Atoka County, OK

ATOKA COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A man was flown to the hospital after a crash involving a rock hauler in Atoka County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said it happened on Friday at midnight near E. Crusher Rd. Troopers said 43-year-old Drew Dennis, of Wapanucka, was driving the truck when it...

ATOKA COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) -One person flown to a local hospital after a crash in Atoka County. According to Troopers the crash happened around 9 pm Friday evening on Oklahoma State Highway 3 near Double Springs Road. Troopers say a 2010 Ford F-150 pickup was driving on the highway when...

ATOKA COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - Two people were hurt after a motorcycle crash in Atoka County Sunday night. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, it happened at 4:51 p.m. on State Highway 3 near Farris. Troopers said 34-year-old Jerald Renteria, of Antlers, was traveling east bound on Ok-3 when he...

ATOKA COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - Two people injured after a motorcycle crash in Atoka County Saturday evening. According to troopers the crash happened around 5:00 p.m. Saturday evening on OK-3 near Farris. Troopers said a 2008 Suzuki Motorcycle was heading east on OK-3, when it hit loose gravel on the...

JOHNSTON COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A Missouri man was pulled over by officers in Tushka in Atoka County Tuesday when he sped off and drove south on US Highway 69. “He took some evasive maneuvers on a few exits,” said Oklahoma Highway Patrol Captain Scott Hampton. Hampton said Jaylin...

Funeral services for Joyce Columbine (Evans) Layton, a lifelong Atoka County resident, will be held Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Rev. Bartt Bradford officiating. Burial will be in Redden Cemetery in Daisy, OK with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements.

Service for Griselda “Ruth” (Davis) Ishmael a longtime Atoka, OK resident will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Brown’s Funeral Chapel, Atoka, OK with Chris and Greg Ishmael officiating. Burial will be at Coalgate Cemetery, Coalgate, OK. Ruth passed away on Sunday, February...

(KTEN) — Oklahoma's shifting population means new district lines for the Oklahoma House of Representatives. And redistricting means changes for some lawmakers and their constituents. "I lost about half of Atoka County," said Rep. Justin Humphrey (R-District 19). "I kept a small part of the Lane and Farris area,...

ATOKA, Okla. (KTEN) — Atoka County Medical Center says it has imposed a limit on visitors due to a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases. Patients can have one visitor, while COVID-19 patients can't have any until they are out of isolation. Some are confused about how the hospital is...

Funeral services for David Delein Blackburn, a lifelong Atoka County, OK resident, will be held Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Bro. Sam Garner, OHP Chaplain and Rev. Richard Magby officiating. Burial will be in Green Meadows Cemetery in Atoka with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements.

ATOKA, Okla. — The Atoka County Sheriff’s office made an arrest after a sting operation on a marijuana grow. With the assistance of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the Atoka County Sheriff’s Office conducted a month-long investigation. An arrest warrant was issued in connection with the unlawful delivery of marijuana.

ATOKA COUNTY, Okla., (KXII) - The Atoka County Sheriff’s Office and the Oklahoma Bureau arrested one man on Thursday after a sting on a marijuana grow in eastern Atoka. After a month long investigation, officers arrested Blong Thao, and transported him to Atoka County Jail on a warrant for unlawful delivery of marijuana during a traffic stop.

ATOKA COUNTY, Okla. — The death of a bald eagle is under investigation in Oklahoma. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the death of a bald eagle found near a rural county road east of Lane in Atoka County. A local rancher discovered the eagle and notified...