a close cousin may overcome some of its shortcomings. Butanol traditionally has been...

Was Todd Palin dissed, too? Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 14 The knives — long, short, and in-between — have come out with particular swiftness searching for Sarah Palin’s jugular. Unnamed aides to Sen. McCain have not just dished to the...

Ford feature will let parents set limits for teens Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Add a comment DETROIT (AP) – So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it.

Gulf Coast officials ask Congress for money Mon, Sep 22, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gulf Coast officials asked lawmakers on Tuesday for fast federal money for hurricane recovery and a minimum of bureaucratic red tape. Texas is looking at $11.4...

Professor Gets $1.2 Million Tech Prize Fri, Jun 16, 2006 HELSINKI, Finland (AP) -- The winner of a $1.2 million prize for his inventions in light and laser technology said Friday he will give away some of his money to promote research at...

China's growing pollution reaches U.S. Fri, Jul 28, 2006 MOUNT TAMALPAIS STATE PARK, Calif. -- On a mountaintop overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Steven Cliff collects evidence of an industrial revolution taking place thousands of miles away. The tiny,...

Oklahoma troops to combat illegal immigration Fri, Jul 7, 2006 More than 300 Oklahoma National Guard troops will be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to combat illegal immigration over the next three months, Gov. Brad Henry said Friday. The first troops -- 20...

Broken Bow plan for river questioned Mon, Jun 26, 2006 BROKEN BOW - The city of Broken Bow expects to earn up to $1 million per year from a hydroelectric power plant it plans to build on the Lower Mountain Fork River. But the project doesn’t come...

La. Faces Battle Against Mother Nature Fri, Jun 16, 2006 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Last year's hurricanes showed that nearly every part of Louisiana's long, circuitous and sinking coast is vulnerable to catastrophic flooding similar to what happened...

Council approves northside lift station Thu, Jun 15, 2006 NORMAN - After months -- some say years -- of controversy, the city council has approved construction of a new lift station to solve sewer problems on the north side. In a 5-4 vote Tuesday, the...

Work to begin on Muskogee mortar plant Wed, Jun 14, 2006 MUSKOGEE - Central Mortar and Grout LLC will begin construction today on a $12 million plant that eventually will employ as many as 30 workers, officials said Tuesday. The company, at Hancock...

Altus man elected health board president Mon, Jun 12, 2006 Ron Osterhout, a civil engineer from Altus, is the new president of the nine-member Oklahoma Board of Health. Elected last week as board vice president was Barry L. Smith of Mounds, and Dr....

Concrete canoes to compete at OSU Sat, Jun 10, 2006 STILLWATER - When it comes to canoe-building, concrete is not the first material that comes to mind -- for most people. But it's the main ingredient in a heavy competition among top college...

Shawnee sues to recoup nearly $5 million in losses Thu, May 18, 2006 SHAWNEE - The city of Shawnee has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to recoup as much as $5 million spent on failed improvements to its water treatment plant. The lawsuit filed this week in...

Launching the new Crosstown Thu, May 18, 2006 Oklahomans soon will begin seeing construction along the route of the new Interstate 40 Crosstown Expressway in Oklahoma City -- the state's largest transportation project. Officials gathered...

Engineers want to rebuild, but in stages Thu, May 18, 2006 While Americans watch the worst of New Orleans unfold on television and in newspapers, some experts insist that the great jazz city can be rebuilt, better than before. But cleaning up this mess...

New Orleans Facing Environmental Disaster Thu, May 18, 2006 As Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on Monday, experts said it could turn one of America's most charming cities into a vast cesspool tainted with toxic chemicals, human waste and even coffins...