A federal civil‑rights suit over a 2023 Lawton jail death alleges ignored medical needs. Wagoner County's $13.5M settlement shows the potential stakes for local taxpayers.

At least one person was killed when a crash closed southbound lanes of the Kickapoo Turnpike near Memorial Road. Troopers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol are investigating.

A 29-year-old man surrendered to McAlester police and has been booked on a complaint of first‑degree murder in the 2020 killing of taxi driver Dustin Parker. Prosecutors say the suspect confessed.

A scrapyard near NW 10th and May Avenue sent a large plume of black smoke over the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Monday afternoon; crews are on scene and the cause is unknown.

A student at Norman North was detained after administrators found a loaded firearm on campus; the district says charges are pending.

OSBI says a man was arrested after his twin sister and her 17-year-old daughter were found shot at a Poteau home; the suspect was captured near Atlanta and faces two counts of first-degree murder.

A wanted suspect was arrested after an OKC police drone located him hiding in a driveway, the department says.

A 53-year-old woman identified as Robecca Garrett drowned Sunday at Lake Eufaula after going under while trying to help two children, officials said.

Police searched Sunday night for a gunman after a person was shot at Highland Park Apartments in southeast Oklahoma City; the victim was taken to a hospital and few details were released.

A juvenile was badly injured Sunday in a shooting near NW 39th Street and Altadena Avenue in northwest Oklahoma City; police are investigating.

Two people were taken into custody after a stabbing near Santa Fe and Danforth in Edmond. Police say one person had a knife and both were treated while detectives investigate.

State agents raided a Sayre marijuana business and seized 7,286 plants and 181 pounds of processed product; multiple arrests were made. Investigators also reported banned pesticides on site.

The Oklahoma National Guard joined nine volunteer fire departments to battle a wildfire near Chelsea that officials said scorched several hundred acres; crews report about half contained.