• Oklahoma City Police Chief to retire in May

    Oklahoma City Police Chief to retire in May - January 25, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City's police chief says he plans to retire in May after 15 years as head of the city police force. Police Chief Bill Citty announced his May 2 retirement Thursday in ...

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  • Stitt wants to sell state airplane

    Stitt wants to sell state airplane - January 25, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's new governor is ordering that his office's airplane be sold and demanding state agencies stop hiring contract lobbyists as part of cost-saving efforts. Republican Go...

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  • Department of Corrections to offer community awareness events in Ponca City

    Department of Corrections to offer community awareness events in Ponca City - January 24, 2019

    The Rev. Sheila Alford is the new chaplain for Community Corrections for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections in Oklahoma. Part of her job involves working with Bridgeway, Inc., in Ponca City and t...

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  • No damage reported after quake near Stroud today

    No damage reported after quake near Stroud today - January 24, 2019

    STROUD, Okla. (AP) - No damage has been reported following a 3.5 magnitude earthquake that shook parts of central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at 10:38 a.m. Thur...

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  • Judge dismisses lawsuit over woman’s hijab

    Judge dismisses lawsuit over woman’s hijab - January 24, 2019

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A judge in Oklahoma has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit involving a Muslim woman who alleges she was forced to remove her hijab in public while attempting to enter the Tulsa Count...

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  • Court of Criminal Appeals affirms life sentence in family murders

    Court of Criminal Appeals affirms life sentence in family murders - January 24, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the life prison sentences of a man convicted of shooting his father and younger brother to death. The court handed down the ...

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  • Election Board encourages new voter registration

    Election Board encourages new voter registration - January 24, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY – With the start of a new year, the State Election Board is encouraging Oklahomans everywhere to make a resolution to get registered to vote. “Whether you just turned 18 or have b...

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  • OU warning students of person in blackface spotted on campus

    OU warning students of person in blackface spotted on campus - January 24, 2019

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - The University of Oklahoma is warning students that someone wearing blackface has been spotted walking on and around the campus in Norman. University officials notified student...

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  • Victim identified; two arrested in Pushmataha death

    Victim identified; two arrested in Pushmataha death - January 24, 2019

    The Oklahoma Office of Chief Medical Examiner on Wednesday positively identified the remains of a man located in  Pushmataha County, near Cloudy, Oklahoma, as Davey Jo Moore, 56. The Oklahoma Stat...

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  • Police seek  help finding missing person

    Police seek help finding missing person - January 23, 2019

    On Monday, Jan. 21, the Ponca City Police Department received a call wanting to report Joshua Kyle Battiest as missing. Battiest is 31 years old. He was last seen on Dec. 22, 2018, by a friend. Jos...

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