• Major partnership connects aspiring OU pilots with Southwest Airlines

    Major partnership connects aspiring OU pilots with Southwest Airlines - August 02, 2019

    NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Oklahoma School of Aviation Studies recently announced a partnership with Southwest Airlines that will help OU pilots toward a career with one of the nation’s lar...

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  • Prosecutor seeks to block release of police video of shooting

    Prosecutor seeks to block release of police video of shooting - August 02, 2019

    McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma prosecutor is asking a court to prohibit the release of a police video of a fatal shooting by officers. Officers, including the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, were inv...

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  • Cherokee Nation plans overhaul of tribal homes, community buildings

    Cherokee Nation plans overhaul of tribal homes, community buildings - August 02, 2019

    CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) - Cherokee Nation officials say a $30 million rehabilitation plan will overhaul hundreds of tribal homes, remodel community buildings and generate construction jobs across northe...

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  • Pearl Harbor survivor dies

    Pearl Harbor survivor dies - August 02, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma native who was one of the last known survivors of the U.S.S. Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has died. Daughter Pat Cunanan says Lonnie Davi...

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  • Ribbon cutting held for Air Evac Lifeteams

    Ribbon cutting held for Air Evac Lifeteams - August 02, 2019

    The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce  held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Air Evac Lifeteam. Cutting the ribbon is AllianceHealth Ponca City Hospital CEO Chris Mendoza, along with hospital and Air Ev...

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  • Police seek suspect in connection with July 26 aggravated battery

    Police seek suspect in connection with July 26 aggravated battery - August 02, 2019

    ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Arkansas City Police Department is seeking a male suspect in connection with a knifing incident July 26 in the 400 block of North A Street. James Henry Fitch V, 28, of A...

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  • Celebration Sunday for Gene Dougherty’s 90th birthday

    Celebration Sunday for Gene Dougherty’s 90th birthday - August 02, 2019

    TONKAWA -- A 90th birthday celebration will be held for artist Gene Dougherty from 2 to 4 p.m. this Sunday, Aug.  4 at  St. Joseph's Church in Tonkawa. Friends are invited for cake and friendshi...

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  • ODOC #FugitiveFriday: Develle Hamm

    ODOC #FugitiveFriday: Develle Hamm - August 02, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Develle Hamm has been missing since July 20 after he jumped the fence at Carver Transitional Center. Hamm, 35, was serving a five-year sentence out of Oklahoma County for unauthoriz...

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  • Make-up school registration set for Aug. 5-6.

    Make-up school registration set for Aug. 5-6. - August 02, 2019

    Ponca City Public Schools' make-up registration is Monday, Aug. 5, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Registration Center is located at 111 West Grand, and there a...

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  • Pecan Road, Lake Road both open

    Pecan Road, Lake Road both open - August 01, 2019

    Earlier this week Pecan Road reopened between Lake Road and South Avenue. Reconstruction was completed on the section of road near Animal Control, which was washed out in the June flooding. This re...

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