Three Lawyers File More Than Half of Central Oklahoma’s 18,000 Annual Eviction Cases
On May 18, 53-year-old Carl Kachel stepped into line for a routine blood sugar check in the Cleveland County Detention Center. They turned out to be his last steps. Jailed on a 16-year-old Jackson County warrant with a $1,000 bond, Kachel’s end came after a string of evictions that also began in 2009. The last one on...
“Accidental” shooting in Edmond sends two boys to the hospital
EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) – Edmond Police said that an apparent accidental shooting sent two boys to the hospital Sunday night. The shooting happened near South Broadway and Burton Place just before 10 p.m. Officers said the boys were in a back bedroom of the home when one boy reportedly accidentally shot through his own...
DOCS: Oklahoma State University staff member arrested for allegedly soliciting minors online
51-year-old Pratul Agarwal was arrested at his home in Edmond Friday for allegedly using the internet to solicit minors online.
Oklahoma County killer to seek clemency
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma County killer is seeking clemency ahead of his scheduled execution. Tremane Wood, 46, is set to die Nov. 13 by lethal injection at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. He is set to die for the 2002 stabbing death of Ronnie Wipf, 19, during a robbery at an Oklahoma City motel. […]
Infant Crisis Services adds extra visits for families amid government shutdown
With the government shutdown and SNAP benefits expected to run dry in just a few days, many Oklahomans are worried, especially those with babies and young children.
Fallen El Reno Police officer honored in Monday funeral procession
A public funeral procession on Monday will honor El Reno Police Sgt. Thomas Duran, who died after an October 17 hit-and-run.
Oklahoma state testing to ‘proceed as normal’ in public schools
OKLAHOMA CITY — A plan to overhaul statewide testing in Oklahoma public schools is now on hold, with the state’s top education official announcing Monday that spring assessments will continue as usual this year. State Superintendent Lindel Fields said his administration will consider new approaches to statewide...
Governor announces homeless encampment sweep operation in Oklahoma City
In the announcement Monday afternoon, the governor said the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation were beginning cleanup efforts similar to those undertaken in Tulsa last month.
Semi carrying hospital gowns crashes on I-40 at I-35 and starts fire on Saturday
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — Oklahoma City Firefighters responded to a crash on I-40 westbound at I-35 over the weekend. Crews arrived just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, to find a jack-knifed semi with the car fully engulfed in flames that were spreading into the trailer. Two...
Crash impacts traffic northbound on I-35 near I-240
A crash is impacting traffic northbound on I-35 Monday morning.
