CRIME & SAFETY
Two men sentenced for setting inmate on fire in Ottawa County jail
TULSA, Okla. –Two Ottawa County men were sentenced to five years for setting a sleeping inmate on fire. Justin Randall Gering, 30, of Fairland, and Tyler Levi Tavis, 23, of Miami were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell for arson of property of an institution and organization receiving federal financial assistance. Frizzell also ordered […]
Kansas manhunt prompts northeast Oklahoma schools to “shelter in place”
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA – A couple of Ottawa County schools enacted their “shelter in place” protocols due to a manhunt near the Kansas and Oklahoma state line. Commerce and Quapaw schools officials posted the “shelter in place” notifications on their school social media pages on Thursday around 11 a.m. Cherokee County, Kansas law enforcement confirmed authorities […]
Miami firefighters rescue man stranded in tree for two days over flood waters
MIAMI, Okla. – A homeless man who hung onto a tree for two days was rescued by the Miami Fire Department late Thursday night. Miami Police Chief Thomas Anderson confirmed Miami firefighters used a thermal drone to find him. After locating the man, firefighters deployed a flat-bottom boat to an area east of the river […]
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