• Black and White Party and Art Auction set for April 1

    Black and White Party and Art Auction set for April 1 - March 02, 2017

    A Black and White pARTy and art auction will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Ponca City Art Center, in the historic Soldani Mansion at 819 E. Central in Ponca City. Proceeds from this e...

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  • Deputy’s pistol fires while holstered inside a restaurant

    Deputy’s pistol fires while holstered inside a restaurant - March 02, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A police report says a Wagoner County reserve deputy's handgun fired while holstered inside a restaurant, injuring two people who were hit by shrapnel. The Tulsa World reports an ...

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  • Suspect arrested in 2013 slaying of Oklahoma City woman

    Suspect arrested in 2013 slaying of Oklahoma City woman - March 02, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Police have made an arrest in the nearly four-year-old death of a woman in Oklahoma City. Sgt. Gary Knight said Wednesday that Robert Leon Hashagen, 53, was arrested on a murder ...

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  • Oklahoma lawmaker shelves bill outlining plan for GRDA sale

    Oklahoma lawmaker shelves bill outlining plan for GRDA sale - March 02, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The House author of a bill that could clear the way for the sale of the Grand River Dam Authority in northeastern Oklahoma says she doesn't plan to push her measure this year. Re...

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  • Police release name in death investigation

    Police release name in death investigation - March 02, 2017

    Ponca City Police have identified a woman who died in the 800 block of West Emporia on Wednesday. Bailey Bellamy, 23, was found lifeless at the residence, police reported. She had pre-exi...

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  • Oklahoma Supreme Court to decide eligibility of new justice

    Oklahoma Supreme Court to decide eligibility of new justice - March 02, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union wants the Oklahoma Supreme Court to prohibit Justice Patrick Wyrick from serving on the court from a southeastern Oklahoma district. Wyrick is ...

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  • Federal 2017 quake forecast highlights Oklahoma, California

    Federal 2017 quake forecast highlights Oklahoma, California - March 02, 2017

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal scientists forecast that Oklahoma will continue to have the nation's biggest man-made earthquake problem, but it probably won't be as shaky as recent years. In its annual na...

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  • Standard & Poor lowers Oklahoma debt ratings

    Standard & Poor lowers Oklahoma debt ratings - March 01, 2017

    Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings has lowered Oklahoma’s various debt ratings one notch due to sustained weak revenue collections. S&P’s report can be viewed here https://go.usa.gov/xX3D...

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  • Police investigating death

    Police investigating death - March 01, 2017

    The Ponca City Police Department issued a press release at 7 p.m. Wednesday reporting that at 2:30 p.m., a 911 caller reported a death to the Communications Center. Police and ambulance p...

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  • Oklahomans to pay $5 more for REAL ID-compliant licenses

    Oklahomans to pay $5 more for REAL ID-compliant licenses - March 01, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill to bring the state into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act, at a cost of an additional $5 to Oklahomans for...

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