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Car seat safety check canceled - April 28, 2017
The Ponca City Fire and Life Safety Council has canceled its free car seat safety that was set for Saturday because of expected bad weather. The council will announce when it is rescheduled. ...
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Oklahoma court upholds woman’s murder conviction, sentence - April 28, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction and life prison sentence of a Tulsa woman in the beating death of a man in Tulsa; however, the court did ov...
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Prison population hits record high in Oklahoma - April 28, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma has hit a record high with more than 62,000 offenders in the state's department of corrections system. Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Joe Allbaugh says the ...
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Saltwater spill adds to water problems in Tallgrass Prairie Preserve - April 28, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Environmental tests on an Oklahoma creek have led to the discovery of a saltwater spill into the main source of freshwater for Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. The Tulsa World reports ...
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EPA chief to skip Republican gala after ethics complaint - April 28, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency chief has pulled out of a Republican fundraiser after a Democratic senator raised ethics concerns. A spokesman for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt...
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Ottaway Carnival leaving after Friday night - April 28, 2017
The Ottaway Amusement Company announced Friday morning that it will close in Ponca City after Friday night's event. The company said incoming inclement weather means the show will close early and l...
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Oklahoma State Senator resigns, possible ethics violations - April 27, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A Republican state senator who was being investigated for possible ethics violations for not reporting campaign contributions has resigned from the Oklahoma Senate. State Sen. ...
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Oklahoma Capitol to be shut down for a week in October - April 27, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Capitol will be shut down for more than a week in the fall as part of an ongoing $245 million renovation of the 100-year-old building. State officials announced Wedn...
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Oklahoma AG says state moving forward with execution plans - April 27, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's new attorney general says the state is moving forward with new protocols for executing death row inmates, despite a unanimous recommendation from a bipartisan study g...
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Top 10 Seniors announced - April 26, 2017
Ponca City Public Schools announce the Top 10 seniors from the 2017 Po-Hi graduating class. These are the students who have the highest (weighted), cumulative GPA’s of the senior class, freshmen ...
