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Edwin Grant Dowty, a Woodward educator, former foster parent and minister of the New Covenant Church of Woodward was arrested Monday and charged with three counts of lewd molestation of a female under the age of 13.

Ellen Censky, director of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, announced today she will resign next month from the University of Oklahoma museum.

Oklahoma State University today became the largest campus in the state to ban tobacco. OSU President Burns Hargis said the policy aims to make OSU a clean and healthy environment.

Starbucks Corp. has announced it's closing 600 underperforming stores in the United States. it expects to open fewer than 200 new company-operated stores in the United States in fiscal 2009.

Looking ahead to your Wednesday forecast, expect highs in the mid 90s in OKC.

Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jeffery Gofton is resigning. State Health Department commissioner Dr. Mike Crutcher confirms Gofton has sent his resignation by e-mail to members of the board that oversees the medical examiner's office.

Filing period for Oklahoma is Monday through Wednesday this week. Yesterday, 185 candidates filed — 99 fewer than filed the first day of filing for the 2004 presidential election year.

General Motors is closing four truck and SUV plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico as surging fuel prices hasten a dramatic shift to smaller vehicles. None in Oklahoma. The iconic Hummer brand may be discontinued. Shuttle Discovery's astronauts prepared for the first spacewalk of their mission Tuesday and the installation of Japan's giant lab to the international space station.

A massive blaze that destroyed part of the back lot at Universal Studios was accidentally ignited by workers using a blowtorch on the roof of a movie set building facade.

Arizona State beat Texas A&M 3-0 last night in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series. The best of 3 final continues tonight at Hall of Fame Stadium.

Today in OKC: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southerly winds 20 to 30 mph.

Authorities are looking for this man, last seen walking to the residence of an Okmulgee woman found dead in her home last week.

Gov. Brad Henry has signed a bill to combat childhood obesity by doubling the amount of class time devoted to physical activity and nutrition programs for the state's youngest students.

A survey of 49 large cities by AAA says Tulsa is the least expensive travel destination. Oklahoma City is the fourth least expensive location.

Two girls injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident Sunday night are in fair condition today at OU Medical Center.

Oklahoma’s first road trip of the season at Washington will be on national television. The game will be televised by ESPN with kickoff beginning at 6:45 p.m.

Expect lows in the 60s tonight, with a chance of thunderstorms. highs around 80 tomorrow in the OKC area.

The Oklahoman's Nolan Clay reports The NBA is complaining Seattle is "harassing” NBA Commissioner David Stern. The NBA wants a judge to block Seattle attorneys from questioning Stern. The attorneys are seeking testimony from Stern to gather evidence for a trial against the Seattle SuperSonics owners.

An Edmond police officer found the car belonging to an Edmond woman who has been missing since Wedneday. There was a body in the car, but police would not give any details. The car also was partially burned. The body was taken to the medical examiner's office for identification.

NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com on Thursday that former OU men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and the Milwaukee Bucks are discussing an assistant coach's role at the urging of new Bucks coach Scott Skiles.

Today could be a wet — and stormy — one in parts of Oklahoma. Your OKC forecast: mostly cloudy before turning mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid-70s. Northwesterly winds 15 to 20 mph. Twenty percent chance of thunderstorms in the morning.

Here are a few headlines for this morning.

From The Oklahoman’s Jack Money: AAA puts the average price for gas in the Sooner State at about $3.31 a gallon. The old record was about $3.29 set nearly a year ago.

The Seattle SuperSonics’ Oklahoma-based owners will have a financial package deal from their home state when their request to move the team to Oklahoma City is taken up today during a meeting of NBA owners. NBA owners meeting in New York are scheduled to vote on whether to approve relocating the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City.

Residents across the Midwest were awakened by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that rattled skyscrapers in Chicago’s Loop and homes in Cincinnati.

The U.S. Spring Canoe/Kayak Olympic Trials are today through Sunday at the Oklahoma River. Tickets are $10 for adults. Weather could be a factor on the trials. Temps today should be in the 60s with winds 20-30 mph. The remainder of the weekend looks better.

Ok, a quick update from The Oklahoman. Here are a few headlines to get you informed for this Monday.

Police are searching for a man suspected of abducting and raping an Oklahoma City woman. Bryan Dwayne Anderson, 30, is accused of breaking into a 29-year-old woman's house Sunday morning, forcing her out of the home and taking her to a Midwest City residence where he raped her.

A 17-year-old boy died early today after he was shot while sitting in front of a house in the 5500 block of S Pennsylvania Avenue. Shortly before midnight, witnesses say someone was driving a 2000 gray Ford Mustang by the house and fired several shots at the teenager, striking him. The teenager was taken to a hospital where he died.

In sports, the Sooners held a scrimmage Saturday. You can watch highlights on NewsOKtv and see Bob Stoops uncut as he talks about his team's play. And how unimpressed he was.

Tonight Memphis plays Kansas for the men's basketball national championship. CBS TV coverage begins at 8 p.m.

And in weather, mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Easterly winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting to about 35 mph. Twenty percent chance of thunderstorms today, about a 60 percent chance tonight.