News Oklahoma's Cathy Tatom reported on efforts to clean up the Tar Creek Superfund site in Ottawa Co. Cleanup is still ...

PICHER, Okla. – A tornado did what the federal government could not. Ellis Jones had been a holdout in the government’s quest to pay everyone to leave Picher, contaminated from its long-closed ...

PICHER, Okla. -- A tornado roared through the northeast Oklahoma town of Picher Sunday, killing at least seven people and leaving widespread destruction. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. George Brown ...

PICHER, OK -- Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the deadly tornado in Picher. The EF-4 twister killed six people and devastated what little was left of the Ottawa County community.

PICHER -- Rescue crews using dogs completed the grisly task of searching block-by-block for bodies Sunday after a tornado tore through this small town Saturday, killing seven. "All missing people ...

MORRIS: Well, it is unusual because it's - at least in Picher, it's sort of a combination blow where this town has been through so much already. And then the tornado just kind of came in to sort ...

PICHER, Okla. (AP) -- A tornado roared through the northeast Oklahoma town of Picher on Saturday, killing at least six people and leaving widespread destruction. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt.

and also getting hit by a destructive tornado, it ceased municipal operations in 2009. That same year, Picher-Cardin High School, perhaps best known for its distinctive “Gorilla” mascot ...

We suspect that $8 million will be enough.” Tolbert said the damage from the tornado has brought more than just funds to help the people of Picher; it has generated national awareness of the ...

Damage after a Saturday tornado hit Picher, Okla., Sunday, May 11, 2008. Photo by Matt Strasen Then, in 2008 an EF-4 tornado leveled the southern half of the town, leaving seven dead and many more ...