After a lengthy and heated debate on Tuesday night, Lawton City Council voted to approve next year’s $90 million budget that includes a 2.2 percent increase in utility rates. Aired May 2017.
Journalism
Trailer theft common, difficult crime to solve
Aired August 2016
Lawton Police continue their investigation into this week’s theft of a trailer from a local business, but admit the crime is quite common, and very difficult to solve.
“We’ve got our eyes on you:” Residents fight back against burglars
Aired July 2016
A central Lawton neighborhood that has experienced a rash of burglaries and break ins over the past few weeks, is fighting back. Fields and Dunning is just southwest of Cache Road and Fort Sill Boulevard. A dozens break ins and burglaries in a month has gotten the residents fed up.
Pre-K classes to start in Duncan nursing home
Aired April 2017
Bringing generations together for education. Duncan Public Schools and Elk Crossing Nursing Home are coming together to provide a Pre-K program inside the nursing home.
Program helps families buy homes in Lawton
Aired Feb. 2017
Two Lawton families got the keys to their new homes Friday, thanks to a program the city offers. The First-Time Home Buyers program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which helps the city put low-income families into rehabbed homes they would otherwise be unable to afford.
Cycle of Mental Health: The Galvan family story
Aired March 2017
Caught up in an endless cycle within the courts. A family in Harmon County is at a loss on how to help their family member who suffers from mental illness get out of that cycle. But this family isn’t alone.