MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - The body of a Muskogee teenager who disappeared in a northeastern Oklahoma lake has been recovered. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the body of 18-year-old Cody Hancock was recovered Friday morning from Lake Tenkiller, located about 85 miles southeast of Tulsa. Authorities have not released the name of the teen, who disappeared after jumping from a 15-foot cliff into the lake about 8 p.m. Thursday. Troopers say the teen struggled after surfacing, then disappeared beneath the surface.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An administrative law judge has recommended approval of a proposed $64 million rate cut settlement agreement for Oklahoma's largest electric utility, clearing the way for state regulators to take a vote. Friday's recommendation followed months of negotiations between Oklahoma Gas & Electric, the state Attorney General's Office and others over a proposal filed by OG&E early this year to increase rates. The three-member Oklahoma Corporation Commission will meet Tuesday to consider final approval.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A state question that would allow eye doctors to practice inside Oklahoma retail establishments has enough signatures to appear on the November ballot if approved. The Oklahoman reports that Oklahoma's secretary of state has certified nearly 250,000 signatures gathered to put the state question up for a vote. The petition needed just 123,725 valid signatures of registered voters. The proposed constitutional amendment would ease restrictions on where eye care retailers can set up shop.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Unemployment in Oklahoma remained at 4 percent last month for the third consecutive month. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission said Friday that the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged in May. Unemployment declined three-tenths of a percentage point when compared to May 2017. The commission says employment increased by 4,434 persons statewide. Over the year, seasonally adjusted unemployment fell by 5,149 people.
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