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Clinton Firefighter Jacob Hoffman, left, and Lt. Billy Gerstenkorn remove the front bumper off a car so the user can drive it away after a twovehicle collision after 5 p.m. Tuesday on the corner of Modelle Avenue and Sixth Street. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Clinton Firefighter Jacob Hoffman, left, and Lt. Billy Gerstenkorn remove the front bumper off a car so the user can drive it away after a twovehicle collision after 5 p.m. Tuesday on the corner of Modelle Avenue and Sixth Street. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Modelle crash

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
A little after 3 p.m. Tuesday, a Toyota SUV ran into the Diamond Wash located at 306 N. Fourth St. Surveying the damage at the laundromat are, from left, SRO Andrew Wilson, Officer Tucker Stevens, and SRO Dillon Whitten of the Clinton Police Department. CDN | Staff Photo

A little after 3 p.m. Tuesday, a Toyota SUV ran into the Diamond Wash located at 306 N. Fourth St. Surveying the damage at the laundromat are, from left, SRO Andrew Wilson, Officer Tucker Stevens, and SRO Dillon Whitten of the Clinton Police Department. CDN | Staff Photo

Bent brick

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

TODAY IN HISTORY

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
In 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave his “blood, toil, tears and sweat” speech to the House of Commons as Germany’s conquest of France began. In 1943, the German Afrika Korps surrendered to Allied forces in North Africa.

Abe Foxman, advocate for American Jews, dies

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Abraham H. Foxman, who was a forceful advocate for American Jews as national director of the Anti-Defamation League for nearly three decades, has died, the ADL said Sunday. He was 86.

MD-11 planes like the one in deadly crash, resume flights

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
(AP) – The model of cargo plane that crashed in Kentucky last fall after an engine fell off a UPS jet as it was taking off resumed flying over the weekend. The Federal Aviation Administration said it approved Boeing’s proposed fix for the workhorse MD11s “after extensive review.

Process for correcting death certificates has become law

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Legislation authored by Rep. Marilyn Stark, R-Bethany, updating Oklahoma’s process for correcting death certificates has become law without the governor’s signature. House Bill 3931 updates state law governing requests to correct a death certificate.
Bradly Garcia shows off his dribbling skills with a basketball at Southwest Elementary. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Bradly Garcia shows off his dribbling skills with a basketball at Southwest Elementary. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Showing off skills

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Drivers, passengers are urged to buckle up for seat belt safety

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Oklahoma Highway Safety Office, Oklahoma Highway Patrol and local law enforcement across the state urge drivers and passengers to buckle up for the Click It or Ticket seat belt safety campaign.
Paulyn West and Hayley Begert sit together for a Mother’s Day tea party at River Valley Skilled Nursing and Therapy. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Paulyn West and Hayley Begert sit together for a Mother’s Day tea party at River Valley Skilled Nursing and Therapy. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Tea party

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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POLICE REPORT - MONDAY

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
DAY SHIFT Responded to a report of an unwanted subject in the 700 block of Frisco Ave. Responded to a report of a noise disturbance in the 1200 block of Adams Ave. Responded to a report of an unwanted subject in the 2100 block of Gary Blvd.