One person dead after shooting at Southwest Oklahoma City apartment complex
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — One person is dead after an early morning shooting on Monday in Southwest Oklahoma City. Police responded to the Brookwood Village apartments around 1:15 a.m. near S Western Avenue and Southwest 89th Street. When officers arrived, they found an open apartment door with 33-year-old...
How practicing daily thankfulness can improve mental health
OKLAHOMA CITY - The holidays are a time of thankfulness for your family, your friends, and so much more. In fact, research shows that thankfulness can even reduce depression and anxiety. News 9 spoke to ReMerge CEO Erin Engelke to learn ways to be better at expressing thankfulness. “Thanks for...
Jury trial set for defendant accused of assaulting an officer
NEWKIRK — A jury trial is set for Megan Kay Shelby, 46, Oklahoma City, in Kay County District Court. Shelby is facing a felony count of battery and assault on a police officer and two misdemeanor charges. Newkirk police officer Jacye Grimm reports in the affidavit that on June...
Firefighters respond to Oklahoma City house fire sparked in garage, spread to attic
OKLAHOMA CITY, (KOKH) — The Oklahoma City Fire Department responded to a house fire around 8:20 on Monday morning. According to OKCFD, the call reported that an electric vehicle was burning in the garage. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they located the electric vehicle in the driveway and...
Oklahoma dog breaks world record with 19.89 cm tongue
OKLAHOMA (KOAM) -- A furry friend in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has made his way into the Guinness World Records.
2 Del City residents charged with kidnapping, abuse of disabled woman
2 Del City residents charged with kidnapping, abuse of disabled woman. New charges have been filed against two Del City residents who are accused of kidnapping and abusing an intellectually disabled woman who was in their care. In March, police responded to a home in Del City and found a...
Suspect in Oklahoma City shooting apprehended after fleeing scene, charged with murder
OKLAHOMA CITY, (KOKH) — On Friday, Oklahoma City police officers responded to reports of a shooting near SW 22nd Street and Independence around 7:33 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they located Andrea Leete, the victim of the shooting. Leete was transported to a nearby hospital where she...
Oklahoma Highway Patrol honors retiring major after 39 years of service
Oklahoma – The Oklahoma Highway Patrol congratulated Major Jack Choate on his retirement after more than 39 years of dedicated service to the state. Choate began his career in 1986 with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety as an emergency communications officer at the Oklahoma City communications center. In 1991,...
Oklahoma City’s forgotten guitarist taught Hendrix, Berry, and Santana how to solo
Charlie Christian’s Electric Guitar Revolution in Deep Deuce. Charlie Christian changed how we hear music in just two short years. Born in Texas in 1916, he grew up in Oklahoma City’s Deep Deuce jazz district, learning guitar from his blind father. In 1937, he got his first electric guitar and soon made it sing like...
Metro Tech’s Jenny Pinkerton Recognized for Nursing, Education Service
March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization committed to ending preventable maternal health risks and death, ending preventable preterm birth and infant death and closing the health equity gap for all families. Pinkerton has been a Registered Nurse for 18 years and currently serves as a nurse administrator for the...
