Authorities say body of slain Oklahoma pastor was moved into unnatural position in churchOKLAHOMA CITY — Whoever killed a pastor inside her small Oklahoma church “staged” the body, authorities said Thursday, meaning it was moved into an unnatural position after the slaying. Authorities say slain Oklahoma pastor’s body was ’staged’ in churchOKLAHOMA CITY — Authorities say the body of a pastor killed inside her small Oklahoma church was “staged,” meaning it was moved into an unnatural position, after the slaying. Police: Video surveillance tapes being reviewed for clues in brutal killing of Okla. pastorANADARKO, Okla. — Police in Oklahoma say they are reviewing video surveillance tapes for clues in the brutal killing of a pastor inside her church. Minor earthquake shakes central Oklahoma, no reports of damageADA, Okla. — A minor 3.4 magnitude earthquake rattled an area in central Oklahoma. STIMULUS WATCH: Republicans oppose stimulus as billions of dollars flow to their districtsWASHINGTON — Georgia’s Republican senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, voted against the $787 billion economic stimulus package, blasting the bill as a bloated government giveaway. Clean energy or nasty twister? Some wind farms give weathermen the williesSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Wind farms have been blamed for disrupting the lives of birds, bats and, most recently, the land-bound sage grouse. Okla. district attorney tells pastors to be careful after unsolved killing of preacherANADARKO, Okla. — Authorities warned pastors in a town where a preacher was brutally killed inside her own church that they should take precautions at their buildings, even as police refused to say exactly what happened. Okla. district attorney to discuss with pastors the case of preacher killed in her own churchANADARKO, Okla. — An Oklahoma district attorney is to meet with pastors in a town where a preacher was brutally killed inside her own church. Prosecutor describes as ‘horrific’ the crime scene at Oklahoma church where pastor was killedANADARKO, Okla. — The scene inside a small Pentecostal church where a pastor was slain was “horrific,” an Oklahoma district attorney said Tuesday, calling it the most brutal he has seen in nearly 20 years as a prosecutor. Newfield Exploration to curtail portion of its natural gas production; maintains year outlookHOUSTON — Newfield Exploration Co. said it will voluntarily curtail about 2.5 billion cubic feet equivalent of its third-quarter production in response to low natural gas prices. Mother says pastor found slain in Oklahoma church also was a volunteer, ‘just loved people’ANADARKO, Okla. — Pastor Carol Daniels made the 60-mile trek from Oklahoma City to Anadarko every week to preach, though many times her car might be the only one parked outside the Christ Holy Sanctified Church. AP IMPACT: New formula lets meth users make drug in soda bottles, avoid anti-drug lawsTULSA, Okla. — This is the new formula for methamphetamine: a two-liter soda bottle, a few handfuls of cold pills and some noxious chemicals. Shake the bottle and the volatile reaction produces one of the world’s most addictive drugs. Fire that destroyed Anadarko Daily News building doesn’t stop paper from publishingANADARKO, Okla. — A weekend fire that destroyed the building that housed The Anadarko Daily News didn’t stop the newspaper from publishing on Monday. Pentecostal pastor found slain in her church in southwest OklahomaANADARKO, Okla. — A pastor who came alone to a small church in southwest Oklahoma every Sunday in hope that someone would join her to pray was found slain inside the weathered building, police said Monday, but who would want to kill her was a mystery. Pentecostal pastor found dead in her church in southwest Oklahoma, police have no suspectsANADARKO, Okla. — A pastor was killed and her body was found inside her Pentecostal church in southwest Oklahoma, where she went every Sunday on the chance that someone would come to pray or hear a sermon, authorities said Monday. Pentacostal pastor found dead in her church in southwest Oklahoma, police have no suspectsANADARKO, Okla. — A pastor in southwest Oklahoma was killed and her body was found inside her Pentecostal church, but authorities had few leads in the investigation, officials said Monday. Authorities say pastor found dead in her church in southwest Oklahoma, few leads in slayingANADARKO, Okla. — A pastor in southwest Oklahoma was killed and her body was found inside her church, but authorities had few leads in the investigation, officials said. Wis. officials try to keep Mercury Marine from moving to Okla. after union rejects concessionsFOND DU LAC, Wis. — Officials in Wisconsin are working to keep boat engine maker Mercury Marine from moving its manufacturing operations to Oklahoma. Mercury Marine union rejects concessions amid threat of jobs leaving Wisconsin for OklahomaFOND DU LAC, Wis. — Union workers at Mercury Marine put their jobs at risk Sunday when they rejected a package of wage and benefit concessions the boat engine maker said it needed or it would move their work to a nonunion plant in Oklahoma. Mercury Marine union in Wis. to vote on concessions amid threat of jobs moving to OklahomaWAUSAU, Wis. — The labor union representing 850 workers at Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac votes Sunday on a package of wage and benefit concessions that the boat engine maker says it needs or the jobs will be moved to a nonunion plant in Oklahoma. Okla. judge rules against state law requiring women to receive an ultrasound before abortionOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday overturned a state law that required women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound and a doctor’s description of the fetus. Okla. judge overturns state law requiring women to receive an ultrasound before abortionOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judge has overturned a law that required women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound and a doctor’s description of the fetus. ‘School of Rock’ doesn’t promise music stardom, but wants to prepare students for careersOKLAHOMA CITY — For five years, Chris Schaefer worked as a disc jockey and he’d studied nightlife enough to know he wanted a career in the music industry. Regulators take over 2 failed Arizona banks, assets sold to Oklahoma City’s MidFirst BankPHOENIX — Two Arizona banks were declared failed institutions on Friday and were taken over by federal or state regulators. Report: Officials see rise in militia groups across the country, similar to the ’90s movementWASHINGTON — Militia groups with gripes against the government are regrouping across the country and could grow rapidly, according to an organization that tracks such trends. US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of AfricaArmy Sgt. Randy M. Haney When Randy M. Haney got a care package filled with candy while serving in Afghanistan, he wasn’t the one who ate it. He gave it to Afghan children, his mother said. Community newspapers still see bright future amid financial gloom at big-city dailiesNewspapers are hurting all over the United States, but the pain is less severe at small publications like The Blackshear Times in Georgia. Senate roll call: to add $2B to ‘cash for clunkers’ programThe 60-37 roll call Thursday by which the Senate agreed to a $2 billion extension of the “cash for clunkers” program. Senate Roll Call: ‘cash for clunkers’ program expanded by $2BThe 60-37 roll call Thursday by which the Senate agreed to a $2 billion extension of the “cash for clunkers” program. Terex to cut 170 positions at Iowa plant as it consolidates manufacturing amid recessionWESTPORT, Conn. — Heavy equipment maker Terex Corp. said Thursday it will cut 170 employees who work at its plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as it moves the equipment manufacturing there to other facilities. |