An Oklahoma City woman who was stabbed Sunday in the parking lot of a Shawnee apartment complex died from her injuries Monday morning, making her death the city’s first homicide of 2012. Police have arrested a suspect in the case.
Shawnee police are looking at ways to enforce the two-hour parking limits in downtown Shawnee in light of recent complaints, while city staff are eying options for parking to benefit both short-term visitors and the downtown merchants parking near their businesses.
A Seminole County jury has convicted a Seminole man on a first-degree murder charges and recommends he serve a life sentence.
With recent earthquake experiences in Oklahoma, especially around Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties, area residents are being asked to participate in the annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, an earthquake drill to promote awareness and preparedness.
A Shawnee man charged with second-degree murder in the September stabbing death of his stepfather was scheduled for preliminary hearing Friday, but waived his right to that hearing. His case now advances to the felony docket for Feb. 29.
As a result of suspicious activity, Pottawatomie County sheriff’s deputies made two arrests, found 26 grams of methamphetamine and seized nearly $14,000 in cash during a traffic stop along Moccasin Trail Road.
In honor of retiring Shawnee Fire Chief Jimmy Gibson, a tone over fire communication radios Thursday afternoon thanked him for his 23 years of service as a crowd gathered at Shawnee city hall to wish him well.
A Macomb middle school teacher had been suspended with pay pending outcome of a criminal investigation on allegations of inappropriate comments being made to a student.
A Shawnee man charged in September with 10 felony counts relating to juvenile pornography has pleaded not guilty in the case.
Members of the Shawnee Police Association, the city’s police union, have elected a new slate of officers to the union’s executive board.
A trial has begun in Wewoka for a Seminole man charged with first-degree murder in a 2011 homicide in the Seminole city limits.
This Friday, law enforcement agencies, including those in Lincoln County, will work together across eight states for the “Get Your ‘Clicks’ on Route 66” seat belt crackdown.
A bond reduction for former McLoud teacher Kimberly Crain, 48, has just been denied by a Pottawatwomie County judge.
Tecumseh police have released the identity of the Oklahoma City man killed in an accident Thursday night on SH 9.
Heavy equipment operators are removing piles of charred rubble and debris from the former Loco’s antique shop at 107 E. Main.
Fire destroyed the downtown business Aug. 18. Some demolition work for safety purposes was done and the area was sealed in the days following the blaze, but now work is commencing to remove all the debris, which will allow repair work to be done to the walls of adjacent businesses.
District Attorney Richard Smothermon on Thursday delivered to Gov. Mary Fallin’s office the formal extradition papers seeking a warrant to bring a Pennsylvania man to Oklahoma to face charges.
A motorist driving the wrong direction in a divided two-lane area of SH 9 resulted in accident that killed a man Thursday night, police said.
A letter to all police union members shows that Shawnee Police Association President Ken King and two members of the union’s executive board resigned on Thursday.
Three defendants, all convicted felons, now face felony charges accusing them of using ropes to pull down a power pole near Macomb in an attempt to steal the wiring.
A Shawnee man charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for the stabbing of a resident at a downtown Shawnee housing complex was adjudged guilty Tuesday and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
