• Fallin expands burn ban to 52 counties

    Fallin expands burn ban to 52 counties - February 16, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Warm temperatures and a prolonged drought have prompted Gov. Mary Fallin to expand a burn ban to include 52 counties. Fallin said Thursday that conditions have deteriorated sin...

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  • Oklahoma student arrested after school shooting threat

    Oklahoma student arrested after school shooting threat - February 16, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Police say a 13-year-old Oklahoma City student has been arrested after threatening school violence on social media. Officials at the Western Heights School District say they le...

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  • Boy burned after following dad’s suicide advice

    Boy burned after following dad’s suicide advice - February 16, 2018

    CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) - Authorities have arrested an Oklahoma man for allegedly giving his 12-year-old son advice on how to kill himself. Authorities said Friday that the boy suffered minor burns a...

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  • Oklahoma City woman injured in I-35 accident

    Oklahoma City woman injured in I-35 accident - February 16, 2018

    A 33-year-old Oklahoma City woman was injured in an accident on Interstate 35 about 8:40 p.m. Thursday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. Nora Ruth Arroyo was driving a 2000 Volvo S70 northbound...

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  • State Health Department announces first pediatric flu death of the season

    State Health Department announces first pediatric flu death of the season - February 15, 2018

    The flu season continues to hit the state hard and the Oklahoma State Department of Health has confirmed the first pediatric death associated with the flu since the season began in September. The dea...

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  • Chamber ribbon-cutting welcomes Green Law to Grand Avenue

    Chamber ribbon-cutting welcomes Green Law to Grand Avenue - February 15, 2018

    The Chamber held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Green Law located at 121 E. Grand Avenue. Cutting the ribbon is attorney John Green. Holding the ribbon representing the chamber are Chelsi Hendrickson a...

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  • Cooler weather expected Friday

    Cooler weather expected Friday - February 15, 2018

    Ponca City Emergency Management Director Paula Cain said Thursday that cooler weather is expected to return Friday after near-record highs on Thursday. "After near record breaking temps today we wi...

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  • Former reserve deputy’s manslaughter conviction upheld

    Former reserve deputy’s manslaughter conviction upheld - February 15, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The manslaughter conviction of a white former Oklahoma reserve deputy who fatally shot an unarmed black man has been upheld. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday ...

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  • 1-month-old baby found dead in southwest Oklahoma City

    1-month-old baby found dead in southwest Oklahoma City - February 15, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Police say a 1-month-old baby has been found dead in an apartment in southwest Oklahoma City. Police Capt. Arthur Gregory says officers were called for a welfare check on an in...

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  • ‘Daybreak’ mural completed at City Central

    ‘Daybreak’ mural completed at City Central - February 15, 2018

    Be sure and drive by City Central, 400 East Central Ave., to check out the first mural project from the Grand Arts District. "Daybreak," by local artist Theresa Sacket, was completed in January. ...

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