• Suspect arrested in Blaine County homicide

    Suspect arrested in Blaine County homicide - January 09, 2017

    OSBI special agents and Blaine County deputies made an arrest Friday night in a homicide from last week. Investigators arrested Alan Dale Brower on complaints of first degree murder, sec...

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  • Hundreds of Oklahoma employees got raises despite shortfall

    Hundreds of Oklahoma employees got raises despite shortfall - January 09, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - More than 500 Oklahoma state employees received pay raises last year despite the state facing a $1.3 billion budget shortfall. Information obtained by The Oklahoman from the stat...

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  • Duck hunter drowns in Stephens County

    Duck hunter drowns in Stephens County - January 09, 2017

    DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in Stephens County say a duck hunter has drowned while trying to save his dog. Sheriff Wayne McKinney told The Duncan Banner that the victim, Tanner Shorter, was duck...

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  • Oklahoma deputy shoots, kills man who pointed gun at officer

    Oklahoma deputy shoots, kills man who pointed gun at officer - January 09, 2017

    FAIRLAND, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says an Ottawa County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at officers. The OSBI says 42-year-old Travis Edward Bake...

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  • Trial to begin over deadly Oklahoma State homecoming crash

    Trial to begin over deadly Oklahoma State homecoming crash - January 09, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma woman who drove into a crowd of spectators at Oklahoma State University's 2015 homecoming parade, killing four people and injuring dozens of others, is set to stand tri...

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  • Expect weather extremes this week

    Expect weather extremes this week - January 09, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A week of weather extremes is expected in Oklahoma, with forecasters predicting unseasonably warm temperatures early in the week followed by the possibility of a "significant winte...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - January 09, 2017

    Our 31st Ponca City Leadership class will have a session on Kay County Government this Wednesday in Newkirk. Brian Hermanson, Kay County District Attorney, is the Day Chair for this session....

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  • Juveniles arrested on stolen vehicle, drug counts

    Juveniles arrested on stolen vehicle, drug counts - January 09, 2017

    At 9 p.m. Saturday, Kay County deputies located a car near the intersection of 14th and Lake Road in Ponca City that was a reported stolen from Winfield, Kansas, on Jan. 3. Two juvenile males were ...

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  • Tribe’s plan for casino in Oklahoma Panhandle draws concern

    Tribe’s plan for casino in Oklahoma Panhandle draws concern - January 07, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An American Indian tribe's plan to build a $25 million casino in the Oklahoma Panhandle - which is hundreds of miles from its headquarters - has prompted a state senator to questi...

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  • Oklahoma revenue collections continue on downward slide

    Oklahoma revenue collections continue on downward slide - January 07, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma finance officials say overall revenue collections to the state treasury are continuing on a downward slide. Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reported Friday that annual gro...

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