FAIRVIEW --Special prosecutor James Boring began opening statements today in the trial of former Custer County Sheriff Mike Burgess by taking 43 minutes to read all 36 charges against him. Burgess, 56, sat expressionless as the descriptions of the charges were read.

The defendant was dressed in a gray suit with a dark green tie. His wife, Brenda Burgess, sat in the front row in the corner nearest her husband, just as she had throughout prior court proceedings.

Assistant District Attorney James Swartz described the evidence that will be presented against Burgess. Much will come from six alleged victims, five of whom have criminal histories, he said.

Swartz named each woman and what she will testify to.
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Adams Elementary School students will go to class at Roosevelt Middle School until further notice after asbestos was discovered in their building.

Crews found the asbestos Monday and administrators made arrangements for students to go to class at Roosevelt after state Labor Department officials determined the building was unsafe, said Kathleen Kennedy, school district spokeswoman.

Parents can drop off students at Adams and the district will bus them to Roosevelt. Oklahoma City Public Schools students returned to classes today after the holiday break.
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TULSA ? Sentencing of Donald Roy Seigfried for a crime against nature was delayed today until Jan. 26 at the request of his attorney.

Seigfried?s attorney, Jerry Truster, told District Judge William Kellough that the wanted more time to review a pre-sentence report on his client as well as the sentence given earlier to his co-defendant, Diane Sue Whalen, 55.

Whalen received a five-year suspended sentence and must register as a sex offender, have no contact with animals or Seigfried and pay $350 in fines. She was sentenced in October.

Both entered no contest pleas to the charges and made no prior agreements with prosecutors about sentencing.
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The city of Tulsa has its first homicide of 2009.  Tulsa Police say 15-year old Kordero Coleman died Tuesday morning at a Tulsa hospital.

A 49-year old Tulsa man is in critical condition after he is shot during a domestic dispute early Tuesday morning.   

Layoffs announced at the Tulsa World newspaper Tuesday morning.

A Tulsa man has been sentenced in connection with the stabbing death of Jared Harris in November 2007.

One person is rushed to a Tulsa hospital after he is stabbed overnight.