11-25-04 - Recently released statistics show the state's unemployment rate rose slightly in October as hopeful job seekers continued returning to the labor market. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reports the state's...

11-25-04 - Thanksgiving in Texoma meant free meals for anyone who needed one. In some cases, restaurants even opened their doors to serve free meals.

11-25-04 - One night after a man was shot to death in Pushmataha County during a hunting trip, another man is facing some serious charges. 51-year-old Tryon Lee Thain of McCurtain County was...

11-24-04 – A former Colbert police officer, convicted of using excessive force during an arrest, was sentenced in Federal Court Wednesday morning. Richard Wyrick will serve 57 months in federal prison.

11-24-04 – The Colbert City Council and the Bryan County EMS met for more than two hours Tuesday night to decide the fate of Colbert’s ambulance service. For now, both groups say Colbert's service should...

11-23-04 - Bryan County restaurants are now serving liquor by the drink, and customers were already lined up as of Tuesday. Voters cleared the way for it earlier this month when they became the...

11-23-04 - Dan Rather has announced he will step down as "CBS Evening News" anchor next March. Rather will end his stay in the anchor seat on the 24th anniversary of the day he took over the job from Walter Cronkite. He's come under fire...

11-23-04 – Hospitals report more emergency room visits among children during the holidays. The Federal Government warns parents to use caution when shopping...

12-3-04 - A North Texas grand jury returned a capital-murder indictment against a Plano woman who admits killing her baby by severing the girl's arms. Dena Schlosser remains jailed after the indictment...

11-22-04 - The 2nd largest earthquake in Oklahoma this year rattled south-central parts of the state Monday evening. The epicenter was just northwest of Lindsay, but was felt in Payne and Purcell.

11-24-04 - Have you ever wondered where your favorite faces from Channel 12 are now? This week on First News at Six, we caught up with 3 former KXII anchors in our special series - Where are they now?

11-21-04- An 11 year old Texas girl was killed Sunday afternoon in a tragic accident in McCurtain County while her father and 8 year old brother are still fighting for their lives. The accident happened Sunday afternoon on a county road...

11-21-04- A 72 year old great-grandmother from Lawton is preparing for deployment to the war zone in Iraq. Lena Haddix will be a civilian employee of the Department of Defense and is volunteering for the duty. She says she wanted to do something for her country.

11-22-04 - An escapee from the Mack Alford Correctional Facility in Stringtown is back in custody after more than 24 hours on the run. 31year old James Stewart was captured in Seymour, Texas...

11-22-04 - A teenager with a stockpile of explosives in his bedroom is free on 40,000 dollars' bail. Daniel Lucas Beech was freed from Collin County jail in McKinney Saturday after he was charged with arson...

11-19-04 – Police in Denison are investigating a shooting at the Perrin Estates. A 20 year old Pottsboro man was shot at a house on Twining Drive around 10 p.m. Thursday night...

11-19-04 – Residents in a southwest Ardmore neighborhood are taking charge of their streets and fixing dilapidated houses. Neighbors of one rent house say its been an eye-sore for years; attracting crime....

11-19-04 – Folks in Clayton, Oklahoma are taking extra precautions after fears that an accused sexual predator could be targeting a young girl. The suspect was released from jail earlier this month on bond...

11-18-04 - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says speed apparently caused a one-car crash this morning that killed an Ada teenager and member of the football team. Cody Bolin died after crashing on a county road.

11-18-04 – Dozens of employees at Texas Instruments in Sherman received pink slips this week. Tuesday, the company told 60 employees they will have to find another job because part of a semi-conductor line is downsizing.

11-18-04 – Ninety two teenagers were caught with alcohol over the weekend in Cooke County. Deputies spotted a car-full of teens leaving the party off county road 387 in Era...

11-17-04 - A soldier has returned from Iraq to her hometown of Bonham – 10 months after she left her newborn daughter behind. Army Specialist Juana Ventura is the new breed of female soldier...

11-17-04 - A Lone Grove man being held hostage at gunpoint used his wits to engineer his own rescue Wednesday afternoon. Brian Gage says a man jumped in his Ford pick-up at the 1st mile marker of I-35.

11-18-04 – Crews were still working Thursday morning to clean up a fuel leak in Sherman. Wednesday morning, more than 275 gallons of gasoline began to leak from a Texaco gas pump in the 2000 block of Texoma Parkway.

11-17-04 - Interstate 35 is back open today after a 25-vehicle pileup closed the highway at the Red River Bridge. Three people were taken to nearby hospitals with minor injuries.