• Dr. John Holden recognized as business partner of the month

    Dr. John Holden recognized as business partner of the month - August 02, 2019

    Dr. John Holden was presented the August Ponca City Business Council chamber/business partner of the month. Kerri Bowman, chair of the Ponca City Business Council made the presentation....

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  • Video shows officer using stun gun on 65-year-old woman

    Video shows officer using stun gun on 65-year-old woman - August 02, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Body camera video shows a police officer using a stun gun on a 65-year-old Oklahoma woman after she allegedly kicked the officer who had tried to give her a ticket for a broken ta...

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  • 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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