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Airmen return home from Afghanistan

Airmen return home from Afghanistan

About 150 airmen returned to Tinker this morning amid a warm welcome from family and friends.

Sulphur teen loses lung, survives shooting

SULPHUR, Okla. — Ty Kiser had a better chance of dying than surviving.

He beat the odds after he was accidentally shot in the chest.

Last June Ty went racoon hunting with some friends.

About 30 minutes after they left his house, he was in the back of the family car on the way to the emergency room.

Shortly after that, Ty was in a medical helicopter flying from his hometown, Sulphur, to the Trauma Center at OU Medical in Oklahoma City.

Ty’s body was in shock.

His blood vessels had collapsed.

Ty remembers, “The gun just went off, and then I said, ‘I think I’ve been shot.’”

The .22 calibre bullet had punctured Ty’s pulmonary artery.

The damage was extensive and irreparable.

Dr. Roxie Albrecht runs the trauma team at OU Medical Center.

Metro couple sues sperm bank

OKLAHOMA CITY — A metro couple is suing a Massachusetts sperm bank after their son was born with a chronic disease.

Brian and Sharine Kretchmar are hoping their lawsuit will bring about tougher regulation of an industry that many say is largely self-regulated.

Jaxon Kretchmar looks and sounds like any other 2 year old.

He loves playing with his big brother, Tristan.

But his playful laughter is drowned out much of his days with the sound of breathing treatments.

He has to do them an hour and a half in the morning and an hour and a half at night.

He also wears a special vest that shakes him to loosen the mucus that builds up in his lungs.

Jaxon was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic, chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system.

His parents were stunned by the diagnosis.

Rabies on the rise in Okla.

NOBLE, Okla. — This year could be a banner year for rabies in Oklahoma.

It appears the dangerous disease is on the rise.

So far in 2012, Oklahoma has seen 35 cases of animal rabies compared to just 61 for all of 2011.

Bats and skunks are the common Oklahoma carriers out in the wild.

The skunk’s increased population could be the reason for the rise.

Rondi Large with WildCare in Noble said, “Skunks, like all wild populations, will have peaks and valleys in their numbers. This was a real mild winter so I’m not at all surprised that we are going to have increased number of skunks this year and especially babies coming on in the next month.”

Laurence Burnsed is an Epidemiologist with the Oklahoma Department of Health.

House approves “Personhood” resolution

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives approved a resolution that states a fetus or embryo is a person and that all people are created free and have inalienable rights.

House Resolution 1054, by state Rep. Steve Vaughan, declares that a person means a human being at all stages of human development of life, including the state of fertilization or conception, regardless of age, health, level of functioning or condition of dependency.

It also declares that all persons are created free and have inalienable rights.

Although the resolution does not have the force of law, it declares the official position of the House.

House Resolution 1054 was approved by a vote of 74-13.

Woman stuck in storm shelter talks with Linda Cavanaugh

The Edmond woman who was stuck in her storm shelter after the recent tornadoes, Debbie Hite, talks with Linda Cavanaugh about her experience.

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Free immunization clinic coming to OKC

Free immunization clinic coming to OKC

If your little ones are starting school this fall, you can get those immunizations out of the way for free next week.