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The men were believed to have left a house in Okmulgee on bicycles the evening of Oct. 9.

The men were believed to have left a house in Okmulgee on bicycles the evening of Oct. 9.

The bodies were found in the opposite direction of where the 4 missing men were believed to have traveled, according to the local police chief.

The bodies were found in the opposite direction of where the 4 missing men were believed to have traveled, according to the local police chief.

While the flooded areas are showing signs of improvement, the floodwaters left a lot of work to do to repair the damage that was done.

A rain garden workshop and cleanup are planned Feb. 19 at Memorial Park.

By: Amelia Mugavero OKMULGEE COUNTY, Oklahoma - Several areas in Okmulgee County are still underwater after the area saw more rainfall over the weekend. The new rainfall affected holiday travel and even the areas big July 4 fireworks show. Okmulgee County resident Danny Wallaces Fourth of July plans went up in smoke Sunday night, after the city postponed the fireworks show at Okmulgees City Park due to the flooding. “It’s disappointing,” Wallace said. “When I came out there, I didn...

Even though the water levels are rising in parts of central Oklahoma, Lake Arcadia is doing its job."Its holding the water that its supposed to hold to make sure were keeping people safe and not flood," said Casey Moore, with the City of Edmond.Once the lake reaches 12 feet, theres a potential it closes."We have been asked by people, Are they going to let water out of the lake? That is managed by the Army Corps of Engineers," Moore said. "Theyre always going to look at making sure theyre c...

Them. plus, were at the scene of a raging california wildfire this hour threatening thousands of homes in los angeles. crews are trying to direct an attack on the blaze. plus, violence exploding in turkey. could have the same kind of impact as the arab spring. cnn is on the ground for you. im wolf blitzer, we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. youre in "the situation room." the death toll just rose again from the latest round of killer tornados to hamm...

Was already saturated from previous tornadoes. you have the rescue crews out in the oklahoma river and deep fork river looking for more victims it. there are still four children and two adults missing. the hard part is, that victims have been found now washed miles down stream. so this tremendous swath of land and river that the rescue crews now have to search as they are trying to identify more victims or find more victims of this deadly weather, martha. martha: terrible. awful what the folks h...