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LIVE: Tracking high winds and fire danger in Kansas

by KSNW
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – KSN News is monitoring the latest conditions on high winds and the extreme fire danger in Kansas. The Storm Prediction Center’s Fire Weather Outlook has portions of Kansas in the highest category. Englewood being evacuated due to fast-moving wildfire KSN News has confirmed that Englewood in Clark County is being evacuated due to... Read More.

Carson Whitsitt Pages for Rep. Pfeiffer

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY – Carson Whitsitt, a senior at Blackwell High School, paged for Rep. John Pfeiffer, R-Orland, from Feb. 9-12 at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Carson is the son of Courtney Driskill. During their week at the Capitol, House pages work in their representative's office and have the opportunity to attend sessions on the House floor... Read More.

Five arrested in human trafficking operation in Idabel

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s Human Trafficking Response Unit, in conjunction with Skull Games Solutions and nearly a dozen other law enforcement agencies, arrested five individuals during a trafficking bust Thursday night at an Idabel motel. The operation followed a two-day advanced human trafficking training session, led by Drummond’s office and Skull Games,... Read More.
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Attorney General’s Multi-County Grand Jury indicts three on human trafficking charges

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY  – Three individuals are facing felony charges in two separate human trafficking cases after Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Multi-County Grand Jury indicted them on multiple counts. These indictments follow investigations by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) Human Trafficking Unit and the Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD) Vice Unit. Charquion Pope, an inmate... Read More.

Civil Rights Movement leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at 84

by AP
- President George W. Bush speaks with Rev. Jesse Jackson, right, after signing a bill in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Dec. 1, 2005, authorizing a statue of civil rights leader Rosa Parks be placed in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File) RON EDMONDS/AP CHICAGO -The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of... Read More.
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RECEPTION HONORING CITY COMMISSIONERS TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 23, 2026

by Ponca City Now
The Community is invited to attend a reception on Monday, February 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. in the Commission Chamber of City Hall honoring Commissioners Annette Newcomb and Garrett Bowers. Newcomb has served as a City Commissioner since June, 2025 and ran unopposed for re-election. Bowers has served as a City Commissioner since March, 2023 and... Read More.

State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications

by AP
  NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. State Department has ordered certain public libraries nationwide to cease processing passport applications, disrupting a long-standing service that librarians say their communities have come to rely on and that has run smoothly for years. The agency, which regulates U.S. passports, began issuing cease and desist orders to not-for-profit libraries... Read More.
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Eaves Bill Requiring Firearm Safety Instruction Advances

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Ryan Eaves, R-Atoka, passed a bill in committee that would require public schools to provide annual firearm safety instruction to students. House Bill 3312 would require schools beginning in the 2026-27 school year to provide age-appropriate firearm safety instruction from the earliest grade determined appropriate through 12th grade. The Oklahoma... Read More.

Drummond secures major settlements with Tyson, Cargill in landmark poultry pollution case

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Genter Drummond announced a major breakthrough in Oklahoma’s 20-year poultry litter pollution litigation, securing settlements totaling more than $25 million from Tyson Foods and Cargill. The settlements mark a turning point in one of the state's most significant environmental cases.   “For over two decades, Oklahoma has fought to protect the... Read More.

Partial DHS shutdown affects TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard

by News 9
WASHINGTON -Congress is facing a partial government shutdown tied to funding for the Department of Homeland Security, with Transportation Security Administration officers working without pay as negotiations continue over immigration policy. While most federal agencies remain funded, the lapse affects DHS components including the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, Immigration... Read More.
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