DURANT a ' An alarm may have scared off a burglar at a business this morning. Police were dispatched at 3:20 to the 3300 block of North Washington Avenue after a burglar alarm activated.

MUSKOGEE a ' A Mead man arrested in January on firearm and theft crimes has been indicted in federal court on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

A fire that damaged a mobile home Friday evening is of suspicious origin, the Durant Fire Department said.

" The Oklahoma Senate approved a measure Monday that supporters say would be a critical component of the state's effort to support small businesses.

DURANT a ' A Coleman school teacher arrested and charged in December for sex crimes has been arrested again after more charges were filed in Johnston County.

The Durant Fire Department, Calera Fire-Rescue and the Philadelphia Volunteer Fire Department fought a house Thursday morning on 411 Hilltop Hollow Road.

Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a house fire in Durant this morning.

DURANT a ' A rent house that burned Tuesday morning was a total loss, according to the Durant Fire Department.

Durant city leaders continue to debate a proposed new movie theater. At the heart of the issue - Should economic development agencies bring in new business at the expense of existing ones? Josh Stevenson was at Monday night's city council meeting and files this report.

DURANT a ' A Colbert resident accused of spanking a 3-year-old boy with a sandal has been hit with a child abuse charge.

The decision of whether to move forward with a new movie theater in Durant will be made this week.

Comments were made to the Durant School Board Monday by a parent concerned that the procedures for reporting inappropriate behavior between teachers and students were not doing enough to protect the student.

Durant citizens will have the opportunity to vote on two propositions pertaining to school bonds when they go to the voting booths April 6. The two bonds, which will total $7.12 million, will help fund various school projects.

Durant School Board members approved a policy, backed by Students Working Against Tobacco, banning the use of tobacco 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

An altercation Thursday night in Durant ends with one man in jail and another seriously injured after a stabbing.