9 To Know: March 22, 2023

9 To Know is here with nine stories you need to know both here in Oklahoma and around the globe.

9 - Federal safety regulators are taking a look at 2022-2023 Honda Civics. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received nearly 150 complaints about steering issues.

8 - Chinese leader Xi Jinping leaves Moscow, wrapping up a three-day visit. On the other side of Russia's war, Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida left Ukraine after a simultaneous visit.

7 -The OKC Thunder are now number seven in the Western Conference after a win in LA Tuesday. The Thunder pulled out a one-point victory over the Clippers.

6 - The Oklahoma House of Representatives approves a bill legalizing sports betting. The measure would add in-person and mobile sports to existing tribal agreements. It now heads to the Senate.

5 - Around 65 Ukrainian Soldiers are finishing up training at Oklahoma's Ft. Still. The soldiers are expected to leave in the next several days for additional training in Germany before they deploy to Ukraine with a Patriot missile system.

4 - Oklahoma City Police are assisting the US Marshalls in searching the city for a prison escapee from Alva. Police say Joey Mena and his girlfriend are armed and dangerous.

3 - Security will once again be high in New York Wednesday preparing for a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump.

2 - A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a portion of the state's near total ban on abortion ruling women have a right to an abortion when pregnancy risks their health, not just in a medical emergency.

1 - The top thing to need to know Wednesday, March 22 -- Oklahomans will pause to remember McAlester Police Captain Richard Parker this morning. He died last week, the first of three Oklahoma law enforcement officers to lose their lives in a matter of days. Following funeral services in McAlester, Parker will be laid to rest at the Wetumka City Cemetery