McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - State prison officials say an escapee from the Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester has been recaptured in Tulsa.

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - The distinctive smell given off from the manufacture of methamphetamine led McAlester authorities to a meth lab in an apartment across the street from the police station.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma State Department of Health says there have been two additional flu-related deaths in the state and 34 more hospitalizations due to influenza.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Legislature's Native American Caucus has elected its new leaders for the next two legislative sessions.

JAY, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a woman who was last seen dropping her children off at school in northeastern Oklahoma has been found dead in a traffic crash.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The attorney for an Illinois man accused in a failed plot to firebomb dozens of northeast Oklahoma churches wants a federal judge to order a mental evaluation of his client before going to trial.

ELK CITY, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in Elk City have arrested a 26-year-old man after his mother was found shot to death in her home.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A proposal to merge two state agencies that regulate alcohol and dangerous drugs is scheduled for a hearing before a Senate panel.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A House committee has approved a bill to outlaw various kinds of new synthetic drugs, including so-called "bath salts" and artificial marijuana.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Business advocates are promoting an 11-point plan to create more jobs in the state.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Police in Norman say a body has been found by firefighters responding to a fire at a home on the city's east side.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma House panel is set to consider a proposal that would create a statewide emergency drought relief fund.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A bill that would allow some ex-felons to have their right to possess firearms restored has been placed on hold after clear opposition from members of a House panel.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma Senate committee has approved a measure to improve the care given to Oklahoma National Guard members suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

OKLAHOMA - A local Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop will be conducting Crash reduction operations through February.

PAULS VALLEY, Okla. (AP) - It may have taken 46 years, but one boy's postcard has made it home to Mom.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City-based charities Feed the Children and World Neighbors have announced a merger.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma House panel is expected to consider a pair of bills that would tighten the requirements for girls under age 18 to notify a parent before receiving an abortion.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin is to address the Oklahoma Cattlemen and Cattlewomen's Association.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma lawmakers say they've advanced two bills that would help the state's ranchers and farmers as they cope with the continuing drought.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma State Superintendent Janet Barresi is a member of a group called Chiefs for Change, which advocates an education reform model promoted by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Many Oklahoma Republicans say they are determined to pass an income tax cut this year, even though it may not have a great impact on the average resident's pocketbook.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The director of Oklahoma's Department of Human Services is scheduled to present his vision for the embattled agency's future.

LAWTON, Okla. (AP) - Jury selection is under way in the trial of a Fort Sill soldier charged with first-degree murder in the starvation death of a 10-year-old boy at an Oklahoma Army base.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma legislator is asking lawmakers to expand the education benefits provided to military veterans and their families.