OKLAHOMA CITY – A fight between two women in the middle of the highway allegedly started with a disagreement over laundry, toilet paper and dishes, and ended with both women in lockup. A man by the name Tim Yost was caught up in the middle of it and he sat down with News 4 to share what happened. “She jumped on her like a spider monkey,” Tim Yost said. “And then she just beat the snot out of her.” Tim […]
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma lawmakers will get a 35 percent pay increase. On Tuesday, the Legislative Compensation Board voted to raise legislators’ pay for the first time since 1999. The board consists of all new members appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt, the State Senate and the State House. They voted to raise lawmakers’ salaries from $35,021 to $47,500. The Oklahoma Education Association and its members flooded the halls of the Capitol last year demanding their own pay raise. But Tuesday, […]
WASHINGTON – New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most sought after progressive endorsements, will back Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in his 2020 Democratic bid for president, several sources tell CNN. A source tells CNN that Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan will also back Sanders. Ocasio-Cortez’s plan to endorse Sanders was first reported in The Washington Post.
HARRAH, Okla. – The Bradford family has a debit card used specifically for their five children. In July, two crooks wiped it clean, and on Tuesday police are still looking for those responsible. Not enough money to pay the bills, Angela Bradford was surprised when her card got declined. “I go online and look, and my balance is zero. What happened to all my money,” Angela said. It turns out, her card was swiped at 7-11. Not by her, by […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Police are showing why using a fake ID is a “Superbad” idea. At about 12:31 a.m. Friday, officers arrested Daniel Alfredo Burleson, 20, of Des Moines, after police spotted him drinking a cocktail containing vodka at an Iowa City bar, KCRG reports. Police say he wouldn’t give his ID, but when an officer led him out of the bar, he turned over an ID revealing his true age. When the officer asked for his fake ID, Burleson reportedly […]
YUKON, Okla. – Over 7,800 OG&E customers have lost power across Northwest Oklahoma City and Yukon. The OG&E website’s outage page states that more than 7,800 customers lost power. As of 10:30 p.m., 7,873 customers were without power. The outage was caused by a car striking a utility pole near Sarah Road in Northwest Oklahoma City. Stay with KFOR as this story develops.
NORTH CAROLINA – A third person has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in North Carolina, state health officials said. None of the victims has been identified by authorities and health officials have not discussed the circumstances of their deaths. In recent weeks, health officials have confirmed 140 cases among people who attended the NC Mountain State Fair in Fletcher, North Carolina, last month have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, an airborne lung infection, or Pontiac Fever... Читать дальше...
INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis family is grieving and waiting for answers after an 18-year-old was shot to death Monday night. Police believe an 18-year-old planned to meet someone for a sale at the Mann Road Pantry on the southwest side of Indianapolis, but during the transaction Daemon Link was shot and killed. Link’s family says he had struggled fighting cancer for years. Tiera Willis said her younger brother spent most of his life fighting osteosarcoma, which is a form of […]
OKLAHOMA CITY – The State of Oklahoma and Johnson & Johnson were back in court after a dispute over how much money the company owed the state after the opioid lawsuit. Johnson & Johnson says there was a miscalculation of $107 million in the $572 million judgement. Company attorney Steve Brody said, “The state has not offered an explanation or pointed to any evidence that suggests that it was anything other than a simple typographical error.” The judge admitted there […]
The XFL held its first draft on Tuesday, and eight players who played at either Oklahoma or Oklahoma State were picked among the eight teams in the league. The Dallas Renegades are coached by former Sooner coach Bob Stoops and they were “assigned” former OU quarterback Landry Jones. Eight quarterbacks were all assigned to a specific team, apart from the separate drafts, which were divided into three separate drafts: skill players, offensive line, and defensive front. The Renegades drafted former... Читать дальше...
