• Judge withholds video in fatal McAlester police shooting

    Judge withholds video in fatal McAlester police shooting - September 11, 2019

    McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A judge has granted a prosecutor's request to withhold the video of a fatal police shooting in southeast Oklahoma. Pittsburg County District Court Judge Mike Hogan on Tuesda...

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  • House explosion now considered accidental

    House explosion now considered accidental - September 11, 2019

    LAWTON, Okla. (AP) - A southwest Oklahoma sheriff says a house explosion that left one man dead and was initially investigated as a homicide is now considered an accident. The state Fire Marshal's ...

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  • T. Boone Pickens dies at 91

    T. Boone Pickens dies at 91 - September 11, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — T. Boone Pickens, who amassed a fortune as an oil tycoon and corporate raider and gave much of it away as a philanthropist, has died. He was 91. Spokesman Jay Rosser confirmed ...

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  • Hofmeister speaks before U.S. congressional panel on trauma

    Hofmeister speaks before U.S. congressional panel on trauma - September 11, 2019

    WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister testified Wednesday before the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Element...

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  • No school on Sept. 16 for professional development day

    No school on Sept. 16 for professional development day - September 11, 2019

    There will be NO SCHOOL for all Ponca City Public School students on Monday, Sept. 16. This is a scheduled professional development day for certified staff....

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  • Luttrell addresses retired educators

    Luttrell addresses retired educators - September 11, 2019

    The Kay County Retired Educators Association met Monday on the campus of NOC Tonkawa. Guest speaker was Rep. Ken Luttrell, who gave an update on what the Legislature did this year.  Of particula...

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  • Kay County Free Fair continues through Sept. 15

    Kay County Free Fair continues through Sept. 15 - September 11, 2019

    BLACKWELL -- The Kay County Free Fair continues through Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Blackwell Fairgrounds,  800 South Main. Make your way to Blackwell and enjoy one of the largest county fairs in Okl...

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  • Ottaway Amusements at Kay County Free Fair each evening and weekend

    Ottaway Amusements at Kay County Free Fair each evening and weekend - September 11, 2019

    BLACKWELL -- Join Ottaway Amusements at the Kay County Free Fair --  fun for the entire family including children’s activities, music, carnival rides and much more! Ottaway Amusements will open ...

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  • Astronomy Club meeting Friday at RecPlex

    Astronomy Club meeting Friday at RecPlex - September 11, 2019

    The Ponca City Astronomy club will be meeting in the Art Studio of the Ponca City RecPlex at 6 p.m. Friday. Please come and bring friends. The "Sidewalk Astronomy" event has helped as we had about ...

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  • Threatening post determined to be a repost from 2018

    Threatening post determined to be a repost from 2018 - September 11, 2019

    Ponca City Police Department has confirmed that the post that started the local worry and talk about a school shooting, is a re-post of a Snap Chat that was investigated in 2018 by the Enid Police Dep...

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