Three OU students killed in accident Friday night in Kay County

A fatality collision occurred on Friday, April 29th at approximately 11:23pm on Interstate 35 near mile marker 214, southbound, near Tonkawa. The driver of a 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan, Nicholas K. Nair, age 20, of Denton, TX was traveling southbound on Interstate 35 when the vehicle hydroplaned causing him to lose control and depart the roadway...

Body found in Winfield Lake

KWCH-TV in Wichita reports that emergency crews recovered a person’s body from Winfield Lake Tuesday afternoon. The Sedgwick County Fire Department’s dive team, Kansas Fish and Game, Winfield and Arkansas City Fire and EMS all assisted in the search for the person who they discovered had apparently drowned at the lake. The person’s identity has not...

Ponca City Board of Commissioners meet in regular session Monday night

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners met in regular session on April 25, 2022. Mayor Homer Nicholson called the meeting to order, which was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Commissioners Bodick, Chapman, Scott, and Taylor were present. Consent Agenda Under the Consent Agenda, the City Commission approved the minutes of the Ponca City Board of...
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State’s Pre-K Program Second Best in Nation

Oklahoma moved up three places to rank second in the country for Pre-K access for 4-year-olds, according to a report released today by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). While overall enrollment was down due to the pandemic, Oklahoma served 74% of eligible 4-year-old children and 16% of eligible 3-year-old children through public...

Cushing woman killed in Payne County accident

A woman is dead due to a fatal accident that occurred in Payne County Monday. Leslie Escoe, 48, of Cushing had her  2012 Nissan Versa stopped in the outside north bound lane of US 177 due to a flat tire. Robert Bentley, 58, of Cleveland stopped her 2013 Ram 1500 to help Escoe. Both drivers...

Ponca City man arrested for stolen vehicle in Stillwater

On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 10:14 p.m. Stillwater PD officers were dispatched to the Holiday Inn Express at 700 E. Krayler in reference to a recovery of a stolen vehicle. According to the report from Stillwater Police, an employee at the hotel observed a male in a gray Ford Ranger pickup in the parking...
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Duncan man injured in Wednesday morning accident near Nash

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that one man was injured in a single vehicle accident Wednesday morning in southwestern Grant County. The accident happened at around 10:10 a.m. on State Highway 132 at Comanche Road, about 5 miles southeast of Nash. Christopher Wayne Wilkinson, 46, of Duncan was driving a Freightliner box truck southbound on...

Woman identified in Cowley County shooting

COWLEY COUNTY, KANSAS – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has identified the woman killed in the officer-involved shooting in Cowley County as Andrea C. Barrow, 32, of Arkansas City, Kansas. The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office has one sheriff’s deputy still recovering from injuries at Wesley Medical Center as of Saturday. He is now in...

Two killed in accident on I-35 near Billings Saturday night

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that two people were killed in an accident Saturday night on Interstate 35 near Billings in Noble County. Sources such as News on 6 in Tulsa state that the accident happened just after 5:30 p.m. A Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on I-35 before losing control and leaving the roadway to...
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Two suspects involved in Sunday shooting facing charges

*UPDATE*   On Sunday, April 10 at approximately 4:54 p.m., officers responded to 350 S. Birch in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival officers found Shawn Wood, 29 year old W/M, inside the residence suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Wood was transported to Alliance Health in Ponca City. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital....

Two suspects involved in Sunday homicide arrested

Ponca City Police reported that the two suspects involved in the Sunday homicide at 350 South Birch. The victim, Shawn Wood, 29, died Sunday evening at AllianceHealth Ponca City due to gunshot wounds. Logan Peters and Martha Yahola were arrested shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday at 420 S. Palm. Probable murder charges are pending in Kay...

Ponca City Board of Commissioners met in regular session on April 11

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners met in regular session on April 11, 2022. Mayor Homer Nicholson called the meeting to order, which was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Commissioners Bodick and Taylor were present. Commissioners Chapman and Scott were absent. Ceremonies and Proclamations Under Ceremonies and Proclamations, the following were presented: a Fair Housing...