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DELAWARE COUNTY, Okla. — The Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) said they're investigating an explosion on a boat that happened around 8 p.m. Saturday night, near Check-In Bay on Grand Lake. Check-In Bay is popular cove, lined with boat docks and houses. It's a place for people to drop...

Northwest Arkansas man Richard “BigO” Barnett is requesting three months to prepare for prison after he was sentenced to four and a half years for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

One is injured in a two-vehicle accident north of Pryor, Oklahoma. Just after 9:30am yesterday, a Pryor Police officer responded to an injury collision at the intersection of NS 435 and EW 470 about two and a half miles north of the city limits of Pryor. A 2008 Chevy Silverado driven by 54-year-old William Smith failed to yield at a stop and struck a 2013 Toyota Camry driven by 63-year-old Kelly Yoder.

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Tuesday, May 30, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, and other Cherokee Nation officials will break ground on the Mary L. (Holland) Carson Wellness Center in Stilwell at 1 p.m. In 2021, Chief Hoskin signed the Public Health and Wellness Fund Act,...

PRYOR, Oklahoma ~ After two Grand Lake area accidents resulted in fatalities over the first days of the Memorial Day weekend, the Grand River Dam Authority Police Department continues to stress safety for those planning to spend the holiday on the water. GRDA Police report that on Friday evening (May...

When in doubt, assume the speed limit on rural roads in Benton County is 40 miles per hour.Why it matters: No one likes a speeding ticket.Driving the news: The Benton County Quorum Court recently voted to lower the default speed limit from 55 to 40 miles per hour on unincorporated roads, unless otherwise specified.The old speed limit was put into place in 1994.What they're saying: "The safety of Benton County drivers and the crews working on these roads led to the decision to lower the speed limit by 15mph," public safety administrator Jay Frasier said in a news release.

MADISON COUNTY, Ark. — A Siloam Springs woman is dead after an ATV crash in Madison County, the Arkansas Department of Public Safety reports. The crash took place on Friday, May 26 at around 7:15 p.m. according to the report. Officials that 21-year-old Destiny Smith was driving a 2019...

SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — On every fourth Friday of each month from May until October, the city of Siloam Springs will come together for a new celebration known as "Fourth Friday." “I just want people to come and feel the community and feel the love and support and just...

JAY – After a lifetime of cutting and working with wood on his family’s land in Eucha, Mark Dunham has found a hobby using wood that he enjoys and continues to learn more about. The Cherokee Nation citizen has been working on his craft for about a year...

LANGLEY, Oklahoma — The Grand River Dam Authority Police were out patrolling the waters to enforce water safety laws and keep people safe as they recreate on the holiday. FOX23 went along for a ride with Officer Mike Glover, looking for no life jackets on personal water crafts, boating and drinking, boats with a wake within a 150 feet of buoys.

JAY, Okla. -- Memorial Day celebrations are starting across the Four-States. One in particular is Memorial Weekend Mayhem in Jay, Oklahoma at Mid America Outdoors.

(Photos by Danny Clum, Richard Bales) John Rittenoure - COLCORD, Okla. (May 26, 2023) - It has been six years since Sean McClelland last raced with the AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories Oil Capital Racing Series. That last win came in the coveted 2017 AmeriFlex Challenge. Friday McClelland returned and picked up where he left off winning at the all-new Arrowhead Speedway.

PRYOR, Okla. - Pryor Middle School student, Ally Martin tied for 1st place at the Eastern Oklahoma State Spelling Bee held at the Muskogee Civic Center in April. After qualifying at the local level, she joined 191 other hopefuls to compete for the title. Ally went a record thirty-three rounds before the head judge declared the spelling bee a tie for the first time in the history of the bee. The other winner, Ethan Yosef, attends St. Joseph Middle School in Muskogee.

The first Friday evening of the month, the streets of Grove, OK come alive with the mouthwatering aromas of diverse cuisines. If you're a food lover or simply seeking a night out and about on the town, don't miss out on Food Truck Friday. Prepare your taste buds and mark your calendars for June 2nd from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your favorite lawn chairs and kick back and enjoy the sounds of the 50's,60's, and 70's with the live music performances of the Cool Breeze Band.

A Grove man was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison for strangling a former girlfriend. 30-year-old Tyler Craig Mitchell was also ordered to participate in a drug abuse program and will serve three years probation after his release. Mitchell plead guilty in 2022 to assault by strangling and suffocating in Indian Country.

DELAWARE COUNTY — An amateur Grove historical researcher wants to bring attention to the highest form of sacrifice by two cousins killed in Vietnam 55 years ago. Paul Dell Herschbach, Edmond Greer, Jr. and Larry Butler all once lived within a mile of each other in the Butler area of eastern Delaware County, said Aaron Kidd.

TAHLEQUAH – The Tribal Council gathered for a special meeting on May 25 to pass a measure to increase the amount awarded for Education Services scholarships to $2,500 per semester by the beginning of the 2024-25 academic year. The maximum scholarship awards will increase from $2,000 to $2,250 for...

BOURBONNAIS, IL – A routine traffic stop Monday on Interstate 57 near Bourbonnais Parkway led to the arrest of an individual from Oklahoma. Illinois State Police District 21 pulled them over for a cracked windshield. Officers allegedly discovered approximately 72 pounds of marijuana allegedly hidden in their vehicle. The...

The Grand River Damn Authority identified a woman who was found dead in Buffalo Creek Sunday morning. The body was found around 3:45 a.m. Sunday by people at the river.

PRYOR, Oklahoma ~ We do not forget. Whether it is an hour ago or a century ago, we remember. On May 11, several members of the Oklahoma National Guard met in Pryor to honor Kyle Brinlee. Brinlee was 21 when he was killed in action in Iraq by an improvised explosive on May 11, 2004. Members of his unit have met every year to spend some quit time at the cemetery to honor and remember Kyle.