• Residents notified at Rosedale and Bellflower; Webb’s Bar collapses

    Residents notified at Rosedale and Bellflower; Webb’s Bar collapses - May 24, 2019

    Ponca City Police are going door to door in the Ranchwood Manor housing addition at Rosedale, Bellflower and Kygar Road at this time to notify residents of the dangers of high water in  the area. ...

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  • Salvation Army representative to be available at 5 p.m. in flooded area

    Salvation Army representative to be available at 5 p.m. in flooded area - May 24, 2019

    Anyone living on South 12th Street or South 13th Street who needs assistance with flooding may meet with a Salvation Army representative at 5 p.m. Friday. Salvation Army is trying to locate anyone ...

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  • Lake Road closed at Webb’s

    Lake Road closed at Webb’s - May 24, 2019

    Ponca City Fire and Police officers have closed Lake Road at Webb's, in the 3200 block, because of high water and a sink hole that has developed in the road. All  traffic is being blocked and driv...

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  • Keystone Dam increases release of water to 254,943 CFS

    Keystone Dam increases release of water to 254,943 CFS - May 24, 2019

    TULSA -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Tulsa is increasing the amount of water being released from a dam as flooding continues along the Arkansas River in Oklahoma and moves into western Arkansa...

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  • FLOODING: Highway Conditions 5-24-19 as of 11 a.m.

    FLOODING: Highway Conditions 5-24-19 as of 11 a.m. - May 24, 2019

    EDITOR'S NOTE: With historic rainfall since winter 2018 through the spring, many roads are closed, including some construction projects due to rivers and creeks rising too high for some work to contin...

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  • Sine Die 2019

    Sine Die 2019 - May 24, 2019

    By Sen. Bill Coleman The 2019 Legislative Session has adjourned Sine Die. My first year in the Legislature has been an incredible experience and I want to thank you all once again for entrusting ...

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  • US 77, SH 156 closed

    US 77, SH 156 closed - May 24, 2019

    The latest update from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shows no road closings currently in Payne County, Pawnee County, Noble County or Osage County. However US 77 south of Tonkawa Salt Fo...

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  • Latest status at Kaw Dam (9 a.m. Friday)

    Latest status at Kaw Dam (9 a.m. Friday) - May 24, 2019

    UPDATE: As of 9 a.m., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now releasing 95,000 cubic feet of water per second at Kaw Dam.   Current readings at Kaw Lake at 9 a.m. Friday: 37.03 ft ABO...

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  • Blackwell man’s body recovered

    Blackwell man’s body recovered - May 24, 2019

    Recovery workers retrieved the body of Larry Elliswoth Larimore, 77, of Blackwell, early Thursday afternoon about 400 yards west of where his truck was overtaken by rushing flood waters and swept away...

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  • Arkansas braces for major flooding on Arkansas River

    Arkansas braces for major flooding on Arkansas River - May 23, 2019

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Areas along the Arkansas River in Arkansas are bracing for near-record flooding because of a deluge of water heading into the state from Oklahoma. The U.S. Army Corps of Engi...

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