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Truck driver admits leaving accident scene at OSU that killed pedestrian

Monday, March 31

By Patti Weaver STILLWATER -- A truck driver has admitted leaving the scene of a collision with a pedestrian at the intersection of Monroe Street and Cantwell Avenue on the Oklahoma State University campus... Read More.

Son gets 30 years in prison for beating his mother at Lake Carl Blackwell

Monday, March 31

By Patti Weaver STILLWATER -- A 34-year-old Elk City man has been given a 30-year-prison term for beating his mother in the head with a metal framed extension cord reel while they were... Read More.

Drummond comments on ouster of state forestry leader

Friday, March 28

Media release OKLAHOMA CITY (March 28, 2025) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following remarks today in the wake of Gov. Stitt’s forced ouster of Oklahoma Forestry Services Director Mark Goeller. “It should... Read More.

Teen jailed on $1 million bail in Stillwater shooting

Wednesday, March 26

By Patti Weaver STILLWATER -- A Ponca City teenager accused of shooting a customer in the parking lot of a 7-11 convenience store at 711 N. Main Street in Stillwater at about 12:28 am... Read More.

Cushing woman accused of food stamp fraud

Wednesday, March 26

By Patti Weaver (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A Cushing woman with a criminal record in four counties was arraigned Tuesday on a felony charge accusing her of illegally obtaining $10,294 worth of food stamps by... Read More.

Ex-convict accused of pepper spraying officer & escaping

Tuesday, March 18

By Patti Weaver (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A 48-year-old ex-convict from Stillwater with a criminal record in four counties has been ordered jailed without bail pending a March 27 court appearance on a charge... Read More.

Cushing man jailed on sex offender registration violation charge

Monday, March 17

By Patti Weaver STILLWATER -- A 37-year-old man, who was convicted of sexual battery of a person over 16 in Cowley County, Kansas in 2007, has been charged with failing to register as a... Read More.

Stillwater Police Department Chief Named After Extensive Search

Thursday, March 13

News release (Stillwater, OK) – Stillwater Police Department will officially have a new Chief of Police beginning April 28, when Christopher Hassig, current Captain for the Houston Police Department, will take the helm... Read More.

Central Technology Center’s Rentz honored with award

Thursday, March 13

Media release (OKC, Okla) -- Shelly Rentz from Central Technology Center was honored Tuesday as a 2024 Workforce Partner of the Year during the 31st annual People with Disabilities Awareness Day in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma... Read More.

Perkins woman named Oklahoma School for the Blind Student of the Year

Thursday, March 13

Media release Piper Conner, of Perkins, was honored Tuesday as the 2024 Oklahoma School for the Blind Student of the Year during the 31st annual People with Disabilities Awareness Day in Oklahoma City.