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WATCH: CALERA, Okla. (KTEN) - "We had given the gift a few years after the trail of tears," Carole Ayers, a registered artist with the Choctaw Nation said. "The Choctaw had suffered greatly, but they understood what it was like to be hungry and have problems."

A gift given over a hundred years ago is tying a friendship together today.

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WATCH: DENISON, Texas (KTEN) — Water is now flowing through Denison's new $50 million pump station on Lake Texoma, adding millions of gallons of water every day to help keep the city running smoothly.

"I moved here on June 1, 1984," said Denison Mayor Robert Crawley. "I've been working at the same location for the last 40-plus years.

He knows what's important for his city.

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WATCH: SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) — Sherman Mayor Shawn Teamann is embracing the next phase of the advanced tech boom.

"The Silicon Prairie has not only arrived, but we are in full production," he said. "Sherman is really at the heart of the Silicon Prairie."

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WATCH: VAN ALSTYNE, Texas (KTEN) — Drivers will soon have to travel more slowly along some rural roads in Grayson County after commissioners approved speed limit reductions.

Drivers near Van Alstyne and Howe should be ready to hit the brakes.

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WATCH: DURANT, Okla. (KTEN) - A flight out of Dallas Executive Airport when she was 17 years old led Annika Mortinsen to the runway of her passion.

"I was kind of hesitant trying to figure out what to do as a career," she said. "The first time I ever sat in an airplane, I knew that's what I wanted to do."

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WATCH: DENISON, Texas (KTEN) — From pigs to goats, the Texoma Exposition and Livestock Show opened the ring Friday for some special needs kids.

Tiny boot-prints were digging into the dirt at the Loy Lake Ag Barn.

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WATCH: COLBERT, Okla. (KTEN) — Colbert police say information from witnesses and video footage have led to a significant new development into the investigation of a fatal hit-and-run incident on Monday morning.

Chief Kurtis Smith said the Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified an 18-wheeler they believe was involved in the pedestrian's death near Exit 2 on US 69/75.

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WATCH: SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) — "If it was shut down, I'd be crying in my room," said Josiah Wright, a nine-year-old who loves swimming at Fairview Pool.

On July 16, Josiah's birthday, the Wright family will be among more than 30,000 annual visitors planning to dive right in.

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WATCH: SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) - Elections are underway in Grayson County.

One of the biggest races, Precinct 2 County Commissioner

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WATCH: GRAYSON COUNTY, Texas (KTEN) — Thirty years in prison: That's the sentence for a Denison man after police found child po*******hy in his email.

On March 5, 2025, the Grayson County Sheriff's Office received a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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