Caroline Cluiss
Reporter
Ardmore, OK
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Caroline Cluiss is a North Texas native and University of North Texas graduate.
She’s known she wanted to work in news since high school, after she joined yearbook and newspaper, and began learning how to tell stories verbally and visually.
During college, she worked on two campus broadcasts, completed a fellowship with Newsy and interned at KERA. Now she’s enjoying getting to know the beauty and history of Southern Oklahoma.
She’d love to tell a story with you- email her at caroline.cluiss@kxii.com.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 7:19 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
A Gene Autry man has been charged with kidnapping his father and threatening to kill him.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 10:52 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
A staple of Carter County online culture disappeared this weekend. Members of As Heard on the Scanner in Carter County may have noticed the page was deleted.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2021 at 6:15 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
A man in Ardmore was shot late last night, leading to a 3 hour long standoff with the suspect taking hostages, including children.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 6:04 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
On Tuesday the number of COVID-19 patients at Mercy Ardmore reached a new record of 56 in the hospital and nine in the ICU.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 at 6:57 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
This weekend the social media app Parler was removed from Google and Apple’s app stores.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
27 veterans have died of coronavirus at the Ardmore Veterans Center since December 11.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2021 at 9:58 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
The Oklahoma State Department of Health launched an online portal Wednesday where residents can register for an appointment for a coronavirus vaccine.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 7:08 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
The Oklahoma Blood Institute is holding a community blood drive Wednesday in Ardmore in hopes of getting more O-negative blood.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 6:59 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Tuesday hundreds of cars full of people hoping to get their vaccine lined up to the Ardmore Convention Center.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 at 6:28 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced on Monday they have created an app to help distribute the COVID-19 vaccine in the state.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2020 at 6:54 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
At the National Guard Armory in Ardmore, the Carter County Health Department administered 642 coronavirus vaccines to first responders, health care workers, and support staff on Thursday.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2020 at 6:30 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
The Carter County Health Department will distribute coronavirus vaccines to first responders out of a pod in Ardmore on Thursday.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2020 at 6:21 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
The Noble Research Institute in Ardmore is donating 11 freezers to the Oklahoma State Department of Health to make sure Oklahomans across the state can get vaccinated.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2020 at 6:21 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Ardmore Animal Care closed to the public Monday.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2020 at 6:09 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
A man drove to the 200 block of 9th Ave NE and fired one shot into another man’s arm before driving away on Wednesday morning around 11:00.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2020 at 6:10 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
A 9 year old Ardmore girl is collecting food, clothing, and other necessities for homeless people.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2020 at 6:33 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
On Wednesday, Hunter Super Techs installed several heating and air units to families in need around Oklahoma for free- just in time for Christmas and cold weather.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2020 at 8:34 AM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Since April, the Carter County Sheriff’s Office has arrested eight men on charges related to child sexual abuse- including both acts of abuse and possession of child pornography.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2020 at 6:52 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
According to Mercy Ardmore president Daryle Voss, the hospital has been operating at capacity for several months now.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 6:30 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Mercy Ardmore healthcare workers lined up to receive the Pfizer COVID vaccine at 7:30 Thursday morning. But not everyone eligible wants it yet.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 6:59 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Around 39,800 doses of coronavirus vaccines arrived in Oklahoma by Wednesday. Mercy Ada received an initial shipment Tuesday, and Mercy Ardmore received an initial shipment Wednesday evening.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2020 at 6:52 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
For the second year, Ardmore High School students asked local nursing homes and the Ardmore Children’s Shelter what they needed for the winter.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 6:56 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
A recent study from EMS1 says emergency medical service workers are more likely to die from coronavirus than firefighters, police officers, nurses, or doctors.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 6:53 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
An Ardmore man is jail after a a Cyber Tip was sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2020 at 5:49 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Ardmore police arrested 25-year-old Brandon Cryer at the Pecan Creek Apartments after two residents called 911 around 1 a.m. Saturday morning.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 6:07 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
To help free up beds, Mercy hospitals launched a program letting patients get doctor care for coronavirus without leaving home.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 7:11 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
The Marshall County Emergency Management Offices received a grant to help homeowners purchase a storm shelter.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 7:11 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Ardmore police arrested a man last Wednesday for last Tuesday’s shooting next door to CVS.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 7:05 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Ardmore police responded to a robbery Tuesday evening, but no one was arrested.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2020 at 7:23 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
In an attempt to try and reduce the number of in person shoppers on Black Friday, many stores began their holiday sales in the weeks before Black Friday.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2020 at 7:08 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Just in time for the holidays, the number of Oklahomans filing for unemployment has slowly declined during the past month, even in the midst of the pandemic.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2020 at 6:29 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
An Ardmore cannabis dispensary decided to give back to the community on Thanksgiving by handing a free meal to anyone who needed it.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2020 at 7:16 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
A Marshall County woman lost her life and her husband was badly burned during a smoking accident yesterday.
Tishomingo man accused of beating girlfriend to death had history of domestic violence, sheriff says
Updated: Nov. 24, 2020 at 8:36 AM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
A Tishomingo man is in jail for first degree murder and several charges of domestic violence after deputies say he beat his girlfriend to death.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2020 at 10:03 AM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
The father and aunt previously accused of child abuse in the case of a three-year-old Wilson boy’s death are now being charged with first-degree murder by child abuse.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 6:50 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
The flu season officially began on September 1st and so far, no one in Oklahoma has died from influenza this season.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2020 at 9:40 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Coronavirus cases have caused 29 out of 56 school districts in Southern Oklahoma Counties to shut down at least one school-for many the whole district- until after Thanksgiving Break.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 at 6:23 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
An Ardmore man was arrested last week while trying to protest the city mask mandate.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2020 at 7:19 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Ardmore’s mask mandate went into effect immediately after the city commission passed it just after noon Thursday, requiring a mask or other face covering to be worn in indoor, public places in Ardmore.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2020 at 8:54 AM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Despite restrictions because of COVID-19, the Ardmore Veteran’s Center was still able to celebrate Veteran’s Day.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2020 at 7:19 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Tuesday Oklahoma reported a new one-day record high in hospitalizations statewide.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2020 at 7:24 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Survival swim focuses on teaching very young kids-from six months to four years-how to problem solve in a water emergency.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2020 at 7:23 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Over the weekend Oklahoma reported a new daily record high of 4,507 confirmed cases-more than double the previous one day record.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2020 at 7:20 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Ruby Beasley turned one hundred and ten years old on Friday, making her the second oldest person in Oklahoma.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2020 at 7:06 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
Tuesday was a long shift for the people that volunteer their time working at polls.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 5:50 PM CST
|By Caroline Cluiss
The Oklahoma State Election Board said they expect this year’s voter turnout to be unique because of the recent ice storms, the pandemic, and a large increase in registration.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2020 at 7:36 PM CDT
|By Caroline Cluiss
When Lynn Cronemiller began looking, hospitals in southeastern Oklahoma didn’t have room for another COVID-19 patient.
Pontotoc County Sheriff: Latta coach arrested for soliciting minor likely messaged multiple students
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 7:17 PM CDT
|By Caroline Cluiss
A Latta teacher and coach has been arrested after being accused of sending inappropriate photos and messages to a student.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 6:59 AM CDT
|By Caroline Cluiss
Early voting in Oklahoma begins Thursday.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 6:27 PM CDT
|By Caroline Cluiss
A new study in the journal of Nature Medicine estimates that if most Americans wore masks in public, more than 100,000 lives could be saved from COVID-19 between now and the end of February.