Drone carrying drugs, contraband seized at Oklahoma prison
McALESTER, Oklahoma - Prison officials at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary are investigating after a drone carrying drugs, hacksaw blades and a cellphone was found crashed on the prison grounds.
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Oklahoma prison warden retiring amid execution probe
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma prison warden who oversaw a botched execution in 2014 and a second lethal injection this year in which an inmate was given the wrong drugs is retiring, prison officials...
View ArticleMcAlester woman killed in jump from truck during pursuit
McALESTER, Oklahoma - Police say a McAlester woman was killed as she jumped out of a pickup truck that was being pursued by police.
View ArticleMcAlester schools superintendent suspended by school board
MCALESTER, Oklahoma - Members of the McAlester Public Schools Board of Education have voted unanimously to suspend the superintendent and her husband, and to initiate proceedings to terminate their...
View ArticleMcAlester school board extends superintendent's suspension
McALESTER, Oklahoma - The McAlester school board has extended the paid suspension of school Superintendent Marsha Gore and her husband - Plant Operations Manager Joseph Skip Gore - and to notify them...
View ArticleThe Latest: Flash flood warning issued for SE Oklahoma
NORMAN, Oklahoma - The latest on wintry weather and heavy rainfall in Oklahoma (all times local):
View ArticleMcAlester police investigate nude images on public computer
MCALESTER, Oklahoma - McAlester police are investigating nude photos found on a computer at a local public technology education center.
View ArticleMan wanted in McAlester shooting death surrenders to police
McALESTER, Oklahoma - A Krebs man wanted for murder in the shooting death of a man in McAlester has surrendered to police.
View ArticleArrests made in death of man found in Oklahoma's Dow Lake
McALESTER, Oklahoma - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a teenage boy and a woman have been arrested in the death of a man found in Dow Lake near Haileyville in southeastern Oklahoma.
View Article1 person killed, another injured in McAlester shooting
McALESTER, Oklahoma - Police in McAlester say one man has been fatally wounded and another was injured in a shooting at a residence in the southeastern Oklahoma City.
View Article1 dead, 1 wounded, suspect in custody in McAlester shooting
McALESTER, Oklahoma - Police in McAlester say a weekend shooting left one man dead, another wounded and a suspect in custody.
View ArticleJoe Allbaugh named interim director of Oklahoma corrections
McALESTER, Oklahoma - The Oklahoma Board of Corrections has named Joe Allbaugh as interim director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
View ArticleUS court affirms conviction, death penalty in double slaying
McALESTER, Oklahoma - A federal court has rejected an Oklahoma death row inmate's appeal in the killings of a Pittsburg County woman and her adult son more than 16 years ago.
View ArticleTermination hearing for McAlester superintendent cancelled
MCALESTER, Oklahoma - The due process termination hearing for the suspended McAlester Public Schools superintendent has been cancelled without explanation.
View ArticleMembers of McAlester board consider superintendent's firing
McALESTER, Oklahoma - Members of the McAlester school board are hearing evidence that could lead to the dismissal of the district's superintendent, who has been suspended with pay amid allegations she...
View ArticleMcAlester superintendent fired amid spending allegations
McALESTER, Oklahoma - The McAlester school board has fired the district's superintendent amid allegations she spent school money on personal items.
View ArticleSheriff: McAlester man struck in head by stray bullet
KETCHUM, Oklahoma - A 72-year-old McAlester man has been taken to a hospital after being shot in the head by what authorities say was a stray bullet.
View ArticleMcAlester ex-superintendent's husband resigns school post
McALESTER, Oklahoma - The husband of the recently fired McAlester Public School superintendent has resigned his job with the district.
View ArticleEx-inmate accused of officer assault at McAlester restaurant
MCALESTER, Oklahoma - A man on probation after serving prison time in McAlester has been accused of assaulting a corrections officer at a local restaurant.
View ArticleOklahoma prison inmate accused of leading meth ring
MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma - Federal prosecutors have charged an Oklahoma State Penitentiary inmate and more than a dozen other people in a drug conspiracy involving the widespread distribution of meth in...
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