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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma district judge has ruled a suburban Oklahoma City police officer will face trial for the fatal shooting of a man who refused to drop a baseball bat as he approached the officer. The Village officer Chance Avery is charged with second-degree murder, or in the alternative, first-degree manslaughter in the July 2020 shooting death of Christopher Pool. District Judge Cindy Truong on Tuesday reversed an earlier ruling by Special Judge Lisa Hammond that prosecutors did not present evidence that Avery committed a c...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police made an arrest following the late-night stabbing death of a man inside a home, authorities there said. Officers were called shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday to a home along North Glenn and found 67-year-old Kurt Petersen suffering from several stab wounds, police said in a news release. Petersen was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said Petersen's caretaker had called 911 after stopping by the house to check on Petersen and finding him on the kitchen floor with injuries. Officials said another man, 6...
Last week, college football gave fans one of its tastiest, and unfortunately rare, treats when Auburn visited Penn State. Good teams. Great setting. Entertaining game. What college football is all about. This week, not so much. The weekend's two matchups of ranked teams — No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 18 Wisconsin and No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 16 Arkansas — are both being played at NFL stadiums a long way from campus. Sigh. The Irish and Badgers are playing the back half of a two-game series that was supposed to start last year with a game at Lam...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man is facing eight counts related to his participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Michael Eckerman, 37, was arrested and charged Tuesday after federal authorities said he went inside the Capitol building and at one point pushed a Capitol police officer in order to allow protesters to move farther into the building while Congress was meeting to certify Democrat Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential race. Eckerman made his first court appearance in federal court in Wichita on T...
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A suburban Kansas City man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his wife last year. Larnell McDonald, 64. was sentenced Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit Court after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the killing of 44-year-old Kimah McDonald, the Kansas City Star reported. The shooting happened Aug. 16, 2020, when police were called to the McDonald home in Independence for a domestic dispute. Arriving officers heard a gunshot as they approached the home and l...
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly told a judge on Wednesday that he won't take the witness stand at his sex trafficking trial, meaning he'll avoid the risk of a potentially brutal cross-examination. "You don't want to testify, correct?" U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly asked the R&B singer. He responded: "Yes, ma'am." Lawyers had already said Kelly was unlikely to testify in his own behalf. The defense is now expected to rest its case later Wednesday, clearing the way for the start of closing arguments. The short defense case has relied on a handful o...
Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Wednesday ahead of an update from the Federal Reserve on how and when it might begin easing its extraordinary support measures for the economy. The S&P 500 rose 1% as of 1:17 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 367 points, or 1.1%, to 34,287 and the Nasdaq rose 0.8%. Gains within the S&P 500 were broad and could potentially break a four-day losing streak for the index, if they hold. More than 90% of stocks in the index rose. Banks and technology companies led the gains. Communications...
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Big Tech companies that operate around the globe have long promised to obey local laws and to protect civil rights while doing business. But when Apple and Google capitulated to Russian demands and removed a political-opposition app from their local app stores, it raised worries that two of the world's most successful companies are more comfortable bowing to undemocratic edicts — and maintaining a steady flow of profits — than upholding the rights of their users. The app in question, called Smart Voting, was a tool...
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border town are being released in the United States, two U.S. officials said, undercutting the Biden administration's public statements that the thousands in the camp faced immediate expulsion. Haitians have been freed on a "very, very large scale" in recent days, according to one U.S. official who put the figure in the thousands. The official, who has direct knowledge of operations, was not authorized to discuss the matter Tuesday and spoke on condition of anonymity. Many h...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Time growing shorter, President Joe Biden planned to meet privately Wednesday with House and Senate Democrats as Congress worked to bridge party divisions over his big "build back better" agenda ahead of crucial voting deadlines. The meetings at the White House come at a pivotal juncture for Biden's $3.5 trillion package as lawmakers struggle to draft the ambitious effort. With Republicans solidly opposed, Democratic leaders are counting on the president to galvanize consensus between progressives and centrists in their p...
Happy Birthday To Sept. 23: Lynn Haney Sept. 24: Neil Erisman, Sue Reed, Sandy Schroeder, Julie Wyckoff Sept. 25: Kelli Erisman Sept. 27: Vanessa Nailon Sept. 28: Matt Bilyeu, Arlee Hope Reed Sept. 29: Zandi Rankin, Judy Smith Oct. 1: Christina Fisher Oct. 2: Nichole Costello, Chris Harris Oct. 3: Tera Darr, Jaden Lloyd Oct. 4: Crystal Wares, Victor Powers, Denise Province, Linda Kurz Oct. 5: Pake Carlson, Rita Coulter, Joey Frei Oct. 6: Ray Morrow, Cole Alan Justice, Cheyenne Avery Justice Oct. 7: Gwen Wheeler, Marlee Farrows Oct. 8: Winona...
Happy Anniversary To Sept. 23: Mr. & Mrs. Matt Tune Sept. 25: Mr. & Mrs. Wade Walker Oct. 11: Mr. & Mrs. Rod Bradt Oct. 17: Mrs. & Mrs. Kenny Smith, Mr. & Mrs. David West Oct. 20: Mr. & Mrs. Ty Ferguson (Note: Send corrections, additions to: [email protected] or call 580-327-2200)...
On Sunday, Sept. 19, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Announcements: We are on Facebook, live at 11 a.m. Our Facebook page is Freedom United Methodist Church. Freedom Chamber of Commerce will have their meeting the first Monday every month at 7 p.m. at the Mercantile Building. Call to Worship – Psalm 37:1-11 led by Cooper Eden Opening Hymn – “Holy, Holy, Holy” led by Debra Brown Affirmation of Faith led by Pastor Todd Gloria Patri Hymn of Justifying Grace – “In the Garden” Offertory Prayer Presenting ou...
Friday, Sept. 24: High school football vs. Thomas at Mooreland, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28: Northwest COLT Officer Training in Enid Sept. 28 – Oct. 10: Tulsa State Fair Friday, Oct. 1: High school football at BFDC, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8: High school football vs Texhoma at Mooreland, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10: Parent-Teacher Conferences, 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11: Parent-Teacher Conferences, 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12: First Semester Midterm Thursday–Friday, Oct. 14–15: Fall Break Thursday, Oct. 14: High school football at Merritt, 7 p.m. Monda...
Woods County active cases of Covid-19 have decreased by four this week, according to information released Wednesday, Sept. 22, by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH). The report shows Woods County with 36 active cases, down from 40 last week. Statewide active cases have also decreased with 20,093 as of Wednesday, down 3,440. The risk level map shows 76 counties at the orange level with Ellis County in yellow. In Woods County, Alva has 32 active cases, down two from last week. Dacoma... Full story
The Mooreland Bearcats took on the Woodland Cougars in Mooreland's first home game. The first quarter proved to be a defensive battle with neither team scoring. In the second quarter, the Cougars began with the ball on the Bearcats' 15 and scored the first points with a pass into the end zone from Cougars quarterback Aiden Rhodes (No. 10) to his receiver, Jackson Rhodes (No. 7). Their 2-point conversion failed, and the Cougars led 6-0. Their lead was short-lived after the Cougars' kick-off to... Full story
