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Valero station clerk keeps a cool head during tornado
Donnie Geiger’s second day of work at Valero Gas Station and Convenience Store at 1400 Memorial Road in Marietta was one he will not soon forget. The clerk and stocker described panic in the store as he herded frightened customers to safety in restrooms seconds before a tornado struck the building about 10:45 p.m. April 27. Geiger, age 48, said he was the last to take cover and stood with his back against a restroom door to help hold it shut against the storm.
SafetyNet tracking available to Carter County
ARDMORE, Okla. (KTEN) -- The Ardmore police department's SafetyNet system is now servicing a larger area. The SafetyNet system was implemented by APD in March and can be used to find anyone with a cognitive disorder if they wander away from home. Ardmore police can now service all of Carter...
Texas man gets caught in Oklahoma tornado's vortex and survives: ‘It's not luck, it's God'
The powerful tornado that ripped through Interstate 35 in Marietta, Oklahoma, left a North Texas husband badly injured. Jeff Frederickson and his wife were on their way back home to Colleyville after driving up to Minnesota to pick up his family’s prized 1971 Thunderbird. They knew storms were popping...
Documents tell how video and cell phone data led to arrest in murder of Velma man
VELMA, Okla. (KSWO) - Newly filed court documents detail how investigators used doorbell video and cell phone data to potentially solve the murder of Terry Sutton in Velma earlier this month. According to court documents, the truck Sutton was driving was caught on camera stopped at an intersection with a...
Southern Oklahoma on alert for flooding
CARTER COUNTY, Okla. (KTEN) — As southern Oklahoma residents finished cleaning up and drying out from Saturday's storms that dumped more than 9 inches of rain, more precipitation could bring flooding threats along the Washita River and other locations. "We got 7 inches on Saturday night, and totals as...
Ultrasound photo found 70 miles away after tornado tore through Ardmore
A family in southern Oklahoma got a much-needed boost 70 miles away after a tornado destroyed their home, injured their dog and left their kitten missing. Chris Litton, an Ardmore resident, described the story of Mother Nature's power and the connection of social media after the ultrasound of his son, who is now 15 years old, was found by someone in Byng.
Carter County family looks to future after EF-4 tornado
ARDMORE, Okla. (KTEN) — The home of Chris and Miranda Litton was destroyed by the EF-4 tornado that ripped Marietta, Lake Murray and Dickson Saturday evening. Now, just like many families in south central Oklahoma, they're reflecting on memories in the ruins with sights set on the future. The...
An eye toward rebuilding
City and state working with businesses affected by the storm. Area businessman Brad Sullivan owned both the Dollar General and Homeland buildings, which were leased to the respective chains. Both buildings were destroyed by Saturday night’s tornado, leaving Sullivan and corporate representatives with the decision whether or not to rebuild.
Two arrests linked to missing Lone Grove man
RINGLING, Okla. (KTEN) — Tommy Tynes has been missing since April 19. While the whereabouts of the 61-year-old Lone Grove man remain a mystery, two people are now in custody after being observed using Tynes' credit card in Ringling. Elisha Fox and Clayton King were arrested and booked into...
Marietta left reeling, but starting recovery after tornado put lives, jobs, supplies at risk
MARIETTA — Kyle Minyard has traveled across the country helping communities recover from hurricanes and other natural disasters. He never thought that one day he would be helping his own neighbors get back on their feet after a tornado tore through their southern Oklahoma hometown. The EF4 twister destroyed...
Joseph Harrison Sweeps Both Ends for $42K in Ardmore Oil Can Classic
Over the weekend, a few days after a pair of tornadoes barely split his place in Oklahoma—and took out the power in Ardmore’s Hardy Murphy Coliseum— Joseph Harrison won both the Open heading and heeling futurities, plus the heeling Pre-Futurity, for checks worth $41,658 at the 2024 ARHFA Oil Can Classic.
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