Mark Rigsby
Evening Anchor
Mark Rigsby has always focused on local news. When he arrived at KSWO in 2022, he brought nearly 30 years of industry experience on both sides of the camera.
An alum of Georgia Southern University, Mark began his career in Washington, D.C. in 1993. In the years since, he's worked as a reporter, anchor, executive producer and news director. He's covered Nelson Mandela, four major hurricanes, West Virginia's Upper Big Branch mine disaster, and more.
Mark says it's truly a pleasure to serve the people of southwest Oklahoma as evening news anchor at KSWO.
He stopped, and after a brief foot chase, cops caught up to Hyatt.
The people of Oklahoma have voted down State Question 820, the call to legalize recreational marijuana for adults aged 21 and over, by a 2-to-1 margin.
‘The Pearl of the Plains’ is set for a weekend full of oysters and arts and crafts in Frederick.
A man was apparently hit by a car and killed in Lawton on Tuesday night.
The City of Lawton and the Lawton Area Transit System (LATS) will host a public meeting to discuss possible locations for the construction of a new transit center, as well as a new administration and maintenance facility.
A Broken Arrow man has pleaded guilty to federal charges, after his application for a Paycheck Protection Program Loan turned out to be alleged fraud.
A group of Lawton residents took to the stage as they auditioned for the first-ever “Lawton’s Got Talent.”
A former car dealership owner in Norman is charged with three counts of tampering with official proceedings.
Deadline to get absentee ballot is Monday, February 20th
The Public Service Company of Oklahoma will begin work on two high voltage transmission line projects this summer.
The Duncan Police Department needs your help tracking down three suspects wanted for assault.
Duncan city leaders discussed allowing residents to keep chickens within city limits at the city council meeting on Tuesday night.
The remains of female were discovered at Lake Thunderbird on Monday night. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is investigating this as a suspicious death.
Former Oklahoma football great Billy Sims visited Lawton on Friday. Sims was at the Billy Simms Barbecue restaurant on Gore Boulevard. Sims met with people in the community and signed autographs.
Poet Mary B. Gray, a Lawton native, shared samples of her work with an intimate audience in the Wichita Room of the Shepler Center at Cameron University on Friday night. The event is part of the university’s ‘Visiting Writer’s Series’.
Authorities need your help tracking down suspect who ran from police on Wednesday night.
Lawton residents voiced their opinions and concerns about Elmer Thomas Park in a meeting on Tuesday night. The meeting was held in the Banquet Room at Lawton City Hall.
The Menes Temple #32 in Lawton is getting ready for its pancake fundraiser. The event will be held at VFW Post 1193 on 2nd Street, on Saturday, February 11th, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The Lawton RV & Boat Show is here! The show will begin Friday, February 3rd, and run through Sunday, February 5th. It will take place at the Comanche County Fairgrounds.
It’s called the Comprehensive Readiness for Aircrew Flying Training (CRAFT) program. Its goal is to improve physical and mental performance of men and woman serving the 97th Air Mobility Wing at Altus Air Force Base.
Cameron University is hosting educational representatives from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as Fort Sill, in February.
High schools in Lawton are going head-to-head for a good cause, in the ‘Blood Bowl’. It’s a friendly blood drive competition between Eisenhower, Lawton High, and MacArthur.
A man is in critical condition, after crashing the car he was driving in snowy conditions in Grady County on Tuesday.
A man is in the hospital, after being found seriously injured at a hotel in Lawton.
Families and kids who are spending the holidays in one area hospital received some gifts to help brighten their Christmas. Toys and car seats were donated by the Menes Temple 32 in Lawton to Comanche County Memorial Hospital this week.
A missing girl from Comanche, 7-year-old Athena Strand, has been found dead in Texas.
Native American Heritage Month officially ends this week, but the Comanche Nation Youth Dancers aren’t done yet in their mission to share their culture with the surrounding schools.
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis Richard McDonough was in Lawton today and sat down with 7News’ Mark Rigsby to discuss a range of topics.
Fort Sill’s Bentley Gate is experiencing another construction setback. The gate has been temporarily closed, while Automated Vehicle Barriers are being installed.
Ken Wagner, the State Secretary of Energy and Environment, is resigning from his office.
‘Connected Nation Texas’ is eyeing counties in southwest Oklahoma to expand broadband.
