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House votes down cigarette tax proposal - May 19, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma House has voted down a proposed $1.50-per-pack tax on cigarettes to help shore up the state's health care system, with House Republicans blaming Democrats for the bi...
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American Energy Partners to close down - May 19, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - American Energy Partners, the Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas company founded by the late energy tycoon Aubrey McClendon, is shutting down. The company said in a stateme...
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Joplin man pleads guilty to $5.6M cooking oil scheme - May 19, 2016
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri man has pleaded guilty in a scheme to sell more than $5.8 million of used cooking oil that was stolen from restaurants across five states. The Joplin Globe (http://bit.l...
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Blackwell students win anti-bullying PSA contest category - May 18, 2016
Our second group of winners in the Anti-Bullying Public Service Announcement Contest has been named. Sponsors are Team Radio (KPNC and KLOR), Stolhand Heat and Air, Wells Plumbing and Pa...
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The end of school is near in Ponca City - May 18, 2016
The last day of school for all Ponca City Public School students is Tuesday, May 24. School will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. Children will be out playing this summer, so please remember ...
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Ponca City schools announce 2016 summer school details - May 18, 2016
CORRECTED: This story has been revised by Ponca City Public Schools to reflect that kindergarten students will not participate in summer school this year. Summer School for Ponca City Public S...
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Ponca City Public Schools announce free summer meals - May 18, 2016
Ponca City Public Schools, as participant in the Summer Food Service Program announces the availability of free meals for all children ages 18 and under without regard to race, color, nati...
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Oklahoma board denies drug offender parole after commutation - May 18, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A 66-year-old inmate serving life in prison for possessing an ounce of cocaine has been denied parole months after Oklahoma's governor modified his sentence in a way that allowed e...
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Oklahoma governor signs online Internet tax proposal - May 18, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin has signed legislation that supporters say will help the state collect more revenue from online purchases. Fallin signed legislation Tuesday that requires retail...
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Ex-Oklahoma doctor sentenced in Missouri child porn case - May 18, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A former doctor from Tulsa, Oklahoma, accused of using a Missouri minor to produce child pornography has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison. Thirty-nine-ye...
