EARLSBORO, Okla. (AP) - Residents in Earlsboro have been allowed back in their homes after being ordered to evacuate because of a grass fire. Pottawatomie County emergency management officials said yesterday evening that about 30 homes had been evacuated in the town about 50 miles east of Oklahoma City. Several hours later, the sheriff's office reported that residents had returned home.
VINITA, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the wife of a Craig County man has been arrested on a manslaughter complaint in connection with the man's shooting death. The OSBI says 48-year-old Glendora Beisley was arrested in the shooting death of 65-year-old John Beisley at the couple's home near Vinita around 3 a.m. Saturday.
BILLINGS, Okla. (AP) - The former superintendent of the Billings school district in northern Oklahoma is under investigation by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Billings Police Chief Robert Johnson says that he turned over to the OSBI a complaint that Susan Ellis may have forged the signatures of school board members in Noble County.
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - United Keetoowah Band of Cherokees officials say they have a contingency plan in place for employees if the tribe's casino is forced to close. The tribe and Attorney General Scott Pruitt signed an agreement last month that requires the tribe to pay $2 million to the state and secure federal trust status for land on which the Keetoowah Cherokee Casino is located. The tribe must decide today whether to pay or cease gaming operations.
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