Reagan Ledbetter

NOWATA, Okla. - Mass shootings at schools have made the need for police presence even greater. In Oklahoma, larger school districts like Tulsa and Oklahoma City Public Schools have their own campus police officers. Mid-size cities have school resource officers at every school, but many small towns cannot do that. In Nowata, limited staffing makes that impossible. In a small town, keeping students safe takes creativity, commitment and community partnership. “I love it with my whole heart.

MCALESTER, Okla. - The State of Oklahoma is set to execute a man convicted of killing two men in a 2006 drive-by shooting in Oklahoma City. Kendrick Simpson has spent 19 years on death row for the murders of Glen Palmer and Anthony Jones following a fight at a nightclub. Prosecutors said Simpson followed the victims for three miles after they left the club and fired about 20 shots from an AK-style rifle into their car, killing Palmer and Jones.