(AP) — Unions commanded big headlines last year, but that didn't translate into higher membership rates, according to government data released recently.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama, unless stopped by the courts, intends to strap Kenneth Eugene Smith to a gurney Thursday and use a gas mask to replace breathable air with nitrogen, depriving him of oxygen, in the nation's first execution attempt with the method.

Drawing the past

Second grader Sofia Martinez finishes coloring the Martin Luther King Jr. silhouette she made as a part of a group MLK Day project students did at Eastside Academy.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles struck three Ukrainian cities Tuesday, including its two biggest, killing at least seven people and wrecking apartment buildings after Moscow shunned any deal backed by Kyiv and its Western allies to end the nearly 2-year-old war.

Here's your preview of Tuesday's CDN

- 3 lives lost in Air Evac ’copter crash

- Icy weather causes troubles

- Appointments made by county

- Clinton hoops plays in Cashion Tournament

- A-B and CBA plays in tournament at SWOSU 

Icy weather causes troubles

Inclement weather has once again made driving and simply traversing down residential walkways a potentially dangerous activity. Businesses and other institutions in the community have chosen to shut down, protecting their potential patrons and employees by encouraging them to stay home and out of the weather.

After transporting a patient to Oklahoma City on Saturday evening, Air Evac Lifeteam (AEL) 122’s helicopter crashed during its return flight to Weatherford, killing the three crew members on board.

New face at museum

Director Pat Smith trains her new volunteer Beverly Thomason on what was presumably red cheetah print day at the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum.

Administrative duties

Volunteer Kendra Richardson files the office’s educational materials at the newly reopened Heart to Heart Pregnancy Clinic.

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