• Oklahoma jury recommends death for man in officer’s killing

    Oklahoma jury recommends death for man in officer’s killing - November 23, 2019

    SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — A jury has recommended a death sentence for a man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer in central Oklahoma following a 2017 traffic stop. District Attorney Greg Ma...

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  • 5 earthquakes, including 3 of magnitude 3.6, strike Oklahoma

    5 earthquakes, including 3 of magnitude 3.6, strike Oklahoma - November 23, 2019

    ENID, Okla. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey reports that five earthquakes, including three of magnitude 3.6, were recorded in Oklahoma and felt in Kansas and Texas. One of the 3.6 magnitude ear...

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  • Personal injury collision in Lincoln County

    Personal injury collision in Lincoln County - November 23, 2019

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that a personal injury collision occurred at about 4:32 p.m. Friday on US 177, about three-tenths of a mile south of County Road 990, which is about 10 miles south...

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  • OSBI arrests Nicoma Park Police officer on child sexual abuse charges

    OSBI arrests Nicoma Park Police officer on child sexual abuse charges - November 22, 2019

    NICOMA PARK, Okla. - On Friday agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested 51-year-old Douglas Spencer, a Nicoma Park police officer, on multiple charges involving child sexual abu...

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  • Airmen killed in Vance AFB training crash identified

    Airmen killed in Vance AFB training crash identified - November 22, 2019

    ENID, Okla. (AP) — Two U.S. Air Force airmen killed in a training jet crash at Vance Air Force Base in northwestern Oklahoma have been identified as an instructor and a student pilot. The base s...

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  • Local Retired Educators attend state conference

    Local Retired Educators attend state conference - November 22, 2019

    Four members of the Kay County Retired Educators Association attended the annual conference of the Oklahoma Retired Educators Association in Tulsa recently. Keynote speaker was Robert Blancat...

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  • Dickens sought in acid attack

    Dickens sought in acid attack - November 22, 2019

    The Ponca City Communications Center received a call about 8:14 a.m. Friday reporting a person at Bridgeway, 620 W. Grand Ave., with acid burns. Ponca City Police Officers and an ambulance responded ...

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  • School board approves new bus, lighting and sound equipment

    School board approves new bus, lighting and sound equipment - November 22, 2019

    The Ponca City Board of Education approved the purchase of a bus from National Bus Sales on Thursday. The bus is a 2020 Ultra Coachliner SE Bus which will be the District’s new Wildcat Bus. The purc...

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  • Keeping the charm and preserving history at Wentz Camp

    Keeping the charm and preserving history at Wentz Camp - November 22, 2019

    Park and Recreation Director Eric Newell spoke to Ponca City's Historic Preservation Advisory Panel Thursday with an update on restoration work underway at Wentz Pool and Camp. Newell said an urgent...

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  • Charity Angels Ambucs propose adding equipment to park

    Charity Angels Ambucs propose adding equipment to park - November 22, 2019

    Members of Charity Angels Ambucs presented a proposal to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Thursday night to donate new equipment to the Ambuc Park at Lake Ponca. Wendy Bond presented renditi...

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