OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Court documents show the man suspected of fatally shooting an Oklahoma deputy sheriff and wounding another also fired at but missed a third deputy. A probable cause affidavit alleges Benjamin Plank, 35, fatally shot Oklahoma County Deputy Bobby Swartz, wounded deputy Mark Johns and shot at the third deputy, whose name has not been released, as they tried to serve him with eviction papers Monday in Oklahoma City.
IAEA to visit Ukraine nuclear plant amid renewed shelling KYIV (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday injected a ray of hope in the standoff over the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine by announcing that its mission of top experts “is now on its way” to the facility even as renewed shelling in the area highlighted fears of a catastrophe.
Recently, City of Shawnee Community Development Director Rian Harkins offered another update on the Santa Fe Depot project by extending more information about what other communities have done with their depots.
Resources available for claimants The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) reports that statewide unemployment claims increased across all reporting categories for the week ending Aug. 13.
Author Percy Townsend’s new book “To Kill A Cat” is a tale of an assassin for hire who lives alone with his cat, Romeo. His life was turned around when he was hired to kill a woman that had professed to love him. The story includes tragedy for him and his cat.
The Shawnee News-Star eslay@news-star.com Redeemer Lutheran Church, 39307 W. MacArthur, Shawnee Friday, September 2 at 7 p.m.
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that many Americans can have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven. That amount increases to $20,000 if they qualified for Pell grants. Here’s what we know so far and what it means for people with outstanding student loans: WHO QUALIFIES FOR STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS?
Hi there Shawnee! As you may know, a variety of programs and classes are offered at the Shawnee Senior Recreation Center located at 402 N. Bell.
With 1,196 wells to address, State of Oklahoma to get share of funds NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Interior Department is giving 24 states a total of $560 million to start cleaning high-priority derelict oil and gas wells abandoned on state and private land, the department said Thursday. It said up to 10,000 wells could be dealt with as the government begins allocating $4.7 billion set aside to create an orphan well cleanup program under the bipartisan infrastructure plan approved late last year.
The Oklahoma Department of Labor (“ODOL”) has just announced it is moving to a new location effective Sept. 1.