Yukon News

YUKON, Okla. -- Two people were critically hurt -- including a woman eight months pregnant -- in an explosion at a metro motel, police confirmed.

This fast texting 9-year-old holds the newest weapon to fight crime. When residents text a crime tip to Yukon police the message is encrypted so your name and number are always anonymous.

Aaron Zentz, pictured left, was known for his outgoing personality and quick wit.

Do you take the long-term view for your investment decisions? The Government of Yukon does, and during this economic downturn it's already taken steps to ensure that it remains one of the most competitive jurisdictions for mining in the country.

Troyal Garth Brooks was born on February 7, 1962 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His father Troyal Raymond Brooks was a draftsman for an oil company while his mother Colleen Carroll was a 1950s-era country singer who recorded on the Capitol Records label and appeared on Ozark Jubilee.

Yukoners got into the spirit of national orienteering week Wednesday at Robert Service Campground.

With the Texas prep season on hold and a dozen or so of the top 100 prospects for the 2009 draft sitting at home playing video games, the high school focus shifts more acutely to other parts of the country, including California, Florida and New York, where OF Mike Trout and LHP Steven Matz have turned heads this spring.

YUKON, OK, April 23, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Kathy Boeckman, Founder and President of House of Healing, Inc., has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of business management.

Kevin Reeves' opinion piece in Sunday's paper was a bit confusing. He was strong on his description of working people being fed-up with government, but rather short on details.

Four the 4th year in a row, the 9-year old girls who belong to Yukon's Girl Scout Troop #74 will begin raising money this week to send Girl Scout cookies to Oklahoma soldiers serving in Iraq.

The system is very similar to what universities are using around the country to notify their students of a threat on campus.

An award-winning journalist, author, and former NASA spokesman, Patricia Phillips has written about space for international markets since the 1970's. She's a skilled platform speaker, anthologized poet, and ...

Local business owners in Southeast Kansas are being warned by the Pittsburg Police Department of a possible scam involving an Okla.

Looking for free or inexpensive ways to entertain your kids and family during the holidays? Here are some things to do and places to go right here in the metro that cost little to nothing.

A Yukon, Okla., family told police that somebody is slicing through their Christmas cards, prompting an investigation by the city's postmaster.

At the November Can-adian County Domestic Abuse Task Force meeting, there were a lot of empty chairs.

Eerie masked frolickers gambol, a flame-haired songstress yowls tunefully in an unearthly language, and a series of performers execute jaw-dropping deeds of human physicality in Cirque du Soleil's ...

Cash-strapped Britons caught in the credit squeeze are turning to their main squeeze when it comes to looking for a free form of entertainment.

Thursday, November 27, 2008; Posted 3.08 pm An Oklahoma City home caught fire Thursday morning, causing an estimated $55,000 worth of damage, and officials say a turkey fryer inside the home could be ...

A car has crashed into a Yukon post office at 900 Garth Brooks Boulevard. According to witnesses, when the car hit the building, it sounded like a bomb went off outside.