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Oklahoma ruling could set precedent for workers comp cases - November 30, 2018
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A recent Oklahoma court ruling that permits an injured worker to receive compensation benefits with a positive drug test could set a precedent for such cases at a time when medical...
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Tons of radioactive waste leave Oklahoma for Utah mill - November 30, 2018
GORE, Okla. (AP) - More than 10,000 tons of radioactive waste that had been in northeastern Oklahoma is now in Utah. Officials with the Oklahoma attorney general's office, the Cherokee Nation, stat...
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Inmate convicted of murder escapes from Payne County jail - November 30, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma Department of Corrections inmate serving a life-sentence for first-degree murder escaped Thursday night from the Payne County Jail. Patrick M. Walker, 34, is described a...
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Santa’s Stash Clues: - November 30, 2018
Ho Ho Ho, good luck! Today’s clue: I’m not located on the clock at City Hall. Ho Ho Ho, Santa Claus here with today’s clue: Some go fast, some go slow, as they drive by my cheerful glow...
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Two phone calls keep police occupied on South Pine Street - November 29, 2018
At about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, the Ponca City Police Department Communications Center received two 911 calls from residents living in the 400 block of South Pine Street. The first caller reported see...
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New Warden hired at Oklahoma State Penitentiary - November 29, 2018
STRINGTOWN -- The Board of Corrections voted unanimously Thursday to approve Mike Carpenter's hiring as Warden at Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Carpenter, a veteran Oklahoma Department of Corrections ...
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OSBI increases reward for information in Langston murder - November 29, 2018
The reward for information leading to the arrest of person(s) responsible for the murder of Brandon Dupree is increased from $1,000 to $5,000. Dupree was shot and killed this month at a party just ...
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Search locates teen girl in Oklahoma, 900 miles from North Carolina home - November 29, 2018
RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) - Investigators tracked a kidnapped girl across multiple states and found her safe in Oklahoma, 900 miles from her North Carolina home. The FBI said in a news release that ...
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OSBI offers $5,000 reward in homicide - November 29, 2018
The OSBI is seeking information in the homicide of Lessie Dever in Idabel, Oklahoma. In the early morning hours of Sept. 19, 2018, Dever was found deceased of a gunshot wound. Dever’s body was fo...
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West Middle School Gifted & Talented Students Tour STEM Classes at Pioneer Tech - November 29, 2018
West Middle School sixth grade Gifted and Talented students recently visited Pioneer Technology Center in Ponca City to tour their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) classes. ...
