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MC residents graduate from Southeastern
Southeastern Oklahoma State University had 2024 spring commencement ceremonies withmaster’sdegrees awardedMay3andbaccalaureate degrees presented May 4 at Bloomer Sullivan Arena. Madill and Kingston residents were among the graduates that the university said was the largest graduating class in Southeastern’s history with823studentsgraduating. Of those, 349 received baccalaureate degrees, 442 earned graduate...
Five student-athletes sign at Durant
DURANT, Okla. (KXII) - Durant held a huge signing day that produced five student-athletes to the college ranks. Laila Ahmed signed to run track at Oklahoma Christian. Aiden Sager is headed to East Central to run track for the Tigers. Zoe James will take her cross country game down the road to Murray State College.
Fire destroys Boswell home
BOSWELL, Okla. (KTEN) — Fire destroyed a house south of Boswell, Oklahoma, just after 9 o'clock Thursday night. In a Facebook post, the Boswell Volunteer Fire Department said the residence on State Highway 109 was engulfed in flames when the first units arrived. Investigators said the structure is a...
Baseball Game Recap: Kiowa Takes a Loss
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kiowa can now relate to. They lost 16-1 to the Simla Cubs on Saturday. Kiowa was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but Simla's pitcher proved too tough.
Tushka advances to state final; Tupelo falls to Calumet
MOORE, Oklahoma (KTEN)- Tushka will try to win its first-ever spring state baseball title on Saturday after defeating Okarche 2-1 in the Class A semifinals on Friday. Unfortunately, Tupelo wasn't as fortunate as the Tigers came up short against Calumet in the Class B semifinals. Tushka will play Amber-Pocasset on...
Durant police officer facing DUI charges
DURANT, Okla. (KTEN) — A Durant police officer was placed on administrative leave after being arrested and accused of driving under the influence. Joseph Luke Graham was arrested March 28 by Durant police in the 3200 block of North 1st Avenue. A department spokesperson said this is a personnel...
Man attempts to send drugs through mail, charged with trafficking
BRYAN COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A man was charged with trafficking cocaine after he was caught trying to send the drugs through the mail. According to court records, Garon Reid, 24, of Kingston, brought a package to the UPS store on Hwy 70 in Durant, acting nervous and not saying what he was shipping.
OHP investigating after pedestrian hit by car, flown to hospital
BRYAN COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A pedestrian was flown to the hospital after being hit by a car in Bryan County on Wednesday. According to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, it happened on OK-48, about three miles north of Durant. OHP said Brenda Gray, 73, of Tishomingo, was...
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