Luther News

"Healing of the Demon-Possessed Man," one of a series of 26 mosaic panels in Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy.

An injury wreck involving a tractor trailer and a car shut down both eastbound lanes of Interstate 44 at mile marker 155 for over an hour on Saturday afternoon.

Luther firefighters found the body about 2 p.m. in deep water near NE 220 and Dobbs Road, Oklahoma County sheriff's office spokesman Mark Myers said.

Authorities are searching for the body of a 28-year-old man who jumped into the Deep Fork River, authorities said.

The USGS reports that the 3.4 magnitude quake was recorded just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday about 4 miles south of Luther - about 20 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America elected its first openly gay bishop to a six-year term on Friday at an annual assembly in Southern California, officials said.

As damage assessments continue, The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod has approved an initial $100,000 emergency grant to the LCMS Oklahoma District to meet immediate tornado-relief needs.

The deputy was driving near N.E. 150th Street and N. Harrah Road in Luther when the witness approached him.

Out of the eight tornadoes that developed on Sunday and Monday, three of them were violent, with a rating of EF-3 or higher.

A 33-year military man is hard at work right now, helping those whose lives were shattered by Monday's tornado in Moore.