• Newkirk storm determined to be EF1 tornado

    Newkirk storm determined to be EF1 tornado - May 10, 2019

    On Thursday, a National Weather Service damage survey team investigated the damage in Newkirk that occurred just before midnight Tuesday night. An EF1 tornado moved through Newkirk within a larger ...

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  • Think tank challenges ballot measure to expand Medicaid coverage

    Think tank challenges ballot measure to expand Medicaid coverage - May 10, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A conservative Oklahoma think-tank is challenging a plan to ask voters to expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of uninsured working poor people. The Oklahoma Council o...

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  • Luttrell appointed to Energy Council

    Luttrell appointed to Energy Council - May 10, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, today commented on his appointment as a member-at-large for the Energy Council by House Speaker Charles McCall. The Energy Council is a nonp...

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  • Rivers crest in Arkansas City

    Rivers crest in Arkansas City - May 09, 2019

    ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas -- Andrew Lawson, Public Information Officer and Special Projects Coordinator for Arkansas City, Kansas, has updated the current river levels in that city. The Arkansas River ...

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  • Via Christi Village ribbon cutting held

    Via Christi Village ribbon cutting held - May 09, 2019

    The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the remodeled area of Via Christi Village's memory care floor. Cutting the ribbon is Will Otjen along with Tavia Shea, Jennifer...

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  • FLOODING: Highway Conditions 5-9-19 as of 11 a.m.

    FLOODING: Highway Conditions 5-9-19 as of 11 a.m. - May 09, 2019

    The following highways are closed until further notice due to flooding: KAY CO.  Northbound I-35 is now OPEN to the Oklahoma/Kansas state line, however, northbound motorists should expect to ...

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  • Tyler Steichen named final Wildcat of the Week for this year

    Tyler Steichen named final Wildcat of the Week for this year - May 09, 2019

    The 14th and final Wildcat of the Week for the 2018-19 school year is Po-Hi Senior Tyler Steichen. “Tyler is the perfect role model for exhibiting the characteristics of the Wildcat Way," Superin...

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  • Flooding detours I-35 traffic to U.S. 77; U.S. 166 also now closed in Kansas

    Flooding detours I-35 traffic to U.S. 77; U.S. 166 also now closed in Kansas - May 09, 2019

    Walnut River at Arkansas City tops road Thursday; Madison still unaffected ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas — Heavy rains over the past four days have created a flooding situation that has resulted in numerou...

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  • Interstate 35 reopened; detour in place in Kansas

    Interstate 35 reopened; detour in place in Kansas - May 08, 2019

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports Kansas has reopened northbound Interstate 35 at the Oklahoma/Kansas State line. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is opening I-35 at State Highway 11 at ...

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  • Police respond to report of shooting; search continues

    Police respond to report of shooting; search continues - May 08, 2019

    Captain Randy Tyner with the Ponca City Police Department said officers responded  to a call about 2:50 p.m. reporting shots fired in the area of Palm Street and Broadway Avenue Tuesday afternoon. ...

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