• Preparing for session

    Preparing for session - January 24, 2020

    By Sen. Bill Coleman Session begins soon, and I’m anxious to see what issues we’ll be tackling this year. Gov. Kevin Stitt will kick off the Second Session of the 57th Legislature with his Sta...

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  • Stitt taps former business exec to head Oklahoma office

    Stitt taps former business exec to head Oklahoma office - January 23, 2020

    Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is naming an executive from his former company to head up the state's budget and technology office. Stitt announced on Wednesday that he's appointing Steven Harpe as the n...

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  • Oklahoma troopers shoot, kill man after vehicle pursuit

    Oklahoma troopers shoot, kill man after vehicle pursuit - January 23, 2020

    MOORE -- The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says it's investigating after two troopers shot and killed a suspected car thief who crashed the truck he was driving during a pursuit. Patrol spokeswoman Sarah...

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  • Oklahoma governor orders ban on state travel to California

    Oklahoma governor orders ban on state travel to California - January 23, 2020

    Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is banning state-funded travel to the state of California. The first-term Republican says it's in response to similar travel bans California has put in place on travel to ...

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  • Supreme Court rules alcohol distribution law unconstitutional

    Supreme Court rules alcohol distribution law unconstitutional - January 22, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court has voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court ruling that a law requiring the top 25 brands of wine and spirits to be sold to all Oklahoma alcohol wholes...

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  • Forum set for Jan. 28 to discuss public transit

    Forum set for Jan. 28 to discuss public transit - January 22, 2020

    United Community Action Program, lnc. /Cimarron Public Transit will hold community forums in January related to public transportation for Creek, Kay, Osage, Pawnee, and Washington counties. Staff ...

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  • ‘Joe Exotic’ sentenced to 22 years on murder-for-hire, wildlife crimes

    ‘Joe Exotic’ sentenced to 22 years on murder-for-hire, wildlife crimes - January 22, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as Joseph Allen Maldonado, Joseph Allen Schreibvogel, and “Joe Exotic,” 56, formerly of Wynnewood, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 22 years i...

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  • Sims files legislation to support peer-to-Peer Car Rental Industry

    Sims files legislation to support peer-to-Peer Car Rental Industry - January 22, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Lonnie Sims (R-Jenks) has filed legislation that will support fair and equitable regulation of the budding peer-to-peer rental car industry. Oklahoma, like many states, h...

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  • Amaria Bogney chosen Wildcat of the Week

    Amaria Bogney chosen Wildcat of the Week - January 22, 2020

    The Heather Cannon Wildcat of the Week is Po-Hi freshman Amaria Bogney. Superintendent Shelley Arrott said, "This week’s Wildcat of the Week presentation is historic. This is the first time since...

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  • Snow possible Tuesday night through Wednesday morning

    Snow possible Tuesday night through Wednesday morning - January 21, 2020

    Ponca City Emergency Management Director Paula Cain says "We have a great night to look forward to!" At 4 p.m. Tuesday, Cain said the Ponca City area is under a Winter Weather Advisory from midnigh...

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