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Two officers on paid administrative leave after shooting death - January 22, 2018
SALLISAW, Oklahoma -- Two Sallisaw police officers are on paid administrative leave following the fatal shooting Sunday night of a suspect in the parking lot of the Northeastern Health Systems-Sequoy...
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Two new car tags chosen for DEQ in 2018 - January 22, 2018
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is excited to announce the two winners of the specialty tag voting. The public chose the American Bison grazing in an Oklahoma prairie and the ...
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Demolition of former bank building underway - January 22, 2018
Demolition of the former Bank of America building at Fourteenth Street and Prospect Avenue is underway today. The builiding is being removed to make room for construction of a Jiffy Trip convenie...
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Cushing man injured in motorcycle accident - January 22, 2018
CUSHING -- A 20-year-old Cushing man was injured in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident at 6:44 p.m. Sunday about 5 miles south of Cushing, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. Colton Piatt was tr...
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Warm, dry weather brings wildfire danger to western Oklahoma - January 22, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Forecasters say hot, dry and breezy conditions have created a high risk for wildfires in parts of Oklahoma. The National Weather Service says unseasonable weather will cause an e...
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Trial set for man charged in killing of Lebanese neighbor - January 22, 2018
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma man facing first-degree murder and hate crime charges in the fatal shooting of his Lebanese neighbor is set for trial this week. Stanley Vernon Majors is accused in ...
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OSBI investigating Sallisaw officer-involved shooting - January 22, 2018
SALLISAW, Oklahoma -- At about 10:45 p.m. Sunday, a Sallisaw police officer stopped a silver Ford Focus in the parking lot of the Northeastern Health Systems - Sequoyah in Sallisaw. The driver Jona...
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Chamber Chat - January 22, 2018
We will have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Tuesday at 2 p.m. for the new Fashion Goddess Gifts and Accessories located at 108 North Second Street. Please join us. The 124th Annual Chamber Banquet is ...
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Five missing in Pittsburg County gas well explosion - January 22, 2018
UPDATE QUINTON, Okla. (AP) - The local sheriff says more than 20 employees were on site when a drilling rig exploded in eastern Oklahoma, and five remain unaccounted for. Pittsburg County Sheri...
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Commission to vote on purchase of properties - January 22, 2018
The Ponca City Board of Commissioners will consider and vote on the purchase of several pieces of property at its meeting tonight. The property includes parcels at 308 South Fourth Street, 312 Sout...