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Crime & Emergencies in ...
A Kentucky truck driver was arrested in Ardmore after a missing 17-year-old from Louisiana was located safe at a truck stop following an interstate search.
A 60-year-old Lawton man died after his vehicle left State Highway 6 and overturned north of Granite; troopers say he was ejected and not wearing a seatbelt.
A driver was pronounced dead after a car crashed into a northeast Oklahoma City home Wednesday night; occupants were unhurt and police are investigating.
Community & Society in ...
ReMerge’s diversion model has graduated more than 200 mothers and pairs treatment, legal help and job supports to cut reentry and save money. Graduations can erase the felonies that brought participants in.
A multi-vehicle crash on I-40 at Western Avenue left one person dead and two critically injured, closing westbound lanes and snarling traffic near downtown Oklahoma City.
Mediation between Norman officials, the library system and builders could decide who pays to repair the mold‑plagued Central Library and when it will reopen.
An ODOC corrections officer, Daniel Ackah, was arrested after a March 13 report and charged with rape by instrumentation and sexual battery, the department says.
OKC Animal Welfare removed horses, cats and rabbits from a property tied to a 2019 cruelty case; local rescues say repeat offenses demand tougher enforcement. Investigators are continuing the probe.
Politics & Govt in ...
The Oklahoma Senate passed SB 1948 39-5, limiting counties’ ability to ban private fireworks and altering sales windows; the bill now goes to the House.
Small‑town volunteer firehouses across Oklahoma are running critically low on volunteers, creating daytime coverage gaps and straining mutual aid.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Crest Foods has filed plans for a 105,643-square-foot supermarket to anchor a new retail cluster north of the Scheels project in northwest Oklahoma City.
A jury-delivered reckoning in an Oklahoma City elder‑neglect case left a 94‑year‑old neighbor severely malnourished; experts say many abuses go unreported.
Oklahoma’s Senate voted unanimously to let qualified experts testify about how trafficking affects survivors and to expand the Attorney General’s victim services. The bill now heads to the state House.
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