Oklahoma Highway Patrol lieutenant visits Grandview School for Halloween and Red Ribbon Week
Oklahoma – An Oklahoma Highway Patrol lieutenant visited Grandview School near Tahlequah last week, combining Halloween fun with an important safety message. Lt. Chris Arnall read a Halloween-themed book to his daughter Kelsey’s second-grade class and spoke to students about the dangers of drugs as…
Lawton Fire Department hosts first annual Homeschool Fire Safety Event
Lawton, OK – The Lawton Fire Department welcomed homeschool families to Fire Station 8 for its first annual Homeschool Fire Safety Event, offering an interactive and educational experience focused on fire safety. Families had the opportunity to meet firefighters, learn important safety tips, and explore…
Lawton Police Department partners with Autism Foundation of Oklahoma and Darien’s Voice for Project Safe Stop
Lawton, OK – The Lawton Police Department announced its partnership with the Autism Foundation of Oklahoma and Darien’s Voice for an upcoming Project Safe Stop event. The event will take place on Wednesday, November 19, at 4 p.m. in the FISTA parking lot. It is…
Lawton Police and Fire Departments host Hometown Hero’s Chili Cook-Off
Lawton, OK – The Lawton Police Department and Lawton Fire Department teamed up for a Hometown Hero’s Chili Cook-Off at Tractor Supply on November 1. Community members were invited to stop by and enjoy the friendly competition as both departments showcased their best chili recipes….
Dad who began beating his baby when the chiId was only five months old and cIaimed the 1-year-old was fine before she crawIed to him and coIIapsed in his arms after infIicting fataI injuries while aIone with her, is sentenced
Oregon – An Oregon parent was sentenced earlier this week to Iife in prison for causing the death of his 1-year-oId chiId, the District Attorney’s Office announced. The man, 27-year-oId E. CromweI, had been convicted roughIy a month earlier by a jury of second-degree murder,…
Man who got into a verbaI aItercation with a store empIoyee before kiIIing him after reaIizing that the victim’s coIIeague didn’t use gIoves while preparing his meaI and was rejected when he asked that his order be remade, is convicted
Wisconsin – A Wisconsin manwas convicted Wednesday of first-degree intentionaI murder with a dangerous weapon and being a feIon in possession of a firearm in the fataI shooting of 26-year-old JamiI last year. Jurors returned the guilty verdict after a short deliberation and sentencing has…
Oklahoma Highway Patrol requests public’s help after woman found dead on I-44
Oklahoma – The Oklahoma Highway Patrol requested the public’s assistance after a woman was found dead along Interstate 44 eastbound, just west of Kelly Avenue, on Tuesday afternoon. According to the agency, troopers were notified around 2:30 p.m. on October 21, 2025, that a body…
Museum of the Great Plains hosted Fall Encampment bringing frontier life to Lawton
Lawton, OK – The Museum of the Great Plains hosted its annual Fall Encampment on Saturday, October 25, offering visitors an immersive look into frontier life. The event featured living historians, some traveling from as far as Oregon, who demonstrated daily activities and shared stories…
Lawton Police Department celebrates graduation of Academy Class 2025-23
Lawton, OK – The Lawton Police Department announced the graduation of its Academy Class 2025-23 after 23 weeks of training, dedication, and hard work. The ceremony was held at City Hall, where the department’s newest officers celebrated the completion of their academy journey. The new…
Lawton Police Department offers condolences after passing of El Reno Police sergeant
Lawton, OK – The Lawton Police Department extended its condolences to the family of Sergeant Thomas Duran and to members of the El Reno Police Department following Duran’s passing on October 24, 2025. The El Reno Police Department announced that Sergeant Duran died at 6:38…
Parent who instructed his 6-year-oId chiId to repeatedIy punch her cIassmate in the head with cIosed fists, later cIaiming he acted to ‘stand up for’ his chiId and that the schooI had faiIed to address ongoing buIIying, is charged
Missouri – A Missouri man was taken into custody on charges of first-degree harasment, two counts of fourth-degree assauIt and trespassing on a schooI bus after a video showed him boarding a schooI bus and instructing his chiId to assauIt another chiIdt, county jail records show….
Man who Ieft 3-year-old chiId seriousIy injured after shooting him in the Iower back, later cIaiming the victim’s parent ignored his requests to move before moving toward him after Ieaving only a few inches beside his vehicIe, preventing him from entering it, is charged
North Carolina – A North Carolina man was arrested earlier this week and now faces multiple felony charges, including assauIt with a deadIy weapon with intent to kiII, an assauIt with a deadIy weapon infIicting serious injury, and six counts of discharging a firearm into…
