• Authorities investigating explosion that killed welder

    Authorities investigating explosion that killed welder - July 15, 2019

    EL RENO, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in central Oklahoma are investigating an explosion that killed a welder at an oil field services company. The explosion occurred about 7 a.m. Sunday at the Canyon ...

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  • Eufaula man drowns while boating

    Eufaula man drowns while boating - July 15, 2019

    EUFAULA, OK -- The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 67-year-old man has drowned while boating in eastern Oklahoma. Troopers say the body of Carl Eugene Dobson of Eufaula was recovered about 5:11 p.m. S...

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  • Two die in road rage incident

    Two die in road rage incident - July 15, 2019

    DURANT, OK -- Authorities say a driver who had been drinking deliberately forced another vehicle into oncoming traffic on an Oklahoma highway, causing a head-on collision that killed two people and in...

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  • Final week of school registration/enrollment starts today

    Final week of school registration/enrollment starts today - July 15, 2019

    Monday, July 15, begins the final week for Registration/Enrollment for the Ponca City Public Schools 2019-20 school year. After this week, the Registration Center will be closed from July 22 to Aug...

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  • Astronomy club for amateurs now forming

    Astronomy club for amateurs now forming - July 15, 2019

    Have you ever looked at the sky and wondered about the Stars and Planets? Ever want to know which of those lights up there is a Star and which is a Planet? There is now a group forming to learn about...

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  • Investigators of ex-OU president paid more than $1.5 million

    Investigators of ex-OU president paid more than $1.5 million - July 14, 2019

    (Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com) NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - The University of Oklahoma has paid another nearly $490,000 to a law firm that investigated alleged sexual misconduct by ...

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  • Disaster assistance approved for 18 Oklahoma counties

    Disaster assistance approved for 18 Oklahoma counties - July 14, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved disaster assistance for 18 counties due to spring flooding. Stitt's office said Friday th...

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  • The latest: 2 dead, 1 wounded in shooting near Sand Springs

    The latest: 2 dead, 1 wounded in shooting near Sand Springs - July 14, 2019

    SAND SPRINGS, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say two men are dead and a woman was injured in a shooting near Sand Springs. Tulsa County Sheriff's Deputy Casey Roebuck says that 46-year-old Douglas Dick and...

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  • 2 men dead, woman wounded in shooting at Tulsa-area home

    2 men dead, woman wounded in shooting at Tulsa-area home - July 13, 2019

    SAND SPRINGS, Okla. (AP) - Two men are dead and a woman is hospitalized with gunshot wounds after a shooting rampage at a home near the Tulsa suburb of Sand Springs. A Tulsa County Sheriff's Office s...

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  • Air Force jet makes emergency landing in Nebraska after fire

    Air Force jet makes emergency landing in Nebraska after fire - July 13, 2019

    LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say an engine fire caused a U.S. Air Force jet to make an emergency landing at an airport in Nebraska. The four-engine airborne warning and control system plane touch...

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