• New CASA members sworn in

    New CASA members sworn in - May 16, 2018

    CASA of Kay and Noble Counties has grown by four more Court Appointed Advocates. Kay County District Court Judge Jennifer Brock swore in Jamie Metcalf, and Teena Tucker, of Blackwell, Annie Grell o...

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  • Coalition opposes medical marijuana question

    Coalition opposes medical marijuana question - May 16, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A coalition that includes law enforcement, prosecutors and members of the business and medical community has formed to oppose a medical marijuana question on Oklahoma's June 26 pr...

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  • Oklahoma Muslim woman says rights violated over headscarf

    Oklahoma Muslim woman says rights violated over headscarf - May 16, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A Muslim woman who alleges she was denied entry into the Tulsa County Courthouse because of her religious headscarf has filed a federal lawsuit against the county sheriff. The l...

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  • Cherokee Nation lauded for hepatitis C elimination effort

    Cherokee Nation lauded for hepatitis C elimination effort - May 16, 2018

    TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - One of the largest Native American tribes is being praised as a model for its aggressive program to test for and treat hepatitis C. The Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation has sc...

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  • Senate hearing focuses on EPA Pruitt’s spending

    Senate hearing focuses on EPA Pruitt’s spending - May 16, 2018

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)  - A top Republican senator worries that the ethical cloud hanging over President Donald Trump's top environmental official is overshadowing the administration's pro-business r...

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  • OSBI Commission accepts resignation of interim director Bob Ricks

    OSBI Commission accepts resignation of interim director Bob Ricks - May 16, 2018

    The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Commission met yesterday and accepted the  resignation of interim OSBI Director Bob Ricks, effective June 30. The Commission unanimously voted current De...

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  • Defunct publisher’s Oklahoma properties go to auction

    Defunct publisher’s Oklahoma properties go to auction - May 15, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Authorities in central Oklahoma are selling five properties associated with a defunct publishing company and its executives accused of embezzlement. The Journal Record reports ...

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  • Tornado touches down in Arkansas City

    Tornado touches down in Arkansas City - May 15, 2018

    ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas -- A tornado touched ground near Highway 166 at approximately 6:30 p.m. Monday. Rain and hail traveled through parts of the area. Hail damage was reported 7 miles east and n...

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  • Ark City man arrested for allegedly shooting 5 times at vehicle

    Ark City man arrested for allegedly shooting 5 times at vehicle - May 15, 2018

    ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Arkansas City Police Department arrested an Arkansas City man early Saturday morning after he allegedly fired five shots into an occupied vehicle. Landon Lee Bissell, ...

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  • Child safe, mom arrested in Tulsa stabbing case

    Child safe, mom arrested in Tulsa stabbing case - May 15, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa police say they've taken into custody a woman who bound and gagged her three daughters, stabbed the eldest repeatedly, and set their house on fire. Police said Tuesday th...

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