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Oklahoma Prisoner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Running Meth Operation in Tulsa

Amy Slanchik A member of the Aryan Brotherhood gang pleaded guilty this week in federal court to running a meth operation from inside his prison cell.

Oklahoma Department Of Corrections Says Pair Of Prisoner Assaults 'Likely Gang Related'

NewsOn6.com The Oklahoma Department of Corrections now says two prisoner-on-prisoner assaults from over the weekend were likely gang-related.

Tulsa Police Capture Person Of Interest In Connection To 2 Homicides

Joseph Holloway Beckham County deputies say Tulsa Police caught up with a person of interest in two homicides that happened in Elk City and Sayre.

Oologah Woman Accused Of Using T-Shirt Gun To Shoot Contraband Over Prison Fence

News On 6 An Oologah woman just released from prison in January is back behind bars; this time accused of shooting contraband over a prison fence with a t-shirt gun.

OK Prisons Over Capacity, Under Staffed, DOC Director Says

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The head of Oklahoma's prison system said it's only a matter of time before Oklahoma sees a deadly prison riot like the one that happened in South Carolina.

OHP: Driver Smelling Of Alcohol Hits, Kills Sayre Child In Pasture

News On 6 Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating after a pickup truck driver hit and killed a 4-year-old boy in a Beckham County pasture.

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State Historic Preservation Office Lists Threatened Historic Sites

News On 6 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- This year's list of endangered historic places in Oklahoma includes cemeteries and archaeological sites statewide.

The list co-sponsored by the State Historic Preservation

State Historic Preservation Office Lists Threatened Historic Sites

California Prisoners Expected In State Next Week

News On 6 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- State prison officials say nearly 500 prison inmates from California are expected to begin arriving in Oklahoma next week.

The inmates will be held in privately owned prisons

California Prisoners Expected In State Next Week

Vermont plans to send prisoners to Oklahoma

News On 6 WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) -- Oklahoma will be holding some prison inmates from Vermont because the state does not have enough space to hold its burgeoning population.

A contract agreement has been reached

Vermont plans to send prisoners to Oklahoma

Former Sayre city manager charged

News On 6 SAYRE, Okla. (AP) -- Former Sayre City Manager Jack McKennon faces a misdemeanor charge of malicious intimidation or harassment.

Beckham County District Attorney Dennis Smith filed the charge

Former Sayre city manager charged

An Oklahoma City 11-ounce baby dies

News On 6 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An 11-ounce baby girl has lost her battle to survive.

Mercy Health Center officials say Kalea Lyn Allen Richardson died just before midnight Friday. She was born Tuesday

An Oklahoma City 11-ounce baby dies

Another possible case of Africanized bees reported

Two Beckham County jail escapees found in a Tulsa residence

News On 6 A couple of southwestern Oklahoma jail escapees are behind bars.

Acting on a Crimestoppers tip, Tulsa Police were called to a home near Apache and Harvard around 2:30 AM Wednesday. Authorities

Two Beckham County jail escapees found in a Tulsa residence

Semi crash closes I-40 in western Oklahoma

News On 6 (Elk City-AP) -- A tractor-trailer accident has shut down westbound Interstate 40 and an overpass in Elk City.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the semi hit the overpass and caught fire.

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Semi crash closes I-40 in western Oklahoma

Prison escapee from Vinita still being sought

News On 6 One of two men who escaped from a state correctional center in Vinita has been captured. But the search for the second continues in the Sayre area, in western Oklahoma.

28-year-old Wendell

Prison escapee from Vinita still being sought

News On 6 One of two men who escaped from a state correctional center in Vinita has been captured. But the search for the second continues in the Sayre area, in western Oklahoma.

28-year-old Wendell

Prison escapee recaptured

News On 6 Freedom was short-lived for a McAlester inmate serving a 125-day sentence. Richard Leach escaped from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary's minimum-security unit and was recaptured within hours over the

Prison escapee recaptured

Wildlife Department to hold town hall meetings

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(Oklahoma City-AP) -- The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is holding town hall meetings in two southwest Oklahoma cities later this month.

Concerns by sportsmen about the area's

Wildlife Department to hold town hall meetings

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Music talent agent among dead after jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood

Associated Press Dave Shapiro, co-founder of Sound Talent Group, and two employees were among those killed, the music agency said in a statement. Sound Talent Group has represented artists including American pop band Hanson, American singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton and the Canadian rock group Sum 41.

