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'Never Had A Spike Like This:' Water Bills Skyrocket For Yukon Residents
Water is a hot commodity, especially in the summer. However, some people in Yukon are paying the price for it, literally, as their water bills have skyrocketed. News 9 talked to several people in one northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood whose water bill. Several of the bills were over $500 and...
Salvation Army of Lawton to put pause on homeless shelter services
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Salvation Army of Lawton told 7News they are having to put a pause on their homeless shelter services starting Saturday, Aug. 3. That pause could range anywhere from eight to twelve months. The organization said the amount of repairs needed to their building is the...
Chaos ensues at Oklahoma City council meeting over Gaza-related resolution
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City's city council meeting descended into chaos Tuesday over a resolution related to the war in Gaza. On the agenda was a resolution, asking the council to condemn antisemitic and xenophobic rhetoric, as well as call for an immediate ceasefire for the ongoing war in Gaza.
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett refuses to resign
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett said on Tuesday he will not resign, despite the national embarrassment caused by his drunken behavior at a regulatory conference in June in Minnesota. A witness from the Kansas Corporation Commission reported Hiett, 57, put his hand on a man's groin area in the hotel lobby bar late...
“Tornado Alley” expanding Eastward, stirring up more storms around the QCA
MOLINE, Ill. — Back in 2018, storm chaser and Northern Illinois University professor Dr. Victor Gensini published a groundbreaking study on tornado patterns. He looked at tornado data from 1979 to 2017, examining trends on where tornadoes touched down and the location of certain ingredients that promote their development. Gensini found a marked eastward migration of the typical "tornado alley" many of us think of.
Food Bank Of Eastern Oklahoma Working To Bring More Fresh Produce To Those In Need
A new campaign from the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma is working to provide fresh produce to the communities they serve. As part of the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma's mission to help end food insecurity, the organization is also working to provide fresh produce and ensure those they serve receive proper nutrition.
Rogers Co. sheriff shares how deputies handle mental health calls following recent standoff
ROGERS COUNTY, Okla. — FOX23 has new details on the chase and standoff on Highway 169 near Collinsville on Tuesday involving a man who was suffering from a mental health crisis following a breakup with his girlfriend.
Food Donation Helping People In Rogers County Still Affected By Tornado Damage
Claremore and Rogers County Disaster Assistance received a donation from the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints Wednesday morning. Pallets of canned goods were unloaded at Catholic Charities and will go to replenishing the food pantries in Claremore. Once they are fully restocked, the rest will go to victims of the tornado that hit in May, who will be able to come by and take what they need.
Harm reduction program seeks to curb overdoses on Cherokee reservation
Twice a week, Coleman Cox drives more than an hour into controversy. He's headed to Vinita, Oklahoma, in the northern part of the Cherokee reservation, in a van stocked with clean syringes.The program is based around harm reduction, a method focused on preventing drug overdoses and the spread of infectious diseases rather than urging abstinence.In Oklahoma, opioids, often laced with fentanyl, are especially devastating among the Cherokee Nation. "Across the board, this 7,000-square-mile reservation, no one's immune," said Chuck Hoskin, the tribe's principal chief. "No one sets out to really get addicted to anything, but so many people were using...