Council Hill, OK

WEBBERS FALLS, Okla. — On May 26, 2002,14 people died when a barge hit the I-40 bridge in Webbers Falls, causing it to collapse into the Arkansas River. Twenty years later, families and friends are remembering those they lost. One family traveled from Hawaii to Oklahoma this year to...

MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma - The Muscogee Nations says its investment in a new K9 for the Lighthorse Police is already paying off. According to Principal Chief David Hill, the dog has already helped get more than 20 pounds of methamphetamine and $6,600 dollars of illegally obtained currency off of the streets.

Ronnie Cole, a crop duster who now lives in Sallisaw, was prepping a plane three-quarters of a mile from the Webbers Falls bridge when he heard it. “I can hear those sounds like they were yesterday,” Cole said. “We were getting an aircraft ready to put down fertilizer. We called highway patrol, and they said they’d gotten a report that the bridge had fallen.”

FALLON, Nev.– A Checotah, Oklahoma, native is serving with Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center supporting TOPGUN aviators at the Navy’s premier tactical air warfare training center.Petty Officer 2nd Class Ian Salazar is a 2017 Checotah High School graduate.“I learned to be independent in my hometown,” said Salazar. “At my first ...

May 26 marks 20 years since a tugboat hauling two barges slammed into the Interstate 40 (I-40) bridge over the Arkansas River. The bridge collapse and the nearby town of Webbers Falls were the focus of international news coverage over that Memorial Day weekend. The towboat Robert Y. Love slammed...

WEBBERS FALLS, Okla. — On May 26, 2002, just before 8 a.m., tragedy struck on the Arkansas River. A barge crashed into a support beam holding up the 1-40 bridge. A 580-foot section of the bridge plunged into the water near Webbers Falls, taking with it several cars and tractor-trailers.

Five Stigler football players played on the Blue Team in the Randy Patterson All-Star Game in Eufaula on May 21. Stigler players celebrate with their former coach after the 14-0 victory in the Randy Patterson All-Star Game on May 21. From left, are Tanner Mobley, Carson Turner, Stigler Defensive Coordinator Dwight Carey, Dawson Jones, Austin Swaim and Zach Flores.

WEBBERS FALLS, Oklahoma - A horrific accident as a barge takes out a section of the I-40 bridge over the Arkansas River. That was May 26th, 2002. In tonight’s 10:00 newscast, hear dramatic stories from that day.

BIXBY, Okla. — An 11-year-old boy from Bixby who just wrapped up cancer treatment at St. Jude has a brand new, custom playhouse for summer. Levi Kline was diagnosed with B-cell leukemia when he was 8 in 2019. He received treatment at St. Jude in Memphis and at the affiliate in Tulsa.

The public is invited to attend a ceremony on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, at the Webbers Falls City Park to remember the 14 lives lost and the rebuilding effort that occurred 20 years ago after a barge struck the I-40 bridge over the Arkansas River. According to a press release issued by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), the ceremony will start at 10 a.m. and speakers will…