• Festivus pole upsets some lawmakers

    Festivus pole upsets some lawmakers - December 18, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Some Republican lawmakers say they're upset about a man's plan to put up a gay pride-themed, 6-foot-tall pole in the Capitol rotunda to celebrate the fictional holiday Festivus fr...

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  • Hartshorne school employee charged with abuse

    Hartshorne school employee charged with abuse - December 18, 2015

    HARTSHORNE, Okla. (AP) - A Hartshorne Public Schools employee faces a felony charge after police say she was shown on school surveillance video tying a teen to a desk, rubbing a disinfectant wipe on t...

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  • Search warrants served; two arrested

    Search warrants served; two arrested - December 18, 2015

    Ponca City Police served two search warrants at 6 a.m. Friday. One was served at 426 South Elm Street and the other at 217 South Oak Street. Police report Sherrie L. Bottger, 41, was arrested on com...

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  • NOC to honor Two with Alumni Awards

    NOC to honor Two with Alumni Awards - December 18, 2015

    Dr. Gordon S. Laird of Morrison and M. Scott Carter of Oklahoma City will each receive the 2016 Northern Oklahoma College Distinguished Alumni Award. The award recognizes the achievements of f...

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  • Pioneer Tech in the Christmas Spirit

    Pioneer Tech in the Christmas Spirit - December 18, 2015

    Bruce DeMuth, the superintendent and CEO of Pioneer Technology Center, reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to the children in Pioneer's Children's Lab and Preschool....

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  • I-40 shooting suspect arrested, booked in Custer County

    I-40 shooting suspect arrested, booked in Custer County - December 17, 2015

    This mug shot of Jeremy Doss Hardy (d.o.b. 10/5/1979) was taken at the booking facility at the Custer County jail. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers arrested Hardy early Thursday morning on a compla...

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  • OSBI Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Warns of Dangers

    OSBI Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Warns of Dangers - December 17, 2015

    Electronics are on the holiday wish list for many children in our state, but the Oklahoma Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force wants parents to exercise caution when allowing children to u...

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  • School employees prepare gifts for homeless students

    School employees prepare gifts for homeless students - December 17, 2015

    Several employees of the Ponca City Public School Central Administration Office are working to make sure Ponca City’s homeless students have a happy holiday. Employees are shown filling ...

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  • Two die in accident south of Ponca City

    Two die in accident south of Ponca City - December 17, 2015

    Two Ponca City residents died in a collision at 4:09 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. Highway 177, just north of County Line Road, six miles south of Ponca City in Kay County. A 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by...

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  • Woman charged with caretaker abuse

    Woman charged with caretaker abuse - December 17, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has charged a 27-year old Okmulgee woman with caretaker abuse. Pruitt's office announced the charge Wednesday against Whitney Brown, who w...

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