http://www.yourstreet.com/news/ok YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The newest female giraffe at the Tulsa Zoo injured herself while being transported from Ohio to Oklahoma and now has a noticeable crick in her neck that may be permanent, zoo officials said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756349/giraffe-arrives-at-tulsa-zoo-with-injured-neck Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:43:08 -0800 Editor's note: J.P. Giglio is one of 60 AP voters. • JP Top 25 archive • AP, USA Today polls • Pollspeak (how everyone else voted) The top eight didn't change for the first time all season but No. 9 through No. 25 is the same roulette wheel it has been since... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756501/jp-top-25-week-12 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:04:08 -0800 Photo by ohad* . Leaves have fallen and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. You know what that means -- turkey! Also, it's time to get back to the hardwood. Welcome to the first edition of The Hi-Lo, DCist's new roundup of the week that was in DMV college hoops.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756320/the-hi-lo-season-tip Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:08 -0800 Oklahoma's two Republican senators — Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn — voted against Saturday's effort to advance the health-care bill. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756368/both-inhofe,-coburn-vote-against-measure Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:04:08 -0800 Oklahoma's medical board ranks among the top 10 in the country for its effectiveness in disciplining doctors, according to an annual report published by Public Citizen, a national nonprofit consumer advocacy ... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756369/medical-board-ranks-among-nation-s-best Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:44:08 -0800 Errors and poor estimates pepper the stimulus data that Oklahoma contractors recently submitted to the federal government. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756378/stimulus-jobs-data-plagued-by-errors Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:42:08 -0800 The search for a missing Eufaula family continued Saturday in southeastern Oklahoma, but the size of the search party was scaled back. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751814/officials-search-for-missing-family-from-eufaula-scaled-back Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:10:08 -0700 U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe says the financial hit suffered by Oklahoma's transportation program this month was $15 million more than expected. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751823/inhofe-works-to-fix-road-funding Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:54:08 -0700 As Tulsa leaders work to trim $6 million from the budget, other area cities are also grappling with cutbacks as October sales-tax revenue plunged across northeast Oklahoma. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751839/plunging-revenue-squeezes-area-cities Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:03:08 -0700 OKLAHOMA CITY -- Prosecutors are investigating claims that the former head chef and chief groundskeeper at the Oklahoma governor's mansion raped three female prison inmates assigned to work on the mansion's grounds. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749879/oklahoma-inmates-say-gov-s-mansion-workers-raped-them Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:00:08 -0700 Oklahoma-based McDonald Land Services recently asked the board for permission to search throughout the city on behalf of Texas-based Dawson Geophysical Co. to search for natural gas deposits. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745521/latrobe-turns-down-gas-exploration-offer-from-mcdonald-land-services Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Oklahoma-based McDonald Land Services recently asked the board for permission to search throughout the city on behalf of Texas-based Dawson Geophysical Co. to search for natural gas deposits. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745554/latrobe-turns-down-gas-exploration-offer-from-mcdonald-land-services Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:00:08 -0700 I felt a sense of Oklahoma pride as 300 professional fund managers and economic development officers from across the nation gathered in our state last month for the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds annual conference. Led by the Greater Oklahoma City... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745825/oklahoma-8217-s-startup-deal-pipeline-is-flowing Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:36:08 -0700 Oklahoma will be the first state in the country to draw power from the wind for its Governor’s Mansion when a donated turbine is installed on the grounds in the coming weeks. Norman-based Bergey Windpower Co. Read more on NewsOK.com http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745826/part-of-oklahoma-power-bill-to-be-gone-with-the-wind Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:34:08 -0700 More than a dozen professors from China University of Petroleum in Beijing were in Oklahoma over the weekend to learn about natural gas production. They were guests of the Harding Shelton Group, a team of experts in extracting gas from shale formations. The company,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745827/chinese-officials-8217-visit-to-oklahoma-puts-focus-on-energy Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:32:08 -0700 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will host a conference Nov. 5 with American Indian tribes at the White House, and some Oklahoma tribal leaders plan to attend. Each of the 564 federally recognized tribes can send one representative to the conference. Read... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745805/oklahoma-tribal-officials-to-attend-conference Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:52:08 -0700 Oklahoma State star receiver Dez Bryant is expected to seek reinstatement after the school declared him ineligible last week for lying to the NCAA about his relationship with former NFL star Deion Sanders. Bryant sat out Saturday as No. 16 Oklahoma State defeated... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744591/bryant-will-meet-with-ncaa-to-seek-reinstatement Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:48:08 -0700 By JIMMY BURCH AUSTIN — With the Red River Rivalry on the horizon, Texas coaches will spend this week playing their version of pin the job on the tailback. Based on Monday’s depth chart, the co-starters for the third-ranked Longhorns (5-0, 2-0 in Big 12)... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744592/whittaker,-johnson-co-starters-for-texas-at-tailback Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:47:08 -0700 Several Oklahoma hospitals are restricting visitors so they can better protect patients from catching swine flu, or H1N1. Edmond Medical Center officials say in most cases, children younger than 18 won’t be allowed in the hospital if they are not a patient.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745789/oklahoma-city-metro-area-hospitals-plan-limits-for-visitors Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:47:08 -0700 With the good news that slot receiver Ryan Broyles could return to the lineup this weekend against Texas came the bad. Senior left guard Brian Simmons will be out Saturday, and likely longer, with a ligament injury in his knee suffered during the second half of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745912/ou-offensive-guard-brian-simmons-out-for-texas-game Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:32:08 -0700