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INDIANPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — After several quiet years, the United States was threatening to break a major record for tornado activity this week as a volatile mix of warm, moist air from the Southeast and persistent cold from the Rockies clashed and s...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court signaled Tuesday it is more open to state restrictions on abortion, upholding an Indiana law supported by abortion opponents that regulates the disposal of fetal remains. At the same time, the justices declined t...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee jury deliberated less than two hours Tuesday before sentencing the man who shot up a Nashville church in 2017 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On Friday, the jury found Emanuel Kidega Samson g...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — States are heatedly debating whether to make it more difficult for students to avoid vaccinations for religious or philosophical reasons amid the worst measles outbreak in decades, but schoolchildren using such waivers are o...

May 20, 2019 Medicine Lodge Police Department (MLPD) responded to a disturbance on Medicine Boulevard. Barber County Sheriff's Office (BASO) responded to a report of cattle out on River Road. BASO responded to a report of horses out on U.S. Highway...

May 21, 2019 Medicine Lodge EMS transferred a patient from Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital to Wichita. May 23, 2019 Medicine Lodge EMS responded to a call on west Second Street. Kiowa EMS responded to a call on Coats Street. Hazelton Fire...

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 During this day there were five traffic stops, three reports of cattle out and one controlled burn. 10:28 a.m. – Report of a missing dog. 12:09 p.m. – Report of a reckless driver in a white pickup. 12:49 p.m. – Lift assis...

Real Estate Transactions Book 846 page 252: Jason C. Tullis and Yolanda J. Tullis, husband and wife, convey unto Jason C. Tullis and Yolanda J. Tullis. Lot 2 and the south 25 feet of lot 3, block 2, Tatro’s 1st, Cherokee Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. J...

According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be...

Marriage Filings Michael Kent Jordan, Edmond and Kayla Ann Stewart, Cherokee: marriage license ($50)....

Divorce Filings Ashley Renae Wilson vs. Cory Glen Wilson, Cherokee: divorce ($252.14)....

Friday, June 14, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the July 9 Special Election for the City of Cherokee, Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. Stein said that people who are...

No action was taken by Alfalfa County commissioners Tuesday morning on bids for the Next Generation 911 mapping system upgrade. Jay Hague, commissioner of District 1, said there may be grant money available in July and before any bids were accepted,...

More charges have been filed against two Cherokee residents in a child abuse case from earlier this month. Anthony Brian Cochran, 34, and Lindsey Juanell Lyons, 29, were charged with several felonies in cases filed May 10 in Alfalfa County. District...

Charter Ordinance 19-019 regarding term limits was again on the agenda at the Kiowa City Council May meeting. At the beginning of the meeting under public agenda, Kiowa man B.J. Duvall (who has filed to run for city council) calmly asked the council...

Regarding reports of a shooting in Hazelton, Kansas, a call to the Barber County Sheriff's Department Tuesday found no spokesperson available. However a dispatcher would confirm that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating a...

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