Keri Gordon
Dec 14
BREAKING: Inmate's death under investigation, no foul play suspected
Cherokee County Sheriff Jason Chennault said a 33-year-old man died Friday, Dec. 13 after a medical episode at the detention center. The...
Keri Gordon
Dec 13
Tahlequah man convicted of second-degree murder
A Tahlequah man was convicted of second-degree murder in the Cherokee Nation District Court Thursday, Dec. 12. Richard Lee Smith was...
Press Release
Dec 12
Tahlequah man pleads guilty to child sexual exploitation
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that a Tahlequah man pleaded guilty to one count of...
Press Release
Dec 12
Former Hulbert Schools treasurer sentenced for theft of federal education funds
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that a Hulbert woman was sentenced to 12 months and...
Press Release
Dec 11
Wagoner County man convicted on eight counts of child sexual abuse
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that a Wagoner County man was convicted of child...
Keri Gordon
Dec 11
Sheriff's Reports 12-11-24: Man hospitalized after alleged assault
A man was arrested after he was accused of assaulting and injuring another man. On Dec. 5, Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputy Billy Jackson...
Keri Gordon
Dec 11
LOCAL MYSTERY: Stephan Adams' disappearance 20 years later
Friday marks 20 years since Northeastern State University student Stephan Adams was last seen or heard from, and District 27 District...
Keri Gordon
Dec 9
OHP: Muskogee woman killed, 10-month-old injured in Adair County crash
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a 21-year-old woman was killed late Monday morning after crashing her vehicle 11 miles east of...
Keri Gordon
Dec 9
Petition for rehearing denied for Tait, files petition for review
A former Tahlequah doctor's petition for a rehearing in his murder conviction was denied by the Arkansas Court of Appeals Dec. 4. Tyler...
Press Release
Dec 6
Culver discusses legislation regarding state powers and wildlife issues
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Bob Ed Culver, R-Tahlequah, provided a final update for the year ahead of the new session, which begins January...