Zach Dunlap looks pretty good for a dead guy. He said he feels “pretty good,” too.

Four months ago, the 21 year old from Frederick, Oklahoma, was pronounced brain dead by doctors in Wichita Falls, Texas after Dunlap had suffered injuries from an all-terrain vehicle accident.

Doctors were preparing to remove Dunlap’s organs for transplant as his family gathered around him to pay their last respects.…[more]

Oklahoma development of biofuels is getting a high-octane boost, thanks to a new $1.2 million bioenergy laboratory being constructed at Oklahoma State University, west of the Stillwater campus.

Gov. Brad Henry, former Gov. Henry Bellmon, members of the Oklahoma legislature, industry leaders, OSU Regents and university officials including new OSU President Burns Hargis were on campus March 7 to celebrate what the new laboratory heralds in terms of…[more]

Tulsa police made good use of fortune cookies to make an arrest late last week after a pair of Chinese restaurant break-ins.

Terrence Middleton, age 30, was booked on charges of second-degree burglary and attempted second-degree burglary after police found him with $20 in coins in his pocket … along with the fortune cookies. The cookies provided a link to one of the robberies because they matched the…[more]

It’s really starting to hit the fan now, if you will excuse the pun. The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association joined the side of poultry producers in issuing a friend-of-the-court brief in district court.

At issue is the spreading of chicken litter in the Illinois River watershed, a practice that Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmonson wants stopped and a dozen large poultry companies…[more]

EPA is notifying businesses that produce pesticides to file annual pesticide production reports as of March 1, 2008. This pesticide information will provide EPA a reliable source of production volume and location of pesticide products.

“The mission and goal of EPA Region 7’s Toxics and Pesticides Branch is to ensure that the production, sales, distribution, or use of pesticides is in compliance with all applicable requirements and is…[more]

Arkansas based poultry companies fired back in response to a request filed in federal court by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. At issue is the spreading of poultry waste in the Illinois River watershed. Edmonson filed the original suit in 2005, accusing about a dozen poultry companies of polluting the basin with litter from chickens and turkeys.

Poultry companies cited unreliable evidence by Edmonson and their concern that…[more]

According to Governor Brad Henry’s office, federal officials have formally denied Oklahoma’s appeal for individual assistance in the December ice storm.

Henry called the decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency both disappointing and frustrating.

“We worked with the FEMA coordinator on site to compile our aid request and documented the appropriate damages, all of which are reimbursable under federal guidelines,” said the governor. “We felt…[more]

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said he was suspending his run at the Republican presidential nomination.

In a speech to supporters Romney said, “I must now stand aside, for our party and our country.” He went on to explain, “If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator…[more]

With unusual speed and surprising alliances, Congress passed an economic stimulus package intended to rush rebates of $600 to $1200 to most taxpayers and $300 to disabled veterans, the elderly and certain low-income people. President Bush has indicated he will sign the bill into law.

Senate leaders ended a stalemate over the measure and sent it back to the House, which passed the stimulus plan with a 380-34…[more]

On the Republican side, John McCain edged out Mike Huckabee in Missouri and in Oklahoma while Huckabee took a solid victory from his home state of Arkansas.

The Democrats rewarded Hillary Clinton with strong wins in Arkansas and in Oklahoma. But Missouri was another story.

The state is considered a bellwether by political prognosticators because its voters have come down on the side of the winner…[more]