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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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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...