• Man drowns at popular southern Oklahoma tourist destination - July 07, 2019

    DAVIS, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in southern Oklahoma say that a 39-year-old man has apparently drowned at a popular tourist destination. Officials say that the victim disappeared at about noon on Fri...

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  • Arrest made in fatal May stabbing at east Tulsa apartment

    Arrest made in fatal May stabbing at east Tulsa apartment - July 07, 2019

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Police in Tulsa have arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with the stabbing death of another man in May. Tulsa County Jail records indicate that Roderick Anderson was booked o...

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  • 2 Texas residents die in swimming incidents in Oklahoma - July 06, 2019

    ALTUS, Okla. (AP) - A 56-year-old man who died on the Fourth of July is among two Texas residents who authorities say drowned in separate swimming incidents in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol s...

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  • 3 killed in alcohol-related collision in western Oklahoma

    3 killed in alcohol-related collision in western Oklahoma - July 06, 2019

    WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says that three people have died in a wrong-way collision on Interstate 40 in western Oklahoma. Troopers say that the alcohol-related collision o...

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  • Train strikes and kills pedestrian in central Oklahoma

    Train strikes and kills pedestrian in central Oklahoma - July 06, 2019

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say that a pedestrian has been struck and killed by a freight train in central Oklahoma. Police say the collision occurred about 6:30 a.m. Friday in Norman, about 20 ...

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  • Man arrested in woman’s fatal stabbing in Oklahoma City

    Man arrested in woman’s fatal stabbing in Oklahoma City - July 06, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Police in Oklahoma City say a 47-year-old man has been arrested after one woman was stabbed to death and a second woman was wounded. Oklahoma County Jail records indicate that Ro...

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  • Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board hires new executive manager

    Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board hires new executive manager - July 06, 2019

    (Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has a new executive director. The Oklahoman reports that the five-member board vote...

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  • Oklahoma governor orders end to state lobbyist hiring

    Oklahoma governor orders end to state lobbyist hiring - July 06, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is ordering state agencies to end the practice of hiring outside firms to lobby the Legislature. Stitt issued an executive order on Friday prohibiting a...

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  • Personal injury collision in Pawnee County

    Personal injury collision in Pawnee County - July 06, 2019

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that a personal injury collision occurred about 10:12 p.m. Friday on south Peninsula Drive, about one-tenth of a mile west of Blacksmith Road, which is about half ...

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  • Ponca City Public Schools hire four new head coaches

    Ponca City Public Schools hire four new head coaches - July 03, 2019

    Lewis “Bubba” Smethers has been named Head Girls Soccer Coach for Ponca City Schools. “I am really excited to be working with Ponca City Schools,” Smethers said. “I see a great future ahe...

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