• Stringtown inmate captured; woman arrested

    Stringtown inmate captured; woman arrested - July 26, 2018

    STRINGTOWN, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate who walked away from a prison in southeastern Oklahoma has been apprehended and a woman accused of helping him escape has been arrested. The Okl...

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  • Annual sales tax holiday starts Aug. 3

    Annual sales tax holiday starts Aug. 3 - July 26, 2018

    Oklahoma families can head to stores across the state to participate in the state’s annual sales tax holiday. Officials say qualified items will be sold without a sales tax beginning at 12:01 a....

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  • Oklahoma Ethics Commission called ‘rogue’ agency in lawsuit

    Oklahoma Ethics Commission called ‘rogue’ agency in lawsuit - July 25, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Legislators have told the Oklahoma Supreme Court that the state Ethics Commission has become a “rogue” agency and wrongly considers itself a fourth branch of government....

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  • Inmate walks away from Mack Alford Correctional Center

    Inmate walks away from Mack Alford Correctional Center - July 25, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Department of Corrections and Stringtown-area law enforcement are looking for an inmate who walked away early Wednesday morning from Mack Alford Correctional Center’s mini...

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  • OSBI investigating death of inmate in Pawnee County jail

    OSBI investigating death of inmate in Pawnee County jail - July 25, 2018

    The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is working the death of an inmate at the Pawnee County jail in Pawnee, Oklahoma. The decedent as been identified as 26-year-old Brittany Weide DeVerges. D...

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  • Ponca City Schools saddened by death of East Middle School student

    Ponca City Schools saddened by death of East Middle School student - July 24, 2018

    The Ponca City Public School district is sad to report that it has confirmed the death of one of its students on July 22. “We are very saddened by this loss to our school community. Our thoughts ...

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  • Facebook tip leads to arrest of fugitives in Stilwell

    Facebook tip leads to arrest of fugitives in Stilwell - July 24, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY – A tip the Oklahoma Department of Corrections received over Facebook led to the arrest Monday of two fugitives. The tip about a stolen vehicle led to Stilwell Police finding Avery Fl...

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  • Blackwell homicide investigation  continuing; OSBI leading efforts

    Blackwell homicide investigation continuing; OSBI leading efforts - July 24, 2018

    The Kay County District Attorney's office requested assistance from the Oklahoma State Bureau of investigation Monday evening in an investigation involving a death at the Best Way Inn, located at 430...

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  • Multiple agencies investigating fatal accident on Interstate 35

    Multiple agencies investigating fatal accident on Interstate 35 - July 24, 2018

    The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investgation is assisting the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and other agencies with an investigation into a fatal accident that occurred Monday evening in Payne County. The v...

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  • $1 million bond set for suspect in Newkirk homicide

    $1 million bond set for suspect in Newkirk homicide - July 24, 2018

    Bond for Brock Ryan Wilkins, 32, was set at $1 million Monday in Kay County District Court on a probable cause warrant, in connection with the death of a Newkirk woman. Michele Gentry, 53, of Newkir...

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