Crime

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.

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.)  -- An accused arsonist told a city jailer he used medical marijuana about 90 minutes before setting a fire at the Mission of Hope homeless shelter in Stillwater, court... Read More.

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A Cushing man was sentenced Tuesday to seven and one-half years in prison for shooting two children with a BB gun -- an 11-year-old hit in the head... Read More.

By Patti Weaver   (Stillwater, Okla.) -- In an unusually quick verdict in a trial last week, a Payne County jury deliberated only 47 minutes before convicting a man of sexually battering three female clients at... Read More.