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Astronomy Club meeting Friday at RecPlex - September 11, 2019
The Ponca City Astronomy club will be meeting in the Art Studio of the Ponca City RecPlex at 6 p.m. Friday. Please come and bring friends. The "Sidewalk Astronomy" event has helped as we had about ...
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Threatening post determined to be a repost from 2018 - September 11, 2019
Ponca City Police Department has confirmed that the post that started the local worry and talk about a school shooting, is a re-post of a Snap Chat that was investigated in 2018 by the Enid Police Dep...
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Police investigating social media threat - September 11, 2019
The Ponca City Police Department was made aware of a social media post last night referencing the possibility of a shooting at the high school today. "We take all talk or threats of this nature ser...
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Ponca City resident injured in Noble County collision - September 09, 2019
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that a personal injury collision occurred at about 12:39 p.m. Monday on State Highway 15 East, about 3.5 miles south of Red Rock, OK in Noble County. The patrol...
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Fred’s Inc. files for bankruptcy, closing retail stores - September 09, 2019
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Discount retail and pharmacy chain Fred's Inc. is filing for bankruptcy and closing its stores over the next two months. The Memphis, Tennessee-based company said in a statement...
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Deputies find 3 people dead in eastern Oklahoma residence - September 09, 2019
BEGGS, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in eastern Oklahoma say three people found dead in an eastern Oklahoma residence all sustained gunshot wounds. The Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office says that the victi...
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Teen charged with stabbing classmate at Oklahoma high school - September 09, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Felony charges have been filed against a 15-year-old boy accused of repeatedly stabbing a female classmate at a central Oklahoma high school. Oklahoma County court records show t...
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Oklahoma Veterans Commission executive director to resign - September 08, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The executive director of the Oklahoma Veterans Commission has announced plans to resign. The commission, which governs the state Department of Veterans Affairs, announced Friday...
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Opioid talks at impasse; Purdue bankruptcy filing expected - September 08, 2019
CLEVELAND (AP) - Attempts to reach a nationwide settlement over the opioid crisis with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have hit an impasse, and the company is expected to file for bankruptcy. State att...
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Federal ruling hands authority over land to Keetoowah tribe - September 07, 2019
DENVER (AP) - A federal appeals court has determined that land owned by the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma can be placed in federal trust, giving the tribe authority over use of...