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Duncan teacher placed on leave after students stuck with needle, police say

Tuesday, December 23 by News 9

DUNCAN, Okla. - An investigation into a teacher is ongoing after an alleged incident at a Duncan school, according to police. The Duncan Police Department says on Dec. 17, officers responded to a local hospital, where they say a child was being treated after being stuck with a needle by a teacher. After arriving at... Read More.

Former ‘The Voice’ contestant arrested in Oklahoma after deadly crash

Tuesday, December 23 by News 6

A former contestant on NBC’s “The Voice” is in custody in northeastern Oklahoma, accused in a deadly crash in Tennessee. Kata Hay, whose legal name is Kata Huddleston, was arrested last week near Pawhuska on a warrant for vehicular homicide out of Tennessee. She remains in the Osage County Jail and is... Read More.

Some Homeland grocery store shelves bare amid financial and supply chain challenges

Tuesday, December 23 by KOKH

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Shoppers at Homeland grocery stores across the state have recently been greeted with empty shelves. Homeland, a 100% employee-owned grocery company based in Oklahoma City, cites financial pressures and supply challenges as the reason for the stock shortages. Homeland issued a statement to FOX 25 about the issues some shoppers may be seeing: Over... Read More.

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President Trump signs order declaring Christmas Eve, Dec. 26 federal holidays

Tuesday, December 23 by KFOX/CBS

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — President Trump signed an executive order declaring Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 as federal holidays. Federal employees will receive a five-day holiday break. The order states that the heads of executive departments and agencies may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts thereof, must remain open and that... Read More.

Vance wins Turning Point USA’s straw poll for 2028 GOP presidential nominee

Tuesday, December 23 by KTUL

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Turning Point USA straw poll from AmericaFest showed that Vice President J.D. Vance is the favorable nominee for the 2028 GOP presidential candidate. “JD Vance won the 2028 nomination straw poll by more than Donald Trump won the 2024 one we did two years ago,” Blake Nuff, producer of the Charlie... Read More.

Ponca City Public Schools Announces Tina Fisher as Assistant Principal

Monday, December 22 by Ponca City Now-PCPS

Ponca City Public Schools is proud to announce the appointment of Tina Fisher as the new assistant principal at Ponca City High School, pending Board of Education approval at the January meeting. A proud Ponca City High School graduate from the Class of 2002, Tina brings deep roots in our community and over 20... Read More.

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Drummond opposes clemency in brutal double murder case

Monday, December 22 by Ponca City Now

Kendrick Simpson OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has formally requested that the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board deny clemency for convicted murderer Kendrick Simpson, who was sentenced to death for the brutal 2006 drive-by murders of Glen Palmer and Anthony Jones. In the clemency packet filed, Drummond emphasized that Simpson has never demonstrated genuine... Read More.

Reps. Contend OCC Let College Dropout Perform Utility Audits, Challenge Another $1.5B of Customer Charges with Supreme Court

Monday, December 22 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – An employee of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) who is believed to have dropped out of college as a sophomore has been performing audits of utility companies collectively worth more than a billion dollars, a brief filed recently at the Oklahoma Supreme Court reveals. Reps. Tom Gann, R-Inola, Kevin West, R-Moore, and... Read More.

Congress passes defense bill boosting military pay, protecting Oklahoma bases

Monday, December 22 by News 9

WASHINGTON - Congress has approved a sweeping national defense bill that raises military pay and secures key missions at Oklahoma bases, even as lawmakers head into the new year with unresolved fights over government funding and health care policy. The newly approved National Defense Authorization Act authorizes more than $900 billion in defense spending, the largest... Read More.

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NOC to reinstate competitive cheer in Tonkawa, Enid

Friday, December 19 by Ponca City Now

In the final Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents meeting of 2025, regents approved the reinstatement of competitive cheer at the Tonkawa and Enid campuses as an NJCAA intercollegiate sport beginning in the 2026-27 academic year. President Diana Morris said the cheer squads will support athletic events, assist with campus and recruiting activities in the... Read More.

Drummond announces lawsuit against Uber

Friday, December 19 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies LLC and Uber USA LLC, alleging they used a variety of deceptive and unfair practices in selling Uber One subscription services. Drummond and a coalition of 21 other state attorneys general joined the lawsuit Monday, which was filed earlier by the... Read More.

Belgium seeks protection from Russian retaliation as EU leaders weigh a massive loan for Ukraine

Friday, December 19 by AP

Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever, center, speaks with from left, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Netherland’s Prime Minister Dick Schoof, Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Luc Frieden and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a round table meeting at the EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium insisted... Read More.