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Oklahoma festival to celebrate First American art and culture

AS THOSE ROADS ARE WET, WE’RE GOING TO CHECK IN WITH CHASE IN JUST A MINUTE. AND ALSO BREAKING RIGHT NOW A POSSIBLE HOMICIDE UNDER INVESTIGATION IN SOUTHEAST OKC. SO POLICE GOT CALLS ABOUT A HOMICIDE LAST NIGHT AROUND 8:00 AND HAVE BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. OKC POLICE TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE NOT LOCATED A BODY. INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL ON THAT SCENE AFTER WITNESSES CALLED AROUND EIGHT LAST NIGHT IN THAT AREA IS STILL BLOCKED OFF. WILL OF COURSE BE FOLLOWING UP WITH POLICE THIS MORNING AND GET YOU THE LATEST ON THIS INVESTIGATION AND HAPPENING TODAY. CONGRESSMAN TOM COLE WILL BE NAMED AS THE NEXT CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE WILL RATIFY THE VOTE LATER THIS MORNING IN COLE’S ANNOUNCEMENT TO RUN, HE CALLED HIMSELF A BUDGET HAWK, SAYING, QUOTE, I BELIEVE IN STRETCHING OUR BUDGETS DOLLARS AS FAR AS WE CAN. BUT I ALSO RECOGNIZE THERE ARE CRITICAL NEEDS AND CHALLENGES THAT MUST BE FUNDED. IF OUR GREAT NATION IS GOING TO BE PROTECTED, PRESERVED AND IMPROVED. AND MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE WOKEN UP TO THE SOUND OF STORMS OVERNIGHT AND SOME SMALL HAIL IF YOU WERE AN OUT. LINDSAY SHARING THIS VIDEO WITH US LAST NIGHT THAT SHOWS THE DOWNPOUR. JUST JUST ANOTHER REMINDER THAT SEVERE WEATHER SEASON IS IN FULL SWING FOR US. IT’S ALMOST 655. TIME FOR WEATHER ON THE FIVES WITH METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN CONDER. THE GOOD NEWS WE DON’T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER TODAY. THAT WILL CHANGE AS WE GO INTO NEXT WEEK. SO THE RAIN THIS MORNING. IT IS MODERATE TO HEAVY ENOUGH THAT IF YOU DON’T HAVE AN UMBRELLA YOU WILL GET SOAKED. SO WE HAVE RAIN FROM LUTHER ALL THE WAY INTO JONES SPENCER DOWNTOWN, DOWN, DOWN I-40, BACK TO THE WEST FOR THE OUTLET MALL THAT’S MOVING TOWARDS YUKON AND MUSTANG, AND THERE’S RAIN UP NORTH IN EDMOND AND GUTHRIE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY WET START R THE NORTH SIDE OF THE METRO THIS MORNING. SO HIGH CHANCE OF RAIN HERE THIS MORNING. OBVIOUSLY IT’S RAINING RIGHT NOW. IN THE NEXT HOUR WE’LL KEEP IT AT A HIGH CHANCE AND THEN RAIN CHANCES WILL NEVER GO ZERO, BUT WE SHOULD SEE A LITTLE BREAK MID-MORNING. THEN LATE MORNING LUNCHTIME THEY GO BACK UP. THEN THEY DROP BACK DOWN. SO JUST BE PREPARED ON AND OFF. RAIN TODAY IS LIKELY. WE’RE NOW 51 IN OKC, 50 IN BETHANY 52 MIDWEST CITY. NOT A VERY BIG WARM-UP. WE SPEND MOST OF THE DAY IN THE LOWER 50S BECAUSE THE CLOUDS AND THE RAIN UPPER 50S. A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS AFTERNOON, SOME 60S BACK TO THE WEST WHERE THE RAIN ENDS EARLIER AND THEN TOMORROW. NICE BUT BREEZY. WE’RE JUST GOING TO STAY WINDY FOR ABOUT THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. SUNSHINE, RAIN 6070S 80. KEEP YOUR EYE ON MONDAY. KIND OF. IT’S GOING TO BE A BIG DAY ALREADY. LEVEL THREE RISK ON DAY SIX. AND I HAVE MODERATE HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THAT. THAT’S NOT A GOOD THING. SO KEEP YOUR EYE ON THAT. AND THEN NEXT WEEK SOME

Festival to showcase, celebrate First American art and culture in Sulphur

The festival is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Artesian Plaza in Sulphur, Oklahoma

The 11th annual Artesian Arts Festival aims to celebrate First American art and culture this weekend in Sulphur. Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following.More than 100 First American artists from across the country are expected to participate, displaying a vast array of original, diverse art.The festival is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Artesian Plaza in Sulphur, Oklahoma. It’s is hosted by the Chickasaw Nation. >> Download the KOCO 5 app”The Chickasaw Nation works together with city leaders, emergency services, National Park Service staff and chamber of commerce representatives for many months to plan a safe, inclusive festival,” Mark Milligan, the Chickasaw Nation Arts and Humanities executive officer, said in a news release.The family-friendly event offers activities for all ages while highlighting First American art, artists, music, dance and cuisine.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.”We are excited to welcome many esteemed First American artists to the Artesian Arts Festival, which provides artists a wonderful venue to showcase their work,” Milligan said in the release. “We hope patrons experience a fun, impactful day immersed in First American art, dance and music.” The Artesian Arts Festival is open to the public at no charge. Last year, the festival welcomed more than 10,600 art patrons to downtown Sulphur. Top Headlines Woman charged in deadly crash allegedly used ‘whippets’ while driving, passenger’s family asks for change Police investigate possible homicide in southeast Oklahoma City Suspicious package causes brief lockdown at Tinker Air Force Base Crash involving 3 vehicles causes traffic backup on eastbound I-44 in Oklahoma City Rumored ‘moonshine cave’ found in grandstands of stock car speedway

The 11th annual Artesian Arts Festival aims to celebrate First American art and culture this weekend in Sulphur.

Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following.

More than 100 First American artists from across the country are expected to participate, displaying a vast array of original, diverse art.

The festival is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Artesian Plaza in Sulphur, Oklahoma. It’s is hosted by the Chickasaw Nation.

>> Download the KOCO 5 app

“The Chickasaw Nation works together with city leaders, emergency services, National Park Service staff and chamber of commerce representatives for many months to plan a safe, inclusive festival,” Mark Milligan, the Chickasaw Nation Arts and Humanities executive officer, said in a news release.

The family-friendly event offers activities for all ages while highlighting First American art, artists, music, dance and cuisine.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

“We are excited to welcome many esteemed First American artists to the Artesian Arts Festival, which provides artists a wonderful venue to showcase their work,” Milligan said in the release. “We hope patrons experience a fun, impactful day immersed in First American art, dance and music.”

The Artesian Arts Festival is open to the public at no charge. Last year, the festival welcomed more than 10,600 art patrons to downtown Sulphur.


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