• The Latest: Officials say 4th death tied to Imelda floods

    The Latest: Officials say 4th death tied to Imelda floods - September 21, 2019

    HOUSTON (AP) - A man found dead in his vehicle in southeast Texas after floodwaters receded is at least the fourth person to have died in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Imelda. Police in Beaumont sa...

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  • 31 bison from Grand Canyon sent to Oklahoma tribe

    31 bison from Grand Canyon sent to Oklahoma tribe - September 21, 2019

    GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - Over 30 bison roaming Grand Canyon National Park's northern reaches are joining a herd in Oklahoma. Hundreds of the massive animals have made their home at th...

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  • Oklahoma doctors charged in separate opioid drug cases

    Oklahoma doctors charged in separate opioid drug cases - September 21, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma City doctor and another from Tulsa are facing federal charges in separate indictments alleging that they illegally dispensed opioid drugs. The U.S. Attorney's Office ...

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  • Inhofe: Arkansas River system facing $225 million backlog in upkeep

    Inhofe: Arkansas River system facing $225 million backlog in upkeep - September 21, 2019

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe says an Arkansas River system that runs from Tulsa to the Mississippi River is facing a $225 million backlog of what he describes as critical upkeep projects a...

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  • Oklahoma man gets no-parole life sentence for killing deputy

    Oklahoma man gets no-parole life sentence for killing deputy - September 21, 2019

    GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) - A man who narrowly avoided the death penalty for the shooting death of an Oklahoma sheriff's deputy has been formally sentenced to life in prison without parole. A judge on Frid...

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  • Two charged with murder in 36-year-old cold case in Tulsa

    Two charged with murder in 36-year-old cold case in Tulsa - September 20, 2019

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Prosecutors say DNA evidence led to first-degree murder charges against two people for their role in the slaying of a man found tied up and beaten inside a Tulsa hotel room 36 year...

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  • Pickens remembered in Dallas funeral Thursday

    Pickens remembered in Dallas funeral Thursday - September 20, 2019

    DALLAS (AP) — T. Boone Pickens was remembered at a Dallas funeral on Thursday for his humor, tenacity and larger-than-life personality. “Boone was bigger than life. In fact, Boone was bigger than...

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  • Oklahoma woman’s murder conviction upheld

    Oklahoma woman’s murder conviction upheld - September 20, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the first-degree murder conviction and life without parole prison sentence of a woman convicted in the fatal shooting of her estr...

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  • Oklahoma newspaper executive named publisher of Joplin Globe

    Oklahoma newspaper executive named publisher of Joplin Globe - September 20, 2019

    JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - A newspaper group publisher in Oklahoma has been named the new publisher of The Joplin Globe. Dale Brendel was appointed to the position Thursday by CNHI, the Globe's parent compan...

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  • Ribbon cutting held at Grand Cafe

    Ribbon cutting held at Grand Cafe - September 20, 2019

    The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Grand Cafe,located downtown at Fifth Street and Grand Avenue.  Cutting the ribbon is Ron Hammock, along with his staf...

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