IN THE NEWS: News on 6The Pryor Information2 NEWS OklahomaNews Channel 8Claremore, OKLA, Oct 16, 2025 - A patient with a violent criminal history escaped through a window at GRAND Horizons in Claremore. He was court-ordered to remain in the facility, but his escape wasn't...
OKC, OKLA, July 17, 2025 - District Attorney Matt Ballard awarded the 2025 Outstanding District Attorney trophy at the District Attorney Council (DAC) Summer Conference. District Attorney Matt Ballard received the David L. Moss Memorial Award for Outstanding District Attorney, and his first assistant district attorney,...
Anthony Blue Thomasson DOB: 10/18/83 CF-2023-300 Claremore, OKLA March 5, 2025 - Members of the jury find Anthony Blue Thomasson guilty of first-degree murder and sentence him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. During a six-hour period on September 2, 2023, Thomasson beat,...
Claremore, OKLA August 6, 2024, DA Matt Ballard partnered with other community leaders, including those from vital volunteer organizations, to meet our neighbors during this year’s Back to School Bash on National Night Out. Ballard’s staff donated 300 gift bags filled with school supplies and...
Claremore, OKLA July 1, 2022 Robert Kent Kraft (DOB 03/19/1989) of Chouteau, Oklahoma, is guilty of stabbing Justin Johnson through the heart, killing him almost instantly. One of the victim’s family members testified Johnson always tried to protect weaker people; in this case, witnesses say he was...
CRAIG, MAYES & ROGERS COUNTIES, Okla., February 10, 2014 – An SUV packed with donations of toys, school supplies, clothes and art supplies was presented as a housewarming gift during the CAC's open house February 10, 2014 along with monetary donations of $5,200. Residents showed a...
[caption id="attachment_533" align="alignnone" width="300"] Drive to Collect Items to Benefit the Children's Advocacy Center[/caption] CRAIG, MAYES & ROGERS COUNTIES, Okla., January 30, 2014 – The community is invited to join in a house warming drive to collect needed items as a way of celebrating the new...