• Parents of Oklahoma brothers sue over Hawaii skydiving crash

    Parents of Oklahoma brothers sue over Hawaii skydiving crash - August 09, 2016

    HONOLULU (AP) - The parents of two Oklahoma brothers who were among five people killed in a Hawaii plane crash are suing the skydiving company that owned the plane. Marshall and Phillip Cabe were a...

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  • Oklahoma Supreme Court gives 2 ballot measures new titles

    Oklahoma Supreme Court gives 2 ballot measures new titles - August 09, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The ballot titles of two proposals intended to help control the future growth of Oklahoma's prison population have been rewritten by the state Supreme Court. In a 6-2 decis...

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  • Mental exam ordered for Oklahoma man charged in girl’s death

    Mental exam ordered for Oklahoma man charged in girl’s death - August 09, 2016

    McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A judge in Pittsburg County has ordered a mental evaluation for a 21-year-old man charged in the death of his toddler daughter. District Judge James Bland ordered the evalu...

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  • Pet tortoise found mile from home after daylong escape

    Pet tortoise found mile from home after daylong escape - August 08, 2016

    YUKON, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma woman has been reunited with her pet tortoise after the creature was found about a mile away from home after a day on the loose. Becca Funa says her 25-pound pet to...

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  • Ark City man arrested on suspicion of multiple burglaries, thefts

    Ark City man arrested on suspicion of multiple burglaries, thefts - August 08, 2016

    ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — An Arkansas City man was arrested early Saturday morning by the Arkansas City Police Department in connection with several recent burglaries and thefts. Casey Christophe...

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  • Pilot dies in crash

    Pilot dies in crash - August 08, 2016

    A fatal collision occurred Saturday morning at the Burns Flat airport in Washita County. A replica of a Bugatti 100 P experimental plane, flown by Scott Edward Wilson, 66, of Broken Arrow, crashed....

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  • Man pushing motorcycle fatally hit by officer’s patrol car

    Man pushing motorcycle fatally hit by officer’s patrol car - August 08, 2016

    FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after a Fort Smith police officer's patrol car fatally hit a man pushing a motorcycle on a state highway early Sunday. A preliminary report...

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  • 5 Oklahoma congressmen got $345k-plus from interest groups

    5 Oklahoma congressmen got $345k-plus from interest groups - August 08, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's five U.S. House members received more than $345,000 from interest groups in the three weeks leading up to the June 28 primaries. The Oklahoman newspaper reports ...

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  • 4 dead, 1 injured after train hits car in Oklahoma

    4 dead, 1 injured after train hits car in Oklahoma - August 08, 2016

    POTEAU, Okla. (AP) - Police in eastern Oklahoma say four people are dead and one is injured after a train hit the car they were riding in. Poteau Assistant Police Chief Greg Russell tells TV ...

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  • Ex-children’s charity head pleads guilty to embezzlement

    Ex-children’s charity head pleads guilty to embezzlement - August 08, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The former executive director of an Oklahoma charity for child crime victims has pleaded guilty to embezzling money from the group. Federal prosecutors say 47-year-old ...

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