Short takes Updated: Sat, Jun 10, 2006 Sorry, Mrs. Denney Our apologies to state Rep. Lee Denney, R-Cushing, for using the male pronoun in referring to Denney's bill to ease restrictions on building refineries. Denney is a she! In an editorial Wednesday, we praised the bill and efforts by Denney and Sen. Mike Morgan, D-Stillwater, to encourage more... Read More

Dallas man sent to prison Updated: Wed, May 3, 2006 A Dallas man was sentenced Tuesday in Oklahoma City federal court to more than 10 years in prison for making money from the labors of underage prostitutes. Constantino Gutierrez Jr. earned the same 121-month sentence as co-defendant Shannon Marie Wild, who was convicted in January 2004 of five felony counts. Wild... Read More

Video vigilante arrested Updated: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 Brian Bates, an Oklahoma City man nationally known for shooting videotapes to drive prostitutes away from inner-city neighborhoods, is accused himself of arranging a transaction between a prostitute and customer so he could videotape the incident, authorities said Tuesday. He was arrested late Tuesday on... Read More