Hugo Middle School teacher arrested for alleged abuse of special needs students

Hugo Middle School teacher has been arrested and accused of abusing students with special needs, according to the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office. Court records show Yolanda Dunbar is facing two counts of child abuse. Authorities say Dunbar is one of five teachers caught on camera hitting, slapping, pinching, and kicking a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old student. It remains unclear... Read More.

Two men charged in alleged insurance fraud conspiracy

The Blackwell-Journal Tribune is reporting that two men are now facing charges in alleged insurance fraud conspiracy. Rocky Lee Auterson, 32, is facing charges of an alleged conspiracy to commit a felony and insurance fraud after a home at 802 W. McKinley in Blackwell caught fire in March. Trulin Williams, 37, facing charges of arson in... Read More.
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Man Identified In Alleged Suicide Attempt In Payne County

A man who allegedly killed himself and his two daughters with a gun near Ripley in Payne County on Wednesday has been identified. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office confirms that the man was 41-year-old Jackie Boyles Junior. Investigators believe he killed his one-year-old and five-year-old daughters behind an abandoned mobile home in Ripley, before... Read More.