Music talent agent among dead after jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood

Kyle Fraser wins Survivor season 48, taking home $1 million

Brooke Cox Kyle Fraser won Season 48 of Survivor, earning the $1 million prize after forming deep bonds, overcoming early setbacks, and outlasting a competitive field of finalists.

Kyle Fraser wins Survivor season 48, taking home $1 million

Brooke Cox Kyle Fraser won Season 48 of Survivor, earning the $1 million prize after forming deep bonds, overcoming early setbacks, and outlasting a competitive field of finalists.

This Day in Oklahoma History: Kate Barnard’s birth marked start of historic reform career

Hannah Sedgwick Oklahoma’s first female statewide official led major reforms in education, prisons and child labor.

This Day in Oklahoma History: Kate Barnard’s birth marked start of historic reform career

Hannah Sedgwick Oklahoma’s first female statewide official led major reforms in education, prisons and child labor.

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Music talent agent among dead after jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood

Kyle Fraser wins Survivor season 48, taking home $1 million

Brooke Cox Kyle Fraser won Season 48 of Survivor, earning the $1 million prize after forming deep bonds, overcoming early setbacks, and outlasting a competitive field of finalists.

This Day in Oklahoma History: Kate Barnard’s birth marked start of historic reform career

Hannah Sedgwick Oklahoma’s first female statewide official led major reforms in education, prisons and child labor.

Stormy weather pattern for Green Country through Memorial Day weekend

News On 6 Green Country will see an increasingly active weather pattern through Memorial Day, with daily chances for rain and storms. Severe weather threats and flooding threats will increase for the weekend as well. Conditions will cool early next week as a cold front gradually arrives.

'Don’t Fry Day': 7 sun safety tips to prevent skin cancer

Tiffany Lane Don't Fry Day—experts share 7 ways to reduce skin cancer risks as summer begins in Oklahoma. Protect your skin, embrace sun safety.

'The Last Rodeo' rides into theaters nationwide Memorial Day weekend

Brooke Cox "The Last Rodeo" follows a retired bull-riding legend who risks everything to save his grandson by entering a high-stakes competition as the oldest contestant in history.

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Oklahoma Prisoner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Running Meth Operation in Tulsa

Oklahoma Department Of Corrections Says Pair Of Prisoner Assaults 'Likely Gang Related'

Tulsa Police Capture Person Of Interest In Connection To 2 Homicides

Oologah Woman Accused Of Using T-Shirt Gun To Shoot Contraband Over Prison Fence

OK Prisons Over Capacity, Under Staffed, DOC Director Says

OHP: Driver Smelling Of Alcohol Hits, Kills Sayre Child In Pasture

State Historic Preservation Office Lists Threatened Historic Sites

State Historic Preservation Office Lists Threatened Historic Sites

California Prisoners Expected In State Next Week

California Prisoners Expected In State Next Week

Vermont plans to send prisoners to Oklahoma

Vermont plans to send prisoners to Oklahoma

Former Sayre city manager charged

Former Sayre city manager charged

An Oklahoma City 11-ounce baby dies

An Oklahoma City 11-ounce baby dies

Woman's death believed to be one in a string of homicides

Woman's death believed to be one in a string of homicides

Another possible case of Africanized bees reported

Another possible case of Africanized bees reported

Two Beckham County jail escapees found in a Tulsa residence

Two Beckham County jail escapees found in a Tulsa residence

Semi crash closes I-40 in western Oklahoma

Semi crash closes I-40 in western Oklahoma

Prison escapee from Vinita still being sought

Prison escapee from Vinita still being sought

Prison escapee recaptured

Prison escapee recaptured

Wildlife Department to hold town hall meetings

Wildlife Department to hold town hall meetings

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Music talent agent among dead after jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood

Music talent agent among dead after jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood

Kyle Fraser wins Survivor season 48, taking home $1 million

Kyle Fraser wins Survivor season 48, taking home $1 million

This Day in Oklahoma History: Kate Barnard’s birth marked start of historic reform career

This Day in Oklahoma History: Kate Barnard’s birth marked start of historic reform career

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Music talent agent among dead after jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood

Kyle Fraser wins Survivor season 48, taking home $1 million

This Day in Oklahoma History: Kate Barnard’s birth marked start of historic reform career

Stormy weather pattern for Green Country through Memorial Day weekend

'Don’t Fry Day': 7 sun safety tips to prevent skin cancer

'The Last Rodeo' rides into theaters nationwide Memorial Day weekend