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Murder suspect pleads guilty; receives life without parole - October 04, 2019
HUGHES COUNTY, Okla. - The Hughes County man accused of murdering his father, 53-year-old Ronnie Key, and his grandmother, 73-year-old Kathryn Fritz, has plead guilty and received a life sentence with...
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Astronomy club to meet second Thursday of each month at RecPlex - October 04, 2019
The meetings for Ponca City Astronomy have been set for 7 p.m. the second Thursday of every month from now on, at the Ponca City RecPlex Art Studio. Group founder Richard Jones said the Sidewalk ...
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Ponca City Public Schools announce Wildcat of the Week Kyter Welch - October 04, 2019
The Heather Cannon Wildcat of the Week for week three is Po-Hi Senior Kyter Welch. "Kyter Welch is just an all-around great Ponca City Wildcat,” said Superintendent Shelley Arrott. “He has this...
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Saudi man sentenced to more than 12 years for visa fraud - October 04, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A Saudi man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to not disclosing he had attended an al-Qaida terrorist training camp in Afghanistan b...
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Abortion rights group asks Oklahoma court to stop two laws - October 04, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An abortion rights group is asking Oklahoma's highest court to block two new laws it says will devastate access to abortion in the state. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed...
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California man sentenced for fraudulent oil leases in Montana - October 03, 2019
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A California man was sentenced to federal prison after claiming he had oil leases on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in order to defraud investors of millions. The Missoulian ...
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Oklahoma identify clerics accused of sexual abuse - October 03, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Separate internal audits of the Roman Catholic dioceses in Oklahoma City and Tulsa have identified 22 Catholic clerics for whom investigators found substantiated allegations of se...
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Norman father convicted of fatally shooting daughter - October 03, 2019
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A man charged with fatally shooting his 22-year-old daughter in the face has been convicted of first-degree murder. A jury on Wednesday found 45-year-old Ronald Lee McMullen gu...
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DOC to move some death row inmates to provide more benefits - October 03, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Corrections plans to move some of the 44 death row inmates housed at the prison's maximum-security H-Unit to another unit to give them more benefits and...
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NOC seeking distinguished alumni nominations - October 03, 2019
TONKAWA -- Northern Oklahoma College is seeking nominations for the 2020 NOC Distinguished Alumni Award. Nominations are due Nov. 1, according to Kim Ochoa, alumni relations coordinator. Recipie...