• 2018 starts with record cold in parts of the Midwest

    2018 starts with record cold in parts of the Midwest - January 01, 2018

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Bone-chilling cold gripped the middle of the U.S. as 2018 began, breaking low temperature records, icing some New Year's celebrations and leading to at least two deaths attribu...

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  • What’s ahead in 2018 for Oklahoma, from retail to the polls

    What’s ahead in 2018 for Oklahoma, from retail to the polls - December 31, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahomans will choose a new governor and decide whether to legalize medical marijuana in what will be a busy political season in 2018. At least a dozen candidates have joined th...

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  • Officials: 18-year-old cold case could be at ‘turning point’

    Officials: 18-year-old cold case could be at ‘turning point’ - December 31, 2017

    WELCH, Okla. (AP) - The state's top law enforcement agency says an 18-year-old cold case involving a double homicide and disappearance of two girls in northeast Oklahoma could be at "a turning point" ...

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  • Cold front bringing dangerous wind chills, freezing drizzle

    Cold front bringing dangerous wind chills, freezing drizzle - December 31, 2017

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A strong Arctic cold front sweeping through parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas is expected to send temperatures plummeting into single digits over the New Year's weekend and bring...

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  • Chamber Chat in review

    Chamber Chat in review - December 31, 2017

    2017 Chamber Year in Review: We had 26 Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies. These Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies recognize people for their investment in Ponca City. We had 12 Cash Mobs. We finished our ...

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  • Oklahoma City settles lawsuit with musician hurt in arrest

    Oklahoma City settles lawsuit with musician hurt in arrest - December 30, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A death metal drummer has accepted a $30,000 settlement to end his federal lawsuit over his arrest in Oklahoma City during which he suffered a broken arm, incurring medical expens...

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  • Report: Plane crash killing 3 due to plane stalling out

    Report: Plane crash killing 3 due to plane stalling out - December 30, 2017

    MOORE, Oklahoma (AP) - The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that a Texas plane crash that killed three people from Oklahoma was the result of the pilot flying too slowly, which caus...

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  • Judge refuses to shorten sentence for former trucking CEO

    Judge refuses to shorten sentence for former trucking CEO - December 30, 2017

    (Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A judge has refused a request to shorten the prison sentence for a former Tulsa trucking executive who pleaded guilty to...

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  • Former Oklahoma inmate who led prisons lawsuit dies at 80

    Former Oklahoma inmate who led prisons lawsuit dies at 80 - December 30, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Bobby Battle, a former Oklahoma inmate whose decades-long lawsuit against the Department of Corrections sparked major reforms in the state's prison system, has died at the age of ...

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  • Board votes to reverse Oklahoma Medicaid provider rate cuts

    Board votes to reverse Oklahoma Medicaid provider rate cuts - December 30, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The board that oversees Oklahoma's Medicaid agency has voted to reverse provider rate cuts scheduled to go into effect next month, but the agency only has enough operating funds t...

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