Members of the downtown Tax Increment Financing Review Committee are considering a new economic development project plan for downtown McAlester.

Editor's Note: Elise Solloway is a correspondent for the Woodward News. She recently received a kidney transplant after fighting a genetic kidney disease. She underwent successful transplant surgery in October and will share her story over the next three issues of the Woodward News.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has told the Cherokee Nation it disagrees with the tribal high court's ability to establish laws, specifically in regard to the case of the Freedmen - and that provisions in the 1976 tribal constitution should still stand.

Fresh evergreen springs and trees and certain flowering plants have become traditions of the winter season, enhancing the holiday spirit.

Officials are still assessing the damages left in the aftermath of a tornado that hit several properties near the Tenkiller Lake area on Nov. 30.

A Tuesday morning police pursuit ended at approximately 5 a.m. when a woman fleeing from police slammed her car into Speedway Grille on West Okmulgee Avenue.

Students young and old were congratulated amid music and cheers Tuesday night as they graduated from a collection of programs under the Bridges Out Of Poverty umbrella.

NORMAN — University of Oklahoma President James Gallogly has denied ever sending a threatening message to his predecessor David Boren.

The relationship between OU President James Gallogly and his predecessor, David Boren, has crumbled amid threats and feuding over the financial status of the university and other issues, according to multiple sources within the university community.

EDMOND — The top dogs from across the country and around the world will be returning to Orlando, Fla. Saturday and Sunday for the 18th annual AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin. Local resident, Sara Winsted McMillan and her male saluki, Puzzle, will be among contenders at the event.

The statue depicts a soldier calling for a helicopter to rescue a second, wounded warrior. While visitors stand nearby the memorial, they download video and audio histories of the veterans who came before them, preserving the stories in data that will outlive the tellers.

A Waukomis Police Department report lists two people killed in a fire this summer at a home on Highland Drive as Rusty Dean Hurst and Stephanie Rae Hurst.

A Contest of Candidacy has been filed with the Oklahoma County Election Board on a candidate for city council in Edmond. Ward 2 Council member candidate, Matt Thomas has filed a Petition for Contest of Candidacy challenging the candidacy of Josh Moore.

 Noble County law enforcement officers killed a man Sunday night after he brandished a gun after officers forced his vehicle to crash, according to he Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

Let's pretend that, many, many years from now, humans from Earth send a probe to survey a planet known to have an intelligent civilization.

"To The Stars" was chosen from among 14,250 submissions to the festival and will make its world premiere during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Salt Lake City at Sundance Mountain Resort.

Your family wants a pet – what should you get? A cat? A dog? A hamster? A pony?

Some of the solutions EPS has implemented have been helpful, he said, but none of them measure up to the size of the larger problem, which is bigger by far than EPS, Enid, or Oklahoma: bridging the digital divide. It's a divide that falls largely along economic lines.

Three Forks Harbor appeared for a while to be in jeopardy of losing its marina, but a closer examination of all the issues seems to have locked down its future for the foreseeable future. 

Children nibbling on cookies danced around tables, laughing and talking about their hopes of having a white Christmas this year.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In the House Lounge on the third floor of the Missouri Capitol, Neosho-born artist Thomas Hart Benton gives visitors a larger-than-life look at the state’s history.

NORMAN — As the Oklahoma legislature prepares for the upcoming spring session, leadership positions for parties in both the House and Senate have been set; Norman is well-represented.

Multiple charges have been filed in Payne County District Court against the suspect who was injured in a shootout last month with a Payne County Sheriff’s deputy. James Clyde Jenkins III is facing counts of stalking, unlawful discharge of a firearm into a dwelling, possession of a firearm, attempting to elude and shooting with intent to kill.

Former District 17 State Rep. Mike Mass was injured and his wife, Suzanne Mass, died Friday night in a two-car accident near Stringtown.

Federal transportation officials announced on Friday the award of a $5.7 million BUILD Transportation grant to the Muskogee City-County Port Authority.

Critics of the rapid expansion of industrialized poultry operations in northeastern Oklahoma expressed some skepticism about emergency rules state agriculture officials will consider adopting next week. 

NORMAN — Three women are in the hospital following a multi-jurisdiction high-speed pursuit that ended just east of Norman Friday morning, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesperson Sarah Stewart.

John Moffett thought the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces marked the beginning of the end, he said.

Muskogee area schools are helping people of all ages this holiday season.

You can be just about anything or anybody you want after a trip to the Aceco Party Store: Alice in Wonderland, a ninja, Uncle Sam, Hello Kitty, Tigger or Winnie the Pooh, a trekkie, a horse or Elsa from "Frozen."

 A local sports club is collecting socks for veterans in need, in hopes of raising their morale and keeping their feet healthy this holiday season.

Gov. Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency in all 77 of Oklahoma’s counties ahead of winter storms approaching the state.

One of the men was walking toward the front door of the business and appeared "startled" to see police, according to the affidavit. He fled back into the business and later was found in a dryer. 

Magnus Carlsen of Norway defended his title as World Chess Championship against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States this past month. Caruana went toe to toe with Carlsen and forced the match into the tiebreaks. The sped-up time controls favored Carlsen, who then prevailed.

Five miles South of Wewoka, an impressive school called the Emahaka Mission was established in 1894 to educate Seminole girls.

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NORMAN — Winter is forecast to come a bit early.