• Annual free fireworks display July 4 at Lake Ponca

    Annual free fireworks display July 4 at Lake Ponca - June 27, 2019

    Ponca City's annual free fireworks show will begin at 9:50 p.m. Thursday, July 4, at Lake Ponca. All those attending are advised to arrive well before dark in order to find a good spot for watching...

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  • Attorney General comments on Supreme Court decision to reargue case

    Attorney General comments on Supreme Court decision to reargue case - June 27, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today released the following statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision to restore the Carpenter v. Murphy case to its calendar for re-argument ...

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  • State close to wrapping up case in Johnson & Johnson trial

    State close to wrapping up case in Johnson & Johnson trial - June 27, 2019

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma is close to wrapping up its case at trial against Johnson & Johnson, alleging the consumer products giant and its subsidiaries helped fuel the deadly opioid crisis. ...

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  • Supreme Court to hear more arguments in tribal murder case

    Supreme Court to hear more arguments in tribal murder case - June 27, 2019

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments a second time in a case involving an Oklahoma man who argued that the state had no right to prosecute him because he is a Native America...

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  • Police conclude former Senator’s death self-inflicted

    Police conclude former Senator’s death self-inflicted - June 27, 2019

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Investigators say a former Oklahoma state senator who was found dead inside his home apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot. The Norman Police Department said Thursday i...

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  • New playground being built at Pioneer Park

    New playground being built at Pioneer Park - June 27, 2019

    Ponca City Parks and Recreation employees are busy preparing a new playground area in Pioneer Park at Fifth Street and Highland Avenue. On Thursday morning, employees started work early, using a fr...

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  • City of Ponca City to observe July 4 holiday

    City of Ponca City to observe July 4 holiday - June 27, 2019

    The City of Ponca City will observe the Independence Day holiday on July 4. Residential refuse will not be picked up on Thursday, July 4.  Service will resume on Friday, July 5. For more informa...

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  • Police seek assistance in curbing auto burglaries

    Police seek assistance in curbing auto burglaries - June 27, 2019

    The Ponca City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in helping curb what has become a high number of automobile burglaries. “Citizens have been reporting to us a high number of...

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  • Carbon monoxide detectors to be required in subsidized housing

    Carbon monoxide detectors to be required in subsidized housing - June 26, 2019

    More than 150 people die in the United States each year from accidental non-fire related carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. When a fossil fuel-burning appliance or device, such as a heater, isn’t worki...

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  • Three Ark City residents arrested in connection with pool burglary

    Three Ark City residents arrested in connection with pool burglary - June 26, 2019

    ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Arkansas City Police Department arrested three Arkansas City residents Monday in connection with a burglary Saturday at the Paris Park Pool. Caleb Ryan Curtis, 18, and D...

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