MOBILE, Ala. — A walk to work quickly turned into a nightmare for LeFlore High School teacher, Gwendolyn Martin. “When I close my eyes all I can see is the dog running towards me.” Martin thought it’d be a good idea to walk to school for exercise early Monday morning. She was wrong. As she neared the school on O’connor street she looked up to see the pit bulls running toward her. “I said get back and I started screaming […]
CHICAGO — A good Samaritan said he jumped into action after realizing another rider was robbing people at gunpoint on a CTA Blue Line train in Chicago before Sunday’s marathon. As the train stopped at Cumberland, Jean Paul LaPierre stepped off and asked another commuter why marathoners seemed to be rushing for the doors. “I said ‘this doesn’t seem like the right way.’ He said ‘No, there’s a guy on the train walking around right now robbing people.’ That kind […]
WINTER PARK, Fla. – A man suspected of slashing three people to death — two in Florida and one in Tennessee — was arrested in Winter Park, Florida, after barricading himself in a house for six hours, shooting at sheriff’s deputies and fighting a K-9 officer that found him hiding under a pool table, authorities said Tuesday. The standoff and arrest Monday capped a multi-state manhunt for Stanley “Woo Woo” Mossburg, 35, who boasted that he’d killed more people, Polk […]
FLORIDA – DNA testing may determine whether newly discovered bones from an island in the Pacific are those of Amelia Earhart — and perhaps shed light on what happened to the pioneering aviator after she disappeared. The bones were found on Nikumaroro, a remote island in the western Pacific Ocean, in 1940. But it wasn’t until a 2018 study that people began to suspect they could belong to Earhart. That’s when researcher Richard Jantz re-examined their measurements and found they […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Kastyn is 17 and looking for a family who will show him respect, honesty and loyalty. In his spare time, he enjoys playing basketball. “I try to go to the gym, like, almost every day,” Kastyn said about playing basketball. “It keeps you healthy. Keeps you in shape.” A healthy and also stylish young man who takes his fashion seriously. “I just like to look nice,” he said. “Makes me feel good.” Something else that gives […]
BETHANY, Okla. (KFOR) – Owners of a local haunted attraction have experienced a sort of horror of their own; showing up to find thousands of dollars worth of props, costumes and equipment stolen. “I guess the joke’s on us,” said Rad Janloo. Spreading joy through fear has been a hobby and a labor of love for Janloo and Andrew West for most of their lives. “In my backyard, we’d do a huge Halloween party every year,” West said. For the […]
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives sent a clear rebuke to Beijing and reaffirmed American support for pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on Tuesday afternoon, as police have intensified crackdowns on protesters in the semiautonomous region in recent weeks. Lawmakers approved the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act after demonstrators in the city of 7 million took to the streets earlier this week to urge the US Congress to approve the measure. The bill, which was seen as an […]
Oklahoma State announced Tuesday they have added Barry Hinson as an analyst to their men’s basketball coaching staff. Hinson is a 1983 OSU graduate and has been a head coach at Oral Roberts, Missouri State, and Southern Illinois. He was also on Bill Self’s staff at Kansas for four seasons. “We are excited to welcome coach Hinson and his wife, Angie, back to Stillwater,”head coach Mike Boynton said. “There are very few people whose passion for Oklahoma State basketball is […]
FORT WORTH, Texas – Detectives have seen body camera footage and heard an 8-year-old boy tell them how Atatiana Jefferson died but the officer who shot her has not shared his side of the story. Aaron Dean, a former Fort Worth police officer, was charged with murder after Jefferson was shot and killed through her window. He was arrested and released from jail within hours on Monday after posting a $200,000 bond. Jim Lane, a Fort Worth attorney who is […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Yoga is about finding your center. There’s a new trend to track down tranquility in the metro, but it’s a more alternative twist to the usually peaceful exercise. Amanda Kauffman strolled into the back room at Cinder Block Brewery Monday night with a beer in one hand and a yoga mat in the other. She was there to teach the first ever rage yoga class in Kansas City. “It’s a little bit different than your traditional […]
The stage is set for the fourth Democratic Presidential Debate at Otterbein University in the Columbus, Ohio suburb of Westerville. With 12 candidates taking the stage, it will be the largest televised debate in U.S. history. WCMH will also be asking questions during the debate. Click here if the live polling feature does not load in the above player. The livestream will begin at 6:35 p.m. Central Time.
PURCELL, Okla. (KFOR) – An Oklahoma man was arrested after allegedly stealing two patrol cars and an undersheriff’s vehicle on Tuesday morning. Early Tuesday morning, police say they began investigating after Leviticus Johnson allegedly stole a car out of Pottawatomie County. He ultimately crashed it into a pond in Dibble. At that point, he was taken into custody. While in the back of the patrol car, Johnson was able to get his handcuffed hands in front of his body. He […]