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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...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma health officials could begin vaccinating people in the second phase of the state's distribution plan as early as next week and expect nearly 175,000 high-risk Oklahomans to be vaccinated by the end of the year, the s...

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 During this day were seven traffic stops and one controlled burn. 8:06 a.m. – Report of an accident on OK-8 and south of Garvin Road. No transport needed. 9:15 p.m. – Caller advised someone dropped a bag of trash on her...

Monday, December 7, 2020 Barber County Sheriff's Office (BASO) performed multiple VIN inspection. Medicine Lodge Police Department (MLPD) responded to citizen assist in Isabel. MLPD and BASO responded to EMS call on N. Iliff. MLPD and BASO responded...

With Christmas quickly approaching and the year coming to an end, the commissioners of Alfalfa County took time to award six-month bids. Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall (Mike Roach, who will be seated as commissioner of District 2 in...

Burlington's Board of Education unanimously approved the resignation of Dr. Stacey Croft as superintendent effective June 30, 2021. This action was taken at the board's Dec. 14 meeting with President Terry Graham calling the meeting to order....

In last week's Newsgram, the story “Cherokee School Board: High school goes virtual; super warns of possible staff cuts” incorrectly reported that school board member Desiree Gibson was present. She was absent. We regret the error...

A couple was in the process of moving to a farm south of Helena when they were involved in an auto accident. This left them unable to work on the property for several weeks. A neighbor contacted them to say it appeared someone broke into their proper...

Bernie Arganbright, a Cherokee resident, left her earthly home at the age of 78 on December 16, 2020, in Alva. Graveside services were held Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at 2 p.m. at the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Pavilion with Brother Tom Cooksey...

This may be a very different Christmas this year for many who are choosing to stay away from family gatherings because of the threat of illness. I know that may cause some feelings of loneliness or depression or even despair. But I want you to be...

Well, hope you're happy, Mr. (or Miss) There Are Too Many Bowls guy (or gal). This long season through a pandemic has whittled the bowl lineup from the 43 games that were originally scheduled to fewer than 30. That's a lot less college football and...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita city councilman who has been under fire for his role in a plot to frame the local GOP chairman for a false ad against a mayoral candidate has resigned. James Clendenin said Tuesday in a written statement that had "...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday named the Kansas Department of Labor's deputy secretary as its top administrator as she works to find another, permanent leader for an agency that struggled for months to process a surge in claims f...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is ending operation of a special drug-focused unit, calling its structure outdated as the department moves away from focusing on "low-level users." Sheriff's office spokesman Jenn Hethcoat t...

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 45-year-old woman from Ulysses is dead after a crash involving a semi near Garden City. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports that Monica D. Walker died in the accident Monday night on U.S. 50 about nine miles east of Garden C...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A bank robbery suspect died after being chased by police in Kansas, but authorities didn't say whether he was shot by officers or died as a result of a crash. The robbery happened just before 4 p.m. Monday at Golden Plains C...

NEW YORK (AP) — A Delta flight out of New York City was halted after a Florida couple traveling with a Great Dane puppy fled the aircraft with the pet using an emergency slide, an airline spokesperson and authorities said Tuesday. The incident i...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned 15 people, including a pair of congressional Republicans who were strong and early supporters, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors c...

NEW YORK (AP) — An election systems worker driven into hiding by death threats has filed a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump's campaign, two of its lawyers and some conservative media figures and outlets. Eric Coomer, security d...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is assailing the bipartisan $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress just passed and is suggesting that he may not sign it. Trump complained in a video that he tweeted out Tuesday night that the bill...