• Oklahoma Veterans Affairs to build new center

    Oklahoma Veterans Affairs to build new center - October 12, 2018

    (Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs plans to build a new veterans center in southern Oklahoma. The Oklahoman rep...

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  • Court denies plea of man who sent threats to Tulsa police

    Court denies plea of man who sent threats to Tulsa police - October 11, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up the case of a Connecticut man who sent threatening messages to Tulsa, Oklahoma, police following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man...

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  • Disruptive passenger sentenced to probation

    Disruptive passenger sentenced to probation - October 11, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A Washington state man who pleaded guilty to screaming at a flight attendant on a commercial flight and forcing it to make an emergency landing in Oklahoma has been sentenced to pr...

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  • Registration deadline nears for Oklahoma voters to cast November ballots

    Registration deadline nears for Oklahoma voters to cast November ballots - October 11, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Friday is the deadline for Oklahomans to register to vote or update their registration ahead of the November general election. Voters can pick up a voter registration form at a...

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  • Construction begins on Tecumseh facility for juveniles

    Construction begins on Tecumseh facility for juveniles - October 11, 2018

    TECUMSEH, Okla. (AP) - Construction has begun on a new campus for juvenile offenders in Tecumseh that will serve as the state's main facility for housing both boys and girls. Gov. Mary Fallin parti...

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  • Arkansas City man cited after striking train with pickup truck

    Arkansas City man cited after striking train with pickup truck - October 10, 2018

    ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Arkansas City Police Department cited an Arkansas City man Monday night in connection with an accident involving his pickup truck and a train. Darin Jake Pinion, 35, was...

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  • FLOODING: Highway Closures Alert 10-10-18 as of 4 p.m. Wednesday

    FLOODING: Highway Closures Alert 10-10-18 as of 4 p.m. Wednesday - October 10, 2018

    The following highways are impacted by high water: ALFALFA COUNTY SH-8B from SH-8 west to Aline is closed. SH-11/SH-8 is closed from US-64 north to Driftwood. GRANT COUNTY US-81 from Medfor...

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  • Accident victims identified

    Accident victims identified - October 10, 2018

    A fatal accident that claimed the life of 24-year-old Niko K. Rodrigues was reported at 8:05 a.m. Tuesday to the 911 Communications Center of the Ponca City Police Department. The caller indicated ...

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  • Attorney General announces price gouging statute in effect statewide - October 10, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter on Wednesday announced the Emergency Price Stabilization Act is in effect for all 77 counties after the state was recently hit by several rounds of heavy...

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  • Commissioners hold emergency session for sewer interceptor repair

    Commissioners hold emergency session for sewer interceptor repair - October 10, 2018

    The Ponca City Board of Commissioners held an emergency session at noon Wednesday because a section of a 30-inch concrete sewer interceptor going  into the Bois D'arc lift station suffered a structur...

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