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The man, who had hit the deputy with his vehicle while trying to drive away, was shot by another officer present at the scene.

ANTLERS, Okla. (AP) — A man who struck a sheriffs deputy with his vehicle early Sunday...

A deputy shot and killed a suspect who Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation officials said hit an officer with a vehicle early Sunday morning in Pushmataha County.

Oklahoman With dozens of convictions already overturned, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals agreed Friday to consider whether the U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming the existence of the Muscogee Nation reservation should have applied retroactively. In a brief order issued Friday, the court put on hold a case involving a Native American inmate convicted of second-degree murder on the Choctaw Nation’s reservation and gave District Attorney Mark Matloff and the inmate’s attorneys 20 day...

Oklahoma prosecutor argues that McGirt is not retroactive May 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma court has agreed to consider a prosecutor’s assertion that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state lacks jurisdiction for certain crimes on land within tribal reservations is not retroactive. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday granted Pushmataha County District Attorney Mark Matloffs request for a stay of court proceedings in the case of Clifton Paris...

Pittsburg County is slated to get $8,479,278 in federal American Rescue Plan funding — but county commissioners say they arent yet sure how they can spend it.

Oklahoma Fishing Report

A resource for information on coronavirus in Oklahoma, including deaths, hospitalizations, vaccinations and new cases.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Wednesday announced that they are changing the way they report COVID-19 deaths in an effort to show a “more timely” picture of the disease’s impact in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma State Department of Health and staff reports Mar 1, 2021 CDC The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 119 active COVID-19 cases in Pittsburg County and one additional death on March 1. More information from OSDH can be found in the story. Total statewide cumulative positive cases: 424,888 407,665 assumed recoveries statewide* Total active cases statewide: 12,745 Total statewide deaths: 4,478 Total cumulative cases in Pittsburg County: 4,415 Total assumed recoveri...