Crime

By Patti Weaver   (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A Cushing ex-convict with a criminal record in three counties has been jailed on $30,000 bail pending a March 23 preliminary hearing on a charge of hitting a co-worker... Read More.

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A Cushing teenager accused of having sex with an unconscious female friend at a Stillwater motel on May 20, 2021, has been ordered to appear in court on... Read More.

By Patti Weaver     (Perkins, Okla.) -- A local man has been jailed on $70,000 total bail on drug and sex-related charges following an investigation by Perkins Police Chief Bob Ernst.     Richard Leon Mendenhall,... Read More.

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A 25-year-old Cushing man, whose baby has severe disabilities as a result of his abuse, was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison by Payne County Associate... Read More.

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A Drumright man has waived his right to a jury trial on a first-degree manslaughter charge in the accidental death of Cushing body shop owner Curtis Sams, who... Read More.

By Patti Weaver   (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A Creek County man accused of stealing a 2000 Continental 16-foot dual axel box trailer with construction tools valued at $21,178 from a rural Cushing yard has been ordered... Read More.

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) -- An ex-convict has been given a 12-year prison term followed by eight years of probation for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute in Stillwater and delivering the drug... Read More.

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) -- An ex-convict has been jailed on $100,000 bail on charges of trafficking methamphetamine, being a felon in possession of a gun and having a methamphetamine smoking pipe in... Read More.

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A Stillwater man, who admitted financially exploiting a vulnerable adult, was sentenced this week to six months in jail followed by four and one-half years of probation with... Read More.

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) -- An alleged drunk driver of a flatbed pickup truck, who along with his passenger reportedly had been kicked out of the Blue Diamond Cabaret east of Stillwater, has... Read More.