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Ringling shows support for 4-year-old-girl in cancer battle with rodeo benefit
Ringling, Okla. (KXII) - All proceeds of the rodeo will go towards helping 4-year-old Blakelee Morris and her family cover medical expenses after she was diagnosed with leukemia in January. “You can contact any one of us at the Ringling Rodeo Club we would love to give that donation to...
Animal fighting is organized crime, yet some rural sheriffs show disregard for law | Opinion
Animal fighting harms animals and humans and undermines the rule of law and safety of our communities. We must address it as a most serious crime. If you Google any cockfighting bust in Oklahoma over the past few years, you will see a clear pattern:. First, animals are always killed...
Marlow man allegedly swung on Duncan hospital’s staff, punches nurse
DUNCAN, Okla. (KSWO) - A man from Marlow faces multiple felony counts of allegedly assaulting medical care providers at Duncan Regional Hospital on Tuesday, May 14. Jimmy Dean Sutton Jr. is accused of assaulting a nurse and three hospital security guards. Sutton allegedly swung on several staff members, and dug...
‘It brings a smile to my face’: Mother celebrates Noah Presgrove’s 20th birthday with balloon release
COMANCHE, Okla. (KSWO) - Comanche teen Noah Presgrove was 19 when he was found dead along Highway 81 in Jefferson County back in September 2023. He would have turned 20 on May 14. While his mother, Kasey Elliot, would have rather been spending time with her son, she’s come up...
Oklahoma Highway Patrol captain who started in Healdton retires after 36 years
OKLAHOMA (KXII) - A captain for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has retired after more than 30 years serving the state of Oklahoma. On Friday, OHP announced that Captain Donald Westbrook retired. Westbrook graduated from the OHP 43rd Academy in 1988, and he was first stationed in Healdton after he was...
May is Foster Care Awareness Month
May is Foster Care Awareness Month, local author Susan TeBos, adoptive mom, discusses the topic and an event at Schuler Books specifically addressing the topic. Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
Man allegedly steals trailer in Jefferson Co., vehicle used in theft found burned
JEFFERSON CO., Okla. (KSWO) - A Marietta man is accused of stealing a trailer out of Jefferson County. Cody Evans is charged with one count of Grand Larceny. Investigators say that in late April, Evans stole a utility trailer from a home in Ringling. He was reportedly seen on video cutting the chain on the trailer, then hitching it to his vehicle and driving off.
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