AP Wire News en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:20:14 GMT Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:20:14 GMT 5 iNEWS AP Wire Story Listing Generator http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/30db7603-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma City council has unanimously approved a proposal that could bring an American Le Mans Series Grand Prix race to the city as soon as next year. AP News www.okcfox.com-30db7603 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/3edb75e5-www.okcfox.com.shtml NICOMA PARK, Okla. (AP) -- The archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City has decided to close a Catholic church in the Oklahoma City metro. AP News www.okcfox.com-3edb75e5 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/35db752d-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An Oklahoma City man was arrested for breaking a window at the county jail after being told he couldn't use a tree to pay for charges to be dropped. AP News www.okcfox.com-35db752d http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/2ddb733b-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A federal appeals court ruling that a strip search of a woman in Le Flore County violated her constitutional rights is being allowed to stand. AP News www.okcfox.com-2ddb733b http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/37db7179-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma City council is set to vote on a proposal that could bring an American Le Mans Series Grand Prix race to the city. AP News www.okcfox.com-37db7179 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/37db6d82-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An Oklahoma woman has been sentenced to 20 years for allowing her slain 2-year-old daughter to be abused. AP News www.okcfox.com-37db6d82 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/28db6b41-www.okcfox.com.shtml PERKINS, Okla. (AP) -- Payne County authorities say an infant died after being attacked by a dog near Perkins. AP News www.okcfox.com-28db6b41 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/34db67aa-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A former state senator and current co-owner of the Oklahoma City RedHawks minor-league baseball team says he plans to launch a campaign for attorney general. AP News www.okcfox.com-34db67aa http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/37db678c-www.okcfox.com.shtml HAMMON, Okla. (AP) -- Authorities say at least five homes have been destroyed and other structures damaged by a tornado in western Oklahoma. AP News www.okcfox.com-37db678c http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/38db6435-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma City police say it was an eight-year veteran who returned fire during a weekend disturbance at a nightclub. AP News www.okcfox.com-38db6435 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/23db62bc-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A 59-year-old retired Oklahoma City business owner is the latest candidate to announce he's running to become Oklahoma's governor. AP News www.okcfox.com-23db62bc http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/22db62b8-www.okcfox.com.shtml NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- CIA Director Leon Panetta says America's counterterrorism operations are putting senior al-Qaida leaders under tremendous pressure. AP News www.okcfox.com-22db62b8 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/36db622b-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma motorists who drive without insurance could have their vehicles impounded under a bill approved in the Oklahoma House. AP News www.okcfox.com-36db622b http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/36db5f55-www.okcfox.com.shtml WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court will not tinker with a federal prison policy that prohibits death row inmates from giving face-to-face interviews to reporters. AP News www.okcfox.com-36db5f55 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/26db5f46-www.okcfox.com.shtml BLANCHARD, Okla. (AP) -- A man injured in an explosion that destroyed his home in McClain County remains hospitalized in critical condition while a woman injured in the blast has improved. AP News www.okcfox.com-26db5f46 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/2fdb5e43-www.okcfox.com.shtml TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- A pilot and a flight instructor escaped injury when they landed their small plane in the Arkansas River at Tulsa. AP News www.okcfox.com-2fdb5e43 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/21db5c54-www.okcfox.com.shtml NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- CIA Director Leon Panetta will discuss national security challenges during a foreign policy conference at the University of Oklahoma. AP News www.okcfox.com-21db5c54 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/35db58db-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Legislature is embroiled in a dispute over whether to address the state's high divorce rate or stay focused on the budget and other fiscal priorities. AP News www.okcfox.com-35db58db http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/34db5544-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Jurors considering only sentences for a man convicted of killing his wife and her four children in 1993 have decided anew that he should be on death row. AP News www.okcfox.com-34db5544 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/30db53ae-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- More than 400,000 Oklahomans have had their backgrounds checked so they could pursue everything from legally carrying a concealed handgun to exercising a race horse. AP News www.okcfox.com-30db53ae http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/2adb46cc-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The White House has approved Gov. Brad Henry's request for a major disaster declaration for the Jan. 28 ice storm. AP News www.okcfox.com-2adb46cc http://www.okcfox.com/