• Mayor, cemetery at odds in search for Tulsa massacre victims

    Mayor, cemetery at odds in search for Tulsa massacre victims - December 22, 2019

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Officials say that a privately owned cemetery is blocking efforts to find the remains of black Tulsa residents killed nearly 100 years ago in a race riot. However an attorney for...

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  • Tribal leaders reject Stitt’s short-term extension plan

    Tribal leaders reject Stitt’s short-term extension plan - December 21, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tribal leaders in Oklahoma have rejected Gov. Kevin Stitt's offer to extend the existing gambling compacts for another eight months. Stitt this week proposed the extension wh...

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  • Oklahoma governor gives consent for refugee resettlement

    Oklahoma governor gives consent for refugee resettlement - December 21, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says that refugees will be allowed to continue resettling in the state. Stitt sent a letter to federal officials on Wednesday in response to an exec...

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  • Oklahoma panel certifies $8.3B, projects flat budget in 2020

    Oklahoma panel certifies $8.3B, projects flat budget in 2020 - December 21, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state panel led by Gov. Kevin Stitt has certified the state will have about $8.3 billion to spend on next year's budget, roughly the same amount as the current year's budget. ...

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  • Suspect in custody after man shot at Oklahoma City mall

    Suspect in custody after man shot at Oklahoma City mall - December 21, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities say that the father of the suspect in a shooting inside an Oklahoma City mall, in which one man was critically wounded, convinced his son to surrender. Police say...

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  • Oklahoma man arrested, suspected of slaying teen girlfriend

    Oklahoma man arrested, suspected of slaying teen girlfriend - December 21, 2019

    A 24-year-old Oklahoma man has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge in the suspected death of his 17-year-old girlfriend. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said that Tanner Washin...

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  • Bill filed to allow districts to extend emergency teaching certificates

    Bill filed to allow districts to extend emergency teaching certificates - December 20, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Following back-to-back historic pay raises and education budget increases, Oklahoma has seen a significant increase in classroom teachers. Today, Oklahoma schools employ more than...

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  • Jan. 17 deadline  to register before Feb. 11 elections

    Jan. 17 deadline to register before Feb. 11 elections - December 20, 2019

    NEWKIRK -- Friday, Jan. 17, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Feb. 11, 2020, Newkirk School District I-125 Special Bond Election and the Tonkawa Mu...

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  • Chris Cannady wins Santa’s Stash!

    Chris Cannady wins Santa’s Stash! - December 20, 2019

    Chris Cannady was our big winner of Santa's Stash Friday morning! He correctly identify the precise location of Santa’s Stash and won $1,500 worth of Santa’s Stash Cash that spends just like ca...

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  • Ponca City Public Schools closed for holiday break

    Ponca City Public Schools closed for holiday break - December 20, 2019

    As per the 2019-2020 Ponca City Public Schools calendar, all schools will be closed from Dec. 23, 2019, through Jan. 6, 2020. Schools will resume their normal schedules on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Th...

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