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Lawsuit by three indigent defendants name three Washington County judges - March 22, 2019

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) - Three indigent criminal defendants in a northeast Oklahoma county are suing three judges there alleging poor people are being unconstitutionally imprisoned because they can'...

Medical marijuana industry opens doors for security entrepreneurs - March 22, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's exploding medical marijuana industry has opened doors for security entrepreneurs. Duncan-based Stronghold Protection Group and Oklahoma City-based Hendrickson Invest...

Considering House bills - March 21, 2019

By Sen. Bill Coleman We’ve now turned our attention back to our committees to work on House bills. Nearly 400 were sent over for further consideration. According to my colleagues, this is less...

Appeals Court upholds murder conviction, sentence of Chandler rancher - March 21, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction and life without parole sentence of a Chandler man in the death of his estranged wife. The court on Thur...

Crime Stoppers seeks donations to fund rewards program - March 21, 2019

The Ponca City Area Crime Stoppers recently kicked off a fundraising campaign for 2019. “Crime Stoppers is working for our Community,” said Crime Stoppers Board Chair Kelly D. Ailey. Crime S...

Officials identify three found dead near Ripley as father, two children - March 21, 2019

Authorities in north-central Oklahoma say three people – a father and his two children – have been found dead near Ripley in Payne County in what the Payne County Sheriff's Office is calling a mur...

Spring Clean Up April 6-13th - March 20, 2019

Ponca City's Solid Waste crews will pick up any extra items placed in your regular pick-up area with the exception of the following: • Poisons, acids, and caustics • Car batteries • Explo...

Three found dead near Ripley - March 20, 2019

RIPLEY, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in north-central Oklahoma say three people, including two children, have been found dead in what the Payne County Sheriff's Office is calling a murder-suicide. The ...

OSBI investigating death of woman found in creek - March 20, 2019

VALLIANT, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in a creek with her hands bound. OSBI special agent Chad Dan...

Woman jailed for two weeks by mistake in Oklahoma County jail - March 20, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A lawyer says an inspection of every inmate in the Oklahoma County jail found that a 20-year-old woman had been incarcerated for two weeks by mistake. The Oklahoman reports tha...