The chatter of a rise in vagrancy or homelessness in Tahlequah has been happening for a couple of years - or decades, depending on who is asked - and that talk is leading to the beginnings of change.

With tick season underway, area residents who venture outdoors should be aware of the impact the tiny insects can have on people and pets.

Flooding in the Arkansas River remained relentless Thursday — but two barges torn loose by the rushing waters concluded their journey by hitting Lock and Dam 16 near Webbers Falls.

A team of six young women from Noble High School has made history.

Some small changes were made to the budget prior to approval, including the removal of a $150,000 landfill project. That project will instead be paid for using funding from the 2018-19 budget.

Steve Loftis, Kingfisher County Emergency Management director, said Thursday afternoon water from Kingfisher Creek and Uncle John Creek had receded, and he was glad there was no damage from the floodwaters.

OBI is issuing a call to donors of all blood types to give blood as soon as possible to prevent a shortage.

Stillwater Public Schools sent out a release Thursday that a gun was found at the Stillwater Junior High School. According to the release, it belonged to a school employee and was found by another employee who notified administration.

When emergencies occur, it's best to be prepared to handle severe injuries, especially when help is too far away.

After a tornado ripped through Peggs late Monday night, Cherokee County residents braced for more bad news, but so far, their neighbors to the southwest are bearing the brunt of the storms.

A rise in the number of homeless people in Tahlequah continues to be a topic for area residents who want to help - and residents who want to get rid of "those" people.

Two groups of opioid manufacturers argued the state attorney general’s office wasn’t playing fair.

Waters continue to rise along the Arkansas River toward a projected peak of 43.5 feet by Friday, according to a hydrograph from the United States Weather Service. 

A three-state tornado track turned deadly Wednesday night with three fatalities in the Lamar-Golden City area of Barton County, according to authorities.

The Department of Public Safety has released the identity of the woman who died after her vehicle was caught Tuesday in floodwaters in Perkins. Laura Renee Moorman was a 53-year-old Perkins resident.

Severe weather this week has impacted most of Oklahoma, with flooding, tornadoes and high winds causing widespread damage.

Residents along the Cimarron River are evacuating near Crescent, as banks give way underneath homes, leaving them exposed to the flooding river.

Enel Green Power North America is investigating why a wind turbine belonging to the company collapsed Tuesday, May 21, 2019, near Hunter.

A tornado tore through the northern Cherokee County town of Peggs in the middle of the night Monday, damaging several buildings.

Access to free water is one good reason to use rain barrels.

Northeastern Oklahoma's nickname of "Green Country" is even more apropos these days as the area has sprouted an abundance of new cannabis dispensaries.

Though the city escaped major tornado damage, some northeast Norman residents found themselves a little close for comfort before sunrise Tuesday.

On May 22, 2011, Kay Johnson and her husband took shelter in a hall closet in their home as an EF5 tornado struck Joplin, killing 161 people and damaging thousands of residences and businesses.

A continuous line of storms battered Oklahoma on Monday with high winds, hail, lightning and heavy rains. People around Stillwater estimated the rainfall total at 7-8 inches, based on what they saw in their rain gauges.

National Weather Service surveyors can’t get an accurate number on tornadoes yet because of a different kind of severe weather: flooding.

Payne County has a confirmed death caused by flooding. One person died Tuesday after being in a car swept off the roadway in Perkins a quarter-mile south of State Highway 33 on South Perkins Road.

Phillip Germain wasn’t sure if he’d be able to get to work at the Meridian Technology Center. He certainly wasn’t expecting to pull anyone from the floodwaters. That’s where he found himself Tuesday morning.

A woman was jailed after wielding a garden tool and pepper-spraying officers before she forcibly grabbed an officer's genitalia while she was cuffed, according to an affidavit.

Ruth Reichl was editor of Gourmet magazine from 1999 to 2009. A writer’s writer, Reichl had spent the previous decades as a restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times and New York Times, keeping her identity undercover. 

Alice Fink arrived at the Haileyville Civic Center on Tuesday ready to learn if she is qualified for federal disaster assistance in connection with the tornado that destroyed her home last month.

Before noon today, the City of Stillwater released a list of water rescues for people who were trapped in stalled vehicles. The number of water-rescue-related calls numbered 14 before noon and several more have come in since then. Officials say people are continuing to drive into high water, sometimes around barricades, in some of the worst flooding Stillwater has ever seen.

PEGGS, Okla. — A tornado tore through the town of Peggs in the middle of the night Monday, damaging several buildings.

Although rain fell on Tahlequah early Saturday, it stopped in the time for the first year of Reggae in the Park, and actually generated a cool breeze that swept through Leoser Pavilion that afternoon.

Multiple rounds of storms Monday dropped tornadoes and heavy rain into western and north central Oklahoma. The towns of Mangum and Perry took the brunt of damaging winds. There were multiple reports of damage to homes and property in Perry. One resident told the News Press a roof was ripped off of a home between Perry and Lucien.

Gov. Kevin Stitt appeared on the GOP Fish Fry stage last year, promising if he won the bid for Governor, he would return to the Fish Fry as a keynote speaker.

He fulfilled that promise on Saturday, May 18 when he headlined the 15th annual GOP Fish Fry, the largest Republican fundraising event for the state of Oklahoma.