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Separate accidents injury girl and motorcycle rider
A motorcyclist was injured Sunday after crashing into a fence, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Michael K. Parker, 28, Durant, was flown to Plano Medical Center to be treated for head and leg injuries. He was listed in serious condition. According to the patrol, Parker was northbound at 3:22 p.m. on a county road north of Durant when his cycle left the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a pipe fence. Parker was wearing a helmet, ...
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Bill would let Okla. voters decide on appointees
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters will decide whether to increase the governor’s appointment powers under a bill that sailed through a Senate committee Monday, despite concern about consolidating too much power in the executive branch. The Senate General Government Committee voted 6-1 for the bill that would ask voters in 2014 to decide whether the governor should appoint the state superintendent of public instruction, labor commissi...
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Okla. Senate panel kills medical marijuana bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Senate committee on Monday defeated a proposal to legalize the medical use of marijuana in Oklahoma, but the bill’s author said she considers it a victory that the measure was even granted a legislative hearing. Members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 6-2 against the measure in a party-line vote with Republicans in opposition. “I consider it a victory for the citizens of this state,” said...
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This was the scene for most of the day at Silo Public Schools following an isolated shooting that occurred in the school parking lot at approximately 11 a.m.
Authorities respond to self-inflicted shooting
A student shot herself outside of the Silo School late Monday morning, authorities said. Law enforcement and medical personnel responded to the school at 11:44 when the 911 center received a call that a girl had shot herself in the head with a handgun. Bryan County Undersheriff Ken Golden said the shooting happened inside a pickup and a small-caliber revolver was used. Silo Schools Superintendent Bill Caruthers said the student was in the...
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2 former ex-Okla. lawmakers face trial for bribery
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered two former Oklahoma lawmakers to stand trial on charges alleging that one offered to set the other up with a job in exchange for promising not to seek re-election. Oklahoma County Special Judge Stephen Alcorn entered not guilty pleas for former Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, and former Sen. Debbe Leftwich, D-Oklahoma City, and scheduled a March 20 date for them to appear before District Judge...
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Man deputies said shot two men has been charged with making methamphetamine
A Bennington man authorities said shot two people to death at his home Thursday afternoon has been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. Rodney Steven Andrews, 55, was also charged with unlawful use of a police radio, plus misdemeanor charges of posession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $100,000. Authorites are still investigating whether Andrews was justified in shooting Gary Michael Robison 66, and Bradley...
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Child injured in rollover crash
A four-year-old child was flown to a Plano, Texas, hospital after being injured early Friday evening in a rollover crash north of Achille, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The driver lost control of the vehicle on Highway 78 and a medical helicopter was dispatched to transport the child to the hospital. The child went into surgery Friday evening, according to OHP, and no one else was injured. Additional details of the accident we...
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