A former nurse anesthetist at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City is facing felony charges after multiple female employees accused him of sexual misconduct while working at the hospital.

Two separate Internet Crimes Against Children investigations conducted by the Elk City Police Department Criminal Investigations Division have resulted in guilty pleas and lengthy prison sentences for two offenders.

Elk City residents are still assessing damage after a severe hailstorm moved through the area, dropping hailstones reportedly measuring more than three inches in some locations.

Friday, May 22, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 16 Primary Election.

It's a banner day for downtown Elk City.

A Watonga man is facing two felony counts of grand larceny after authorities say stolen oilfield equipment and vehicles were recovered from his property following an investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies.

Two Washita County law enforcement officers were honored for their service and sacrifice during the 58th Annual Oklahoma Law Enforcement Memorial.

A 50-year-old Erick man was injured Sunday evening in a rollover crash on Interstate 40 in Beckham County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

SWOSU has selected Eli Goodman as the Charles & Mary Abercrombie Scholar for the 2025- 2026 academic year.

SWOSU has selected Zadyn Johnson of Camargo as the Charlie M. & Olivia Downs Abercrombie Scholar for the 2025- 2026 academic year.

SWOSU has selected Ty Elliott of Weatherford as the recipient of the Dr. Donald I. Hamm Memorial Scholarship for the 2025- 2026 academic year.

Four students at SWOSU have received the Neparko Family Chemistry Scholarship for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.

Four students at SWOSU have received the Neparko Family Chemistry Scholarship for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.

SWOSU students presented research at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists, held April 23–26 in Tyler, Texas.

SWOSU students presented research at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists, held April 23–26 in Tyler, Texas.

SWOSU Rover Dawgs recently competed in NASA’s 2026 Human Exploration Rover Challenge, held at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

SWOSU Rover Dawgs recently competed in NASA’s 2026 Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC), held at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Mariah Yell of Union City, Oklahoma, has been named the Rebecca Reddin Jones Scholarship at SWOSU for the 2025-2026 academic year.

A 19-year-old Wheeler, Texas man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Thursday morning in Armstrong County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Voters in Roger Mills County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the June 16th Primary Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Kelly Tice said today.

On April 15, Beckham County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers Wendi Holland and Richard Jones partnered with the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office and Oklahoma Highway Patrol to provide Merritt High School students with a hands-on lesson about the dangers of impaired driving ahead of prom season.

From March 23 through April 1, Beckham County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers Wendi Holland and Richard Jones presented the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program to pre-kindergarten through fourth-grade students at Merritt Elementary School.

The Beckham County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers, Wendi Holland and Richard Jones, spent April 20-23 teaching tornado safety and severe weather preparedness to Merritt Elementary kindergarten through second grade students.

Two defendants were sentenced to prison Wednesday in the 100th Judicial District Court in Collingsworth County after violating the terms of their probation.

A two-vehicle collision was reported early Monday morning, May 4, in Washita County near Colony.

A former mayor in southwestern Oklahoma is facing a felony charge following an investigation into the misuse of city funds.

A Hinton woman is facing an embezzlement charge after an investigation into missing funds from a local business, according to court documents filed in Beckham County District Court.

Lola Bruner, a senior history major at SWOSU, won first place for Best Undergraduate Paper in American History at the Oklahoma Regional Phi Alpha Theta conference on April 25.

Oklahoma is set to implement a new law aimed at shielding oil and gas companies from certain climate-related lawsuits, a move supporters say will protect a key state industry while critics warn it could limit accountability.

Voters across Shamrock and Wheeler County went to the polls May 2, deciding city leadership, school board races, and multiple school propositions.