A Langston University math professor arrested in September on complaints related to alleged sexual abuse of a child may be reinstated this week, though charges against him are under consideration.

Oklahoma County Assistant District Attorney Gayland Gieger said the case against Reza Ross Pourdavood, 53, and his wife, Leah Pourdavood, 41, remains open.

"It remains under review,” Gieger said.

Leah Pourdavood, a Jones Elementary teacher for 12 years, is on administrative leave with pay.

Langston officials are in the process this week of reinstating Reza Pourdavood, a math professor for nine years.
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Republicans want to use their majority status in the state Senate to promote fiscal responsibility, lower taxes and enact civil lawsuit reform in the upcoming legislative session.

Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, and other Republican leaders gathered Wednesday to outline their agenda.

"A lot of the agenda is what you’ve seen us propose in the past,” Coffee said. "But very often, it was never heard again in the session. This time, it’s different and new.”

Republicans have a 26-22 majority. It is the first time in state history Republicans outnumber Democrats in the Senate.

Republicans have proposed the creation of an Office of Accountability and Innovation
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Citing fire and health concerns, the state auditor and inspector’s office has moved out of its first-floor office in the state Capitol.

Operations have moved to a satellite office at Shepherd Mall.

Work to improve the safety of an electronic circuit box and telephone computer switches as well as replacing paneling and torn carpeting should take about six weeks, said Terri Watkins, a spokeswoman for state Auditor and Inspector Steve Burrage.

The work is estimated to cost $300,000, she said. About $200,000 will come from the auditor’s office, mostly as a result of salaries not paid for unfilled positions this fiscal year.
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A multi-million dollar battle is brewing over the future of Tulsa's SemGroup. 

A wheelchair-bound man was killed during a drive-by shooting in north Tulsa on Wednesday afternoon. 

A federal judge in Tulsa gives the go-ahead to a federal lawsuit against the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. 

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has denied a convicted killer's final plea to spare his life.

Three people are in serious condition after a bizarre explosion in Ottawa County on Wednesday.