• 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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  • Former dean calls for Gallogly’s resignation

    Former dean calls for Gallogly’s resignation - January 23, 2019

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A former University of Oklahoma dean is calling for the resignation of OU President Jim Gallogly after a video surfaced of a now-former student wearing blackface and using a raci...

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  • Subsidies requested for treating inmates with hepatitis C

    Subsidies requested for treating inmates with hepatitis C - January 23, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is seeking increased funding from lawmakers to treat prisoners with Hepatitis C. The Journal Record reports the department estimates more...

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  • U.S. Supreme Court will  not review two inmates’ sentences

    U.S. Supreme Court will not review two inmates’ sentences - January 23, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court will not review the sentences of two Oklahoma inmates who argue that people of color are more likely to be sentenced to death in Oklahoma when the victim is...

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  • Two Tulsans die in Wyoming accident

    Two Tulsans die in Wyoming accident - January 23, 2019

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Two Oklahoma residents died when their vehicle crossed the median on Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming and crashed head-on with a truck. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says the ac...

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  • Shaylee Smith named ‘Wildcat of the Week’

    Shaylee Smith named ‘Wildcat of the Week’ - January 23, 2019

    Shaylee Smith, a sophomore at Ponca City Senior High School, has been selected as the “Wildcat of the Week” for the week of Jan. 21, 2019. “Shaylee sets a perfect example of dedication by giv...

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  • Bill to save Veterans Center may not be heard

    Bill to save Veterans Center may not be heard - January 22, 2019

    TALIHINA, Okla. (AP) - The chair of Oklahoma's House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee says the panel probably won't hear a bill that aims to end a $100 million state construction project and ke...

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  • Two former OU students apologize for racist video

    Two former OU students apologize for racist video - January 22, 2019

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Two former University of Oklahoma students are publicly apologizing for their involvement in a video in which one of the women wore black face paint and used a racial epithet. ...

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  • Kaw Nation makes donation to Ponca City Public Schools

    Kaw Nation makes donation to Ponca City Public Schools - January 22, 2019

    Dwight M. Pickering, Kaw Nation 477 Director, and Lynn Williams, Chair of the Kaw Nation, presented a $1,000 donation to the Ponca City Public School district. “The Kaw Nation is a strong partner...

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