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The local heroes who gave their lives on D-Day
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – June 6 will mark the 80th anniversary of the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare. More than 150,000 soldiers from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, including many from the Ark-La-Tex, stormed the beaches of Normandy in a push to liberate Europe from Nazi control during WWII.
County sheriffs wield lethal power, face little accountability
Watch the CBS Reports documentary "King of the County: The Power of Sheriffs" in the video player above.County sheriff's officers are three times more lethal than city police, a CBS News investigation has found.More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade, outpacing population growth eightfold. But despite a focus on urban areas, fatal police violence is increasingly happening in small town America at the hands of sheriffs, the top law enforcement officials in counties nationwide.The revelation is part of the findings of a yearlong reporting effort that documented chronic misconduct...
McCurtain County commissioners cancel meeting scheduled 240 miles away in Oklahoma City
McCurtain County's Board of County Commissioners planned to meet in Oklahoma City Friday — about 240 miles away from where it normally meets — as part of a mediation effort to settle a long-running lawsuit. But the commission abruptly canceled that meeting late Wednesday, after being informed by...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know
Why would McCurtain County commissioners be meeting in Edmond?. They shouldn’t, the attorney general’s office said. So the special meeting planned for Friday was cancelled. The state Open Meeting Act says public meetings should be convenient and accessible to the public. It also says one purpose of the...
Fort Towson fires off bicentennial celebration of Indian Territory frontier army fort
Oklahoma commemorates the second of two frontier military bicentennials on Saturday at Fort Towson. Oklahoma was still Indian Territory when Fort Gibson and Fort Towson were founded in 1824 during westward expansion. The Fort Gibson 200th Anniversary Commemoration was April 20. ...
Talk of the Town: Fort Towson’s 200th Commemoration
FORT TOWSON, Okla. (KXII) - The Fort Towson Historic Site is hosting a day of living history to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the fort. The event is on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There will be living historians there to provide a...
Debate features GOP primary candidates in House District 1
TEXARKANA, Texas - Voters will soon be choosing between Texas House District 1 Incumbent Gary VanDeaver and challenger Chris Spencer in a primary runoff election. Both candidates participated in a debate Thursday hosted by the Texarkana Gazette. The evening began with both candidates addressing the recent barrage of controversial mailers...
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