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OKMULGEE COUNTY, OK -- A Henryetta Man was killed after he was ejected about 9 feet from a motorcycle Friday afternoon.

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has announced plans to buy the Okmulgee Golf Club, best known as the Okmulgee Country Club, for $3.6 million.

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is a confederation of many clans (or towns) descended from an ancient people known as the Mississippian Mound Builders. These early Americans settled in the bottom lands of rivers that drained into the Mississippi River.

A handful of area runners displayed a blazing stride during Saturday’s Dayohn Day 5K Run, held in Tulsa. Pawhuska’s Ryan Red Corn bolted to second place in his age division (male, 30-34), with a sizzling time of 24:52 – just a minute behind the age group winner.

(CNN) Okmulgee, Okla. – What’s worse: Getting chased and tackled by a state trooper, or having a portable meth lab...

Unseeded Okmulgee sophomore Russ Gehring upset No. 2-seeded Payne Veazey, Clinton senior, in the first round of the boys' state tennis tournament Saturday afternoon at Oklahoma City Tennis Center.

Chief George Tiger says this sale, coupled with last month's purchase of the Jenks Riverwalk, shows the tribe's commitment to expanding the job base for it's citizens and revenue for the tribe.

Law enforcement authorities conducted a manhunt for Charles Richard Austin III Friday morning. The suspected car thief is still at large.

— Saturday’s historic buildings tour looks toward future uses as well as past glory. Several buildings featured in the fourth annual “This Place Matters” tour are available for tenants or development, said Jonita Mullins, executive director of Downtown Muskogee Inc.