• Registration make-up days Aug. 10 and Aug. 14 - August 07, 2017

    The Ponca City Public School district is having two additional make-up days for registration on Aug. 10 and Aug. 14, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Registration Center, 111 West Grand. Parents who are...

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  • Freed Oklahoma death row inmate settles suit against state

    Freed Oklahoma death row inmate settles suit against state - August 07, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A former Oklahoma death row inmate freed after a court found prosecutorial misconduct has settled his lawsuit against a former prosecutor and the state of Oklahoma for an undisclo...

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  • Muskogee man drowns while swimming in Tenkiller Lake - August 07, 2017

    VIAN, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a Muskogee man has drowned while swimming in Tenkiller Lake in eastern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Joshua Burch drowned about 3:30 p.m....

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  • Weather service confirms 3 tornadoes struck Oklahoma

    Weather service confirms 3 tornadoes struck Oklahoma - August 07, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The National Weather Service says three tornadoes struck northeast Oklahoma, including an EF2 twister that caused heavy damage and injured at least 30 people near midtown Tulsa. ...

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  • Two suspects arrested in separate states for Oklahoma slaying

    Two suspects arrested in separate states for Oklahoma slaying - August 07, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Police say two men wanted in a fatal shooting in Tulsa have been arrested, one in Missouri and one in North Dakota. Police said Sunday that 24-year-old Maurice Sanders was arreste...

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  • 30 treated at St. Francis Hospital after tornado

    30 treated at St. Francis Hospital after tornado - August 07, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - St. Francis Hospital spokeswoman Lauren Landwerlin says about 30 people have been treated at the hospital's trauma center and three were admitted in "non-critical condition" after ...

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  • Oklahoma infant dies after grandma forgets her in hot car

    Oklahoma infant dies after grandma forgets her in hot car - August 06, 2017

    Oklahoma infant dies after grandma forgets her in hot car LUTHER, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a 4-month-old girl died after her grandmother forgot the baby was in her car and left her there for hour...

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  • Freed Oklahoma death row inmate settles suit against state

    Freed Oklahoma death row inmate settles suit against state - August 06, 2017

    Freed Oklahoma death row inmate settles suit against state (Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A former Oklahoma death row inmate freed after a court found ...

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  • Gay, small-town Oklahoma clerk files harassment lawsuit after home is burned

    Gay, small-town Oklahoma clerk files harassment lawsuit after home is burned - August 06, 2017

    Gay, small-town Oklahoma clerk files harassment lawsuit after home is burned OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A retiree who moved with his husband to the tiny western Oklahoma town of Hitchcock alleges in a fede...

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  • Experts: Suspect in 4 deaths fits ‘serial killer’ profile

    Experts: Suspect in 4 deaths fits ‘serial killer’ profile - August 05, 2017

    Experts: Suspect in 4 deaths fits 'serial killer' profile TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Criminal experts say a Texas man suspected in the cold-case killings of two women and two girls 20 years ago fits the pro...

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