• Man arrested at scene of house fire

    Man arrested at scene of house fire - January 05, 2017

    The Ponca City Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 400 block of West Park Avenue at 9:17 p.m. Wednesday. Ponca City Police officers assisted at the scene and arrested Adam Hanson, 32, ...

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  • Suspect in alcohol-related fatality has 4 DUI guilty pleas

    Suspect in alcohol-related fatality has 4 DUI guilty pleas - January 05, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Court records indicate a 30-year-old Oklahoma man arrested following a deadly alcohol-related collision in Canadian County on New Year's Eve has pleaded guilty four times previous...

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  • Oklahoma superintendent seeks $221 million boost for schools

    Oklahoma superintendent seeks $221 million boost for schools - January 05, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Despite a nearly $870 million shortfall in next year's Oklahoma state budget, state school Superintendent Joy Hofmeister says public schools need an additional $221 million in the...

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  • OSBI investigating homicide near Greenfield

    OSBI investigating homicide near Greenfield - January 05, 2017

    The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office has requested OSBI investigative assistance with a homicide near Greenfield. The department received a 911 call Wednesday afternoon reporting a body was found i...

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  • Oklahoma woman pleads guilty in 2015 beating death

    Oklahoma woman pleads guilty in 2015 beating death - January 05, 2017

    VINITA, Okla. (AP) - A 21-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and robbery in the beating death of an 84-year-old Oklahoma woman. Chelsea Marie Raulston entered a blind plea for...

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  • AAA Announces Oklahoma’s Top Hotels for 2017

    AAA Announces Oklahoma’s Top Hotels for 2017 - January 04, 2017

    Eight hotels in Oklahoma have been selected as the best in the state, recipients of AAA’s Four Diamond Award for 2017. AAA Oklahoma’s club publication, Home & Away magazine, reveals the eig...

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  • Tulsa police department records 7 fatal shootings in 2016

    Tulsa police department records 7 fatal shootings in 2016 - January 04, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa police officers fatally shot seven people in 2016, a year after the department recorded zero incidents of deadly force. The Tulsa World reports that the agency has recorded ...

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  • Average Oklahoma gas prices rise 6 cents during past week

    Average Oklahoma gas prices rise 6 cents during past week - January 04, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The average price for gasoline in Oklahoma has risen six cents in the past week and by 31 cents in the past six weeks. AAA Oklahoma says the average price for a gallon of self-se...

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  • Sapulpa schools official killed in hit-and-run in Tulsa

    Sapulpa schools official killed in hit-and-run in Tulsa - January 04, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The interim superintendent of the Sapulpa school district says a man killed in a hit-and-run in south Tulsa was the district's accountability officer. Tulsa police say 49-year-old...

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  • Oklahoma House seats lawmaker accused of sexual harassment

    Oklahoma House seats lawmaker accused of sexual harassment - January 04, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma House has voted to seat a Republican lawmaker who rescinded a letter of resignation he submitted after being named in a sexual harassment complaint. The GOP-controll...

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