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Marlow, OK

MARLOW, Okla. (KSWO) - According to Stephens County Sheriff Wayne Mckinney, he said they received reports of shots fired on North Heffington road in Marlow. He said one person has been shot and is currently at OU Medical in unknown condition, and another person is deceased inside a residence on North Heffington road.

One person dead and one person injured in Marlow shooting

Wichita Falls, TX

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - A former Wichita Falls High School choir teacher pleaded guilty Friday to having an improper relationship with a student. Christopher Jarvis faces 10 years of probation with six months of jail time. Once released, he will have to attend sex offender classes. The victim of the improper relationship spoke face-to-face with Jarvis in the courtroom after he plead guilty, saying, “you took advantage of a 17-year-old girl.”

Former WFHS choir teacher pleads guilty

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Matthew a former Chief Meteorologist of the First Alert 7 Weather Team at KSWO. Previously he was on KSWO’s Good Morning Texoma for several years and also was the lead storm chaser. When he started at KSWO in 2011, he was the weekend evening meteorologist.

70th ANNIVERSARY: Matt Dipirro sends message of congratulations to KSWO

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Nearly 350 basic trainees start the next chapter of their lives, as soldiers. The soldiers graduated alongside A Battery 1st of the 22nd Field Artillery, and A battery 1st of the 31st FA. They graduated inside Fort Sill’s Cache Creek Chapel. With special congratulations to the...

FT. SILL GRADS: Congratulations to the 350 newest basic training graduates

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Court Appointed Special Advocate program awarded the winners of their Blue Ribbon Buddy makeover challenge. They do this challenge each year and traditionally a blue ribbon buddy is a wooden figure that people can display at their home or business during April, which is Child Prevention month.

Court Appointed Special Advocate program awarded winners of their Blue Ribbon Buddy makeover challenge

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Lawton City Council met behind closed doors for several hours Thursday to discuss several executive session items. Council Members took no action on the appraisal of the School House Slough at Lake Lawtonka, whose lease recently expired. Another item included a negligence lawsuit against the City...

Lawton City Council meets in executive session

Oklahoma State

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - News is an industry with a lot of turnover. People come and go in search of bigger markets, new contracts, and the next story. That’s why it’s so remarkable that KSWO has so many employees who have been here for over 10 years, including ones who never wanted to be in front of the camera -- not even for this story.

Today’s Team: 10+ years at KSWO

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - You can learn the Comanche language, one word at a time, with their free virtual lessons. It’s open to the public, and the Nation’s Language director is hosting the lessons with a little help from their language apprentice teacher candidates. The lessons are easy...

The Comanche Nation is getting the community engaged with free language lessons

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Becoming a U.S citizen is a dream come true for many immigrants, and it became reality for two soldiers at Fort Sill on Friday. The soldiers completed 10 weeks of intensive training, learning how to properly defend themselves. Physical tests weren’t the only thing on their...

Naturalization ceremony is a dream come true for young soldiers

Altus, OK

ALTUS, Okla. (KSWO) - Altus Air Force Base took to the skies Friday morning as part of its annual large-scale formation exercise. Well, not the whole base. Close to 25 planes practiced transporting the base’s assets during the operation, taxiing down the runway and taking off in close succession.

Altus Air Force Base soars during annual formation exercise

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - It’s Furry Friend Friday, so as always, 7News visited with Roy Rodrick, the Lawton Animal Welfare Superintendent, to visit this week’s adoptable pet. Rodrick introduced the 7News team to an 8-week-old Staffordshire Terrier mix, who was picked up as a stray alongside the rest...

Furry Friend Friday: Staffordshire Terrier mix

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Good Morning Texoma!. The weekend is finally here, and so are those spring-like temperatures. We will see the upper 60s today as we will have mostly sunny skies with calm winds blowing from the north west at 5 to 10 mph. Overall, it’s going to be a great day to be outside to have an amazing day!

Great start to your weekend!

Duncan, OK

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - It was a night of dancing and fun as an annual “Sock Hop” was held in Duncan. Hosted by the organization “The Rowdies,” the dance featured classical music and had a number of prizes for best dressed, best dance group, and more. This was the third year the Sock Hop has been held, and like previous years the dance raised funds for the Douglass Eastside Senior Center. But in addition to helping out a good cause, tonight’s event was a throwback to a different generation of having fun!

The Rowdies danced at the ‘Sock Hop’

Medicine Park, OK

MEDICINE PARK, Okla. (KSWO) - The Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center is celebrating World Meteorological Day aquarium-style this weekend. 7News spoke with Kobe Louis, the Education Director, and Abigail Sharpe, the Assistant Director of Education at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center, about the event and what the community can expect.

Medicine Park Aquarium to celebrate World Meteorological Day with special guests

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Fire Wilmore is a Lawton-born singer getting her chance at stardom via American Idol. She was first seen on March 19′s episode where she performed Bruno Mars’ ‘Talking to the Moon.’. While she did not get the golden ticket there, she did get...

American Idol gives Lawton native a second chance at Hollywood

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Locals are worried about the safety and stability of our banks after what financial experts are calling the 2nd largest bank failure in the U.S. since 2008. Dani Blackburn, a Lawton CPA, said the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has her clients wondering what they should...

Can recent bank failures impact local banks

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U.S. Marshalls identify man arrested in Lawton on Thursday

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The U.S. Marshalls Service identified a man arrested in Lawton Thursday night. The Lawton Police Department assisted Marshalls in the...

U.S. Marshalls identify man arrested in Lawton on Thursday

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