Southwest Airlines on early Monday morning announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with AirTran Airways to acquire the airline for nearly $1.4 billion.
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Oklahoma State University women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Mirand Serna were among four people killed in a small plane crash in Arkansas late Thursday afternoon.