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Tulsa Sheriff Stanley Glanz wants a judge to order the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to pick-up over 200 inmates the sheriff is holding for the DOC.

The inmates have been convicted of crimes and are awaiting transfer to the state prisons. But, the DOC says it doesn't have room for the inmates either and they have a statewide backlog of over 1,000 inmates awaiting transfer.

Glanz says his jail is over crowded and has been cited by the state health department.

Tulsa Police are investigating a Saturday morning homicide. A man was found shot to death in the River Glenn Apartments. The complex is located near 63rd and South Peoria.

The shooting took place about 3:30 Saturday morning. Authorities say a car with dealer-plates was seen leaving the scene at a high rate of speed.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A judge has approved a five-day stay in the preliminary hearing of two brothers charged with killing four women in Tulsa.

Presiding Judge William Kellough approved the temporary stay on Friday after denying a motion to recuse the judge assigned to the case of James and Cedric Poore.

The defense now has five days to appeal Kellough's denial before the case returns to the jurisdiction of Special Judge Stephen Clark in Tulsa County District Court.

However, the court's schedule won't allow a preliminary hearing to resume until July 15th.

Major items passed by the Oklahoma Legislature, which was working Friday to wrap up its 2013 session:

— Tax Cut: Lawmakers adopted legislation that reduces the state's top income rate from 5.25 percent to 5 percent beginning Jan. 1, 2015, with a second cut to 4.85 percent set for 2016 if state revenues continue to rise. The measure has been signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin.

Public agencies in Moore have opened streets to residents and resumed mail delivery to as many addresses as possible.

At a news conference Friday, police said residents in the hardest-hit areas can go back into their neighborhoods without having to deal with police checkpoints. Some road closures may still occur as utility crews work to restore service.

Moore's postmaster said 85 percent of mail delivered from the Moore station is being delivered, and that mail deliveries from the Santa Fe station are up to 95 percent.

Oklahoma's Scenic Rivers Commission is warning holiday travelers not to swim or canoe the Illinois River after a week of heavy rainfall in northeast Oklahoma.

Commission member Ed Fite warns campers that river levels are high and the water is moving twice as fast as usual.

Fite told television station KTUL it's too dangerous to swim, tube or canoe over the Memorial Day weekend.

The commission also says fallen trees and debris — along with the fast-moving currents — are the main concerns.

The Oklahoma Senate has approved a bill to provide various tax breaks to property and vehicle owners who suffered losses in Monday's tornado that tore through Moore and left 24 people dead.

The bill approved unanimously in the Senate on Friday also provides sales tax breaks for businesses that donate inventory to help storm victims and property tax credits for property that increases in value after it's rebuilt.

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