LAWTON — Hundreds of diverse walks of life took over Lawton streets Saturday, blocking an entrance of Fort Sill and protesting the Trump administration’s plans to temporarily detain 1,400 migrant children.

A new partnership between RSVP of Enid and James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena has inmates taking up crocheting to help people affected by dementia.

The Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents swore in a new member Wednesday, an NOC news release said.

A 25-year-old Fairview woman is being held without bond after being charged in Major County District Court with two counts of soliciting for first-degree murder.

In October, State Question 792 changed the landscape of Oklahoma liquor laws: cold beer and wine became a staple in grocery and convenience stores, Norman merchants had to cordon off Campus Corner on game days, and distribution regulations changed.

EDMOND, Okla. — Oklahoma County Commissioner Kevin Calvey on Tuesday called for the first time publicly for an administrator to run the County Jail.

A $20,000 grant will help Oktaha Elementary offer a STEM classroom for the district.

Muskogee parent Lynette Gunn says she’s impressed with projects proposed in Muskogee Public Schools’ upcoming bond issue. 

Two men were arrested Wednesday in the late-night raid of a home on North Hope Street near Eighth Street in Ada.

Expansion of the city's Greenbelt Trail is on the horizon, and city officials say the work should begin sooner rather than later.

One of the more popular 4-H summer camps took place this week, as almost 40 youngsters used sewing machines, hand-sewed buttons onto fabric, and more.

BRAGGS — National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jamison Yager powers through the last stretch of his run, jogging across a path of mowed grass amid the encouraging cheers of fellow soldiers and officers on a warm morning.

TAHLEQUAH — Former prosecutor and Indian Child Welfare Executive Director Nikki Baker-Limore has been selected to serve as general counsel of Cherokee Nation Health Services.

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed a 3,025-year sentence Thursday for Daniel Ryan Chadwell following his conviction of child sexual assault and Judge Thad Balkman's sentencing in November 2017.

COMANCHE — The Comanche Nutrition Center is usually always hopping at lunch time, as all citizens are welcome to eat. There are suggested donations, but for  those who experience food insecurity there is no charge. 

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has identified a man fatally shot by troopers following a Wednesday pursuit.

EDMOND, Okla. — Close to 150,000 Oklahomans held licenses to use medical marijuana as of July 1, according to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. As a result employers have had concerns about how to handle legalities in the workplace. Two area attorneys addressing a recent Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon said the state Legislature took a large step toward clarifying the workplace laws on medical marijuana licensure and use with the Unity Bill it passed earlier this year.

Bassist Russ Jones of Mason Jar Revival says he welcomes the chance to play a concert benefiting victims of late May floods.

An Ada man is being held in the Pontotoc County Justice Center in lieu of a $100,000 bond after allegedly striking his fiancé’s brother in the neck with a machete.

A proposal to raise the Pontotoc Technology Center’s mill levy would allow the school to expand its programs more quickly to meet demand for career training, Superintendent David Lassiter said Wednesday.

A 1969 editorial in The Pictorial Press called the voyage of Apollo 11 the fourth most significant feat in the history of man, "surpassed only by the moment of man's creation and the birth and death of Christ."

PORTER — Porter will celebrate an abundant peach crop with pageantry, carnival rides and a new park.

Area school administrators are monitoring allegations that Epic Charter School inflated enrollment figures to get more state funding.

The Greater Muskogee Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism (GMACCT) will donate proceeds from the 2019 Bravado Wireless REAL. Okie Championship APT Pro Golf Tournament to eight local charities; a total donation of $23,900.

A Norman High School assistant principal was arrested in Canadian County Tuesday on a sexual assault complaint.

As our nation celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the first to put humans on the surface of the moon, Stillwater residents got the chance to hear first hand what it’s like to go to space.

The Choctaw Nation Election Board certified a winner in the District 11 Tribal Council Race on Wednesday.

Garfield County Sheriff's Office

Milo, the coonhound puppy born with upside down paws, is now six months removed from the surgery that began the process to him having the ability to walk. His caretaker, Jennie Hays of Oliver and Friends Farm Rescue and Sanctuary in Luther, adopted Milo when he was just a few weeks old.