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Legislative page program resuming, with changes - April 05, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Legislative pages are returning to the Oklahoma Capitol, but male and female pages will no longer serve together following an allegation of sexual assault. Officials suspended ...

U.S. Marshals Museum receives $1 million donation - April 05, 2019

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - The under-construction U.S. Marshals Museum in Arkansas has received a $1 million donation after voters last month refused to earmark public funds to help complete the project....

Correction - April 05, 2019

In a story April 4 about a father and son fatally shot in northeastern Oklahoma near Pawhuska, The Associated Press, relying on information from sheriff's deputies, reported erroneously that the fathe...

Two win tickets to Alan Jackson concert! - April 05, 2019

We have WINNERS! Charity Hawkins and Tawnya Shields both solved the mystery of where Alan Jackson's KPNC boots were! Both women solved the puzzle and arrived at the secret location -- Shanghai M...

ODOC #FugitiveFriday: Jennifer C. Alexander - April 05, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Jennifer C. Alexander walked away Oct. 13, 2016, from what was then known as Kate Barnard Community Corrections Center. Alexander, 46, was serving 10-year sentences out of Pontotoc C...

Capitol happenings - April 05, 2019

By Sen. Bill Coleman Work continues in our committees as the deadline quickly approaches. More than 120 of the nearly 350 House bills have been reported out of committee and are waiting for consi...

Vian man injured in I-35 accident - April 05, 2019

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports an injury collision occurred about 5:05 a.m. Friday on Interstate 35, a half mile south of Mulhall Road in Payne County. Jesus Salazar, 27, of Vian, Oklahoma, ...

Spring Spirit Nights begin - April 05, 2019

Ponca City Public Schools' Spring Spirit Nights began this week. The District began Spirit Nights in an effort to allow younger students to experience extra-curricular activities. Last year, only t...

Alva man arrested for interstate murder plot - April 04, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY – Vernon Wayne Brock, 69, of Alva, has been charged by complaint with hiring someone to commit murder, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. According to an af...

Appeals Court rejects request to reinstate charges again Garfield County Sheriff - April 04, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma county sheriff will not face a manslaughter charge in the death of an inmate who was left in a restraint chair for more than two days. The Oklahoma Court of Crimina...