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Dollar Tree Distribution Center Demolished by Tornado in Oklahoma
A Dollar Tree distribution center in Marietta, Okla. took a direct hit from a tornado Saturday night, with the natural disaster inflicting severe damage through the building’s roof and exterior.Amazon Employees in Alabama Could Get a Third Unionization Vote The 1-million-square-foot building, which resides roughly 15 miles from the Oklahoma-Texas border, supplies products to stores across 11 states, including all of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, and portions of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. Aerial footage of the Dollar Tree warehouse courtesy of Live Storms Media shows the warehouse ripped open at one of its corners,...
Memorial service held for 1 of 2 Kansas women killed in Oklahoma ambush
HUGOTON, Kan. (KWCH) - Family, friends and community members gathered at Hugoton First Christian Church on Tuesday to remember Jilian Kelley. Kelley. a court-approved supervisor, was killed last month while escorting Veronica Butler down to Oklahoma to pick up Butler’s children for a birthday party. The two women never showed, and their bodies were found days later in Oklahoma.
Oklahomans rebuild after tornado outbreak: 'It'll never be the same, but it will be OK.'
Emergency officials, business owners and residents in small communities across Oklahoma began the grim chore Monday of cleaning up and sorting through what remains after a string of deadly tornadoes over the weekend leveled buildings, flipped vehicles and killed four people, including a 4-month-old infant. In Marietta, tractor-trailer driver Danny McBride got an...
Oklahoma voters to decide constitutional amendment to allow for public infrastructure districts within municipalities
The Oklahoma State Legislature passed a constitutional amendment to create a process for establishing public infrastructure districts within municipalities. Voters will decide on the amendment on Nov. 5, 2025. Public infrastructure districts would be governed by a Board of Trustees, which would have the authority to levy a special assessment...
Gov. Kevin Stitt, Sen. James Lankford and FEMA survey Marietta tornado damage
MARIETTA, Okla. — Gov. Kevin Stitt, Sen. James Lankford and Federal Emergency Management Agency leaders are in Marietta on Tuesday surveying the damage left behind by Saturday's EF-4 tornado. The tornado hit the Dollar Tree distribution center off Interstate 35, as well as other structures. The hospital in the...
Governor signs bill making homelessness a misdemeanor if person refuses help
Once SB 1854 takes effect in November, state and local law enforcement can remove someone for camping on state-owned lands such as highway right-of-ways and medians, and even state parks. If the person is homeless and refuses to accept help and resources, they will be arrested for a misdemeanor and, if convicted, will either be fined $50 or spend 15 days in the jail of the county where the offense took place.
Stitt signs Oklahoma bill that would 'lock the clock' upon federal approval
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a Senate bill last week that would lock Oklahoma into daylight saving time year-round upon approval of federal legislation. Authored by Sen. Blake Stephens, R-Tahlequah, Senate Bill 1200 would require Oklahoma to adopt daylight saving time as the year-round standard time if a federal law is passed that authorizes states to do so.
Tornadoes launch debris 17,000 feet in the air
(KTEN) — Debris scattered across southern Oklahoma was thrown 25 to 60 miles from the path of the weekend tornadoes. Wind-blown debris is the leading cause of injuries from tornadoes. Objects were launched 17,000 feet in the air in Marietta, with winds that were clocked up to 170 miles...
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