CopsNKids event is Saturday
By Elisabeth Slay The Shawnee News-Star eslay@news-star.com The Shawnee Police Department will host the 2022 CopsNKids event August 27 at the Oklahoma Heart of Exposition Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Barking Water Music Festival returns to Wewoka Sept. 10
After two years of silence, the sound of music will return to downtown Wewoka in Seminole County. The Barking Water Music Festival will be held September 10, at 7 p.m. in front of the Seminole County Courthouse.
Round Barn UkeFest set for Sept. 11 in Arcadia
ARCADIA – The fifth annual Round Barn UkeFest is set for noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
Anne Heche’s death ruled accidental after fiery car crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Anne Heche died from inhalation injury and burns after her fiery car crash and the death was ruled an accident, according to coroner’s results released Wednesday. Heche, 53, also had a fractured sternum caused by “blunt trauma,” according to information on the website of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner- Coroner.
LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow to emcee MTV Awards
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The MTV Video Music Awards later this month will have not one emcee but three, with rap stars LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow all set to anchor the ceremony. They’ll introduce and present the famous Moonmen trophies alongside performers including Lizzo, Anitta, BLACKPINK, J Balvin, Måneskin, Kane Brown, Marshmello with Khalid, and Panic! At The Disco on Aug.
Shawnee movie listings this week
Jones Theatres Cinema Centre 8 is open for late afternoon matinees on Monday through Friday and matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Movies 6 at Shawnee Mall is open for late afternoon matinees on Friday, matinees on Saturday and Sunday and one evening show Monday through Thursday.
Entertainment and upcoming area events
Local reports Barking Water Music Festival returns to Wewoka Sept. 10 After two years of silence, the sound of music will return to downtown Wewoka in Seminole County.
Rapper A$AP Rocky charged with felony assault with a firearm
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper A$AP Rocky was charged with two felonies Monday for pulling a gun on a former friend and firing in Hollywood last year, prosecutors said. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged the 33-year-old New York native, whose legal name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
Jerry Hall, Rupert Murdoch reach agreement on divorce
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Model and actor Jerry Hall and media mogul Rupert Murdoch have agreed to the terms of their pending divorce, her attorney said Thursday. Hall filed a request in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday to dismiss her original petition for divorce from Murdoch, which she filed last month, with permission to file a new one.
Kenan Thompson of ‘SNL’ to host Sept. 12 Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran “Saturday Night Live” cast member Kenan Thompson will host next month’s Emmy Awards. “Being a part of this incredible evening where we honor the best of the television community is ridiculously exciting, and to do it on NBC – my longtime network family – makes it even more special,” Thompson said in a statement Tuesday.