• I-35 narrows at Blackwell Thursday for routine testing

    I-35 narrows at Blackwell Thursday for routine testing - July 23, 2019

    Northbound and southbound traffic on Interstate 35 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction between SH-11 (mile marker 222) at Blackwell and Bender Road/West Braman Road (mile marker 230) at Bra...

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  • Kay County 4-H Teams Win Big at Regional Competition

    Kay County 4-H Teams Win Big at Regional Competition - July 22, 2019

    Congratulations to the Kay County 4-H Livestock Judging Teams! This past week they competed in the OSU Big 3 field days in Stillwater. There were 1,860 participants from Florida, Arkansas, Texas, Kans...

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  • Man arrested in shooting death of daughter

    Man arrested in shooting death of daughter - July 22, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Police in Oklahoma City say a 74-year-old man has been arrested on a murder complaint in the fatal shooting of his daughter. Oklahoma County Jail records indicate Michael Henth...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - July 22, 2019

    We will have a ribbon cutting ceremony for Air Evac’s life team at AllianceHealth Ponca City Hospital Tuesday July 30 at 12:30 p.m. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at the helicopter pad. This i...

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  • Audit report says some IHS hospitals not following opioid protocols

    Audit report says some IHS hospitals not following opioid protocols - July 22, 2019

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - A federal audit says government hospitals have placed Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses. The report was released Monday by the U.S. D...

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  • Inmate back in custody after escaping

    Inmate back in custody after escaping - July 22, 2019

    McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A 39-year-old state prison inmate is back in custody after escaping from a minimum-security correctional center in southeastern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Correcti...

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  • Deputies cleared in motorist’s death

    Deputies cleared in motorist’s death - July 22, 2019

    WAGONER, Okla. (AP) - Two Wagoner County sheriff's deputies who fought with and used stun guns on a motorist who later died have been cleared of wrongdoing. Wagoner County Sheriff Chris Elliott ann...

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  • Federal jury clears Oklahoma deputy in fatal shooting

    Federal jury clears Oklahoma deputy in fatal shooting - July 21, 2019

    (Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A federal jury has cleared a Mayes County deputy accused in a lawsuit of violating the civil rights of a man he fatally ...

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  • Inmate escapes Oklahoma prison, may have left in vehicle

    Inmate escapes Oklahoma prison, may have left in vehicle - July 21, 2019

    McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says an inmate at the minimum-security Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester has escaped. A DOC news release says that 39-year...

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  • Protest decries plan to detain children at Oklahoma base

    Protest decries plan to detain children at Oklahoma base - July 21, 2019

    LAWTON, Okla. (AP) - More than 100 demonstrators are protesting in withering heat outside of an Oklahoma Army base against the White House administration's plans to detain migrant children there. Jap...

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