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Cranes arriving to remove bridge collapse wreckage Video OSDE approves charter school requests in March board … Video Day four of Epic Charter Schools preliminary hearing Video
OSDE approves charter school requests in March board … Video Day four of Epic Charter Schools preliminary hearing Video
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Are you in a flood zone? New flood risk maps available … SEMINOLE COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – Officials in Seminole and Cleveland counties are urging residents to check new flood risk maps. This past spring, Oklahoma saw historic flooding across the state. Now, there is new flood risk information available for residents and business owners in portions of Seminole and Cleveland counties. Officials say the new information […]
Looted Treasure or Worthless Paper? This OKC picker … KONAWA, Okla. (KFOR) – There was a different building on this corner back in 1931 when two bandits strolled into the First National Bank armed with Thompson machine guns and left with $2,000 in cash plus some items from the safe. It’s all here in this special news bulletin from the Konawa Leader of that […]
NWS: Two EF-1 tornadoes caused damage near Konawa KONAWA, Okla. (KFOR) – The National Weather Service is still collecting data after severe storms moved through Oklahoma late Sunday night. On Monday, officials with the National Weather Service were surveying damage related to the storms and determined that at least two tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma on Sunday. The first tornado began about 10 […]
OSBI: Three people accused of violently beating man … KONAWA, Okla. – Three people allegedly involved in a violent home invasion in Konawa earlier this month are in custody, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. According to the OSBI, the victim heard knocking at his front door just after midnight on Sept. 8. The 51-year-old told officials he was not expecting anyone […]
Woman taken into custody following violent home invasion … WEWOKA, Okla. – A woman has been taken into custody following a violent home invasion in Konawa. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the victim heard knocking at his front door just after midnight on Sept. 8. The 51-year-old told officials he was not expecting anyone to visit when three individuals forced their […]
OSBI investigating after man attacked, robbed in … KONAWA, Okla. – A man is recovering after being attacked and robbed in his Konawa home over the weekend. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the man heard knocking at his front door just after midnight Sunday. The 51-year-old told officials he was not expecting anyone and three individuals forced their way into […]
Konawa woman credits family dog with saving her from … KONAWA, Okla. – Amy Sanderson is thankful to be alive after she lost everything in a house fire. She says it happened Wednesday evening and her two-year-old dog, Bandit saved her life. Sanderson says she was in her bedroom when the fire started, and she didn’t realize what was going on until Bandit let her […]
Konawa man killed after being hit by truck KONAWA, Okla. – Authorities say a 44-year-old Konawa man is dead after he was hit by a truck on Thursday afternoon. Around 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, troopers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol were called to a crash along U.S. 377, just south of EW 1410. Investigators say a pedestrian, identified as 44-year-old Jimmy Frank, was […]
Konawa water crises continues to worsen after spring … KONAWA, Okla. – A small town’s big water problems have been worsening lately after flooding caused more damage to an aging system in Konawa. People who live there say they’ve struggled with water issues for years. Resident Tammy Goforth has only lived there a short time and the water issues are already at the forefront […]
“Sounded like a freight train,” Overnight storms … KONAWA, Okla. – Severe storms wreaked havoc on the southwestern part of Oklahoma overnight Tuesday through early Wednesday morning. The town of Konawa was one of the hardest hit areas. Luckily, no one was hurt, and many are feeling thankful to be alive after a rude awakening. “All the windows and doors in the house […]
Oklahoma communities cleaning up after severe storms … KONAWA, Okla. – Residents in one part of the state are cleaning up after severe storms hit their communities hard overnight. High winds from severe storms early Wednesday morning hit several communities in south Central Oklahoma. Trees were uprooted in Konawa, near Hillside Drive and Maple Street, with some crashing onto homes, along with homes […]
Men set new record after noodling nearly 90-pound … KONAWA, Okla. – Two men set a new Oklahoma lake record after noodling a nearly 90-pound catfish recently! According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Jayson Spencer was assisted by Brandon Lamoni in noodling the new lake record flathead catfish at Lake Konawa. The fish was 87.85 pounds and measured 53 3/4 inches in […]
DEQ: Boil orders lifted for Sardis Lake, Konawa Assembly … OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced that the boil order for the Sardis Lake and Konawa Assembly of God water systems have been lifted. The water is now safe for human consumption. The Sardis Lake Water Authority, located in Pushmataha County, boil order was issued due to the presence […]
Oklahoma man breaks state record with monster smallmouth … BROKEN BOW, Okla. – An Oklahoma man is now in the record books after catching a monster smallmouth buffalo! According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Hugh Newman was fishing on Broken Bow Lake recently and caught a smallmouth buffalo on rod and reel using an eight pound test and swimbait. The fish weighed […]
Officials: Boil order issued after E. coli found … KONAWA, Okla. – A boil order has been issued for a local water system after E.coli was discovered in the drinking water. Officials with the Department of Environmental Quality say E. coli was found in the Konawa Assembly of God water system in Seminole County. Users are being told to bring their water to a […]
Medical examiner: Man who hit softball team’s bus … KONAWA, Okla. – Officials say the body of a man who slammed into the bus for the Konawa Junior High softball team has tested negative for drugs. On March 8, an SUV crashed into a Konawa Junior High School softball team’s bus, killing 12-year-old student Rhindi Isaacs. Isaacs, five of her junior high softball teammates […]
Medical examiner: Death of man driving SUV in fatal … OKLAHOMA CITY – The medical examiner’s office has ruled the death of a man, who caused a fatal crash involving a Konawa school bus, an accident. On March 8, an SUV crashed into a Konawa Junior High School softball team’s bus, killing 12-year-old student Rhindi Isaacs. Isaacs, five of her junior high softball teammates and a […]
Hundreds gather in Konawa to say goodbye as 12-year-old … KONAWA, Okla. – It’s been one week since the deadly bus crash in Konawa. On Friday, Rhindi Isaacs’ funeral was held at the Konawa Performing Arts Center where hundreds of people came to remember a daughter, a teammate, and a Tiger. Emotions ran high as 12-year-old Rhindi Isaacs was laid to her final resting place. “There […]
Witnesses say Tallbear nearly hit them before crashing … SEMINOLE CO., Okla. – New information has been revealed in the tragic bus crash that killed Johnny Tallbear, his passenger Shari Moore, and Konawa Junior High softball player, Rhindi Isaacs. He’d been busted for driving drunk twice in the past 3 months and some witnesses say Tallbear nearly hit them just moments before crashing into that […]
OHP tentatively identifies passenger in fatal Seminole … SEMINOLE CO., Okla. – Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigators have tentatively identified the female passenger in John Tallbear’s vehicle during the triple-fatal bus crash the night of Friday March 8. OHP originally had no leads on the identity of the female passenger but has now tentatively identified her as Shari Moore aka Shari Dockrey of Earlsboro, […]