• Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - May 09, 2016

    A Chamber Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is a huge event for us at the Chamber office. A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony gives recognition to investment in Ponca City. Many times these investments are large an...

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  • Dive team searching for 2 who disappeared on Oklahoma river

    Dive team searching for 2 who disappeared on Oklahoma river - May 09, 2016

    ALBION, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says divers have resumed their search for two people who disappeared on a river in eastern Oklahoma. A possible drowning was reported Saturday night o...

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  • Commutation in drug case could offer hope to inmates

    Commutation in drug case could offer hope to inmates - May 09, 2016

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma reform groups say Gov. Mary Fallin's recent decision to commute the sentence of an inmate serving life without parole for drug trafficking could lead to a re-evaluation of...

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  • Bike ride to mark forced Cherokee removals of 1830s

    Bike ride to mark forced Cherokee removals of 1830s - May 09, 2016

    CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) - The descendants of Cherokee Indians forced from their ancestral homes in North Carolina and Georgia will mark the historic tragedy of nearly 180 years ago with a cross-country bi...

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  • Sapulpa man killed during high-speed pursuit by trooper

    Sapulpa man killed during high-speed pursuit by trooper - May 09, 2016

    CROMWELL, Okla. (AP) - A 44-year-old man has died following a high-speed pursuit with an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper. Troopers say Alexander Larmon of Sapulpa was pronounced dead at the scene of ...

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  • Tornado touches down in Oklahoma; no damage reported

    Tornado touches down in Oklahoma; no damage reported - May 09, 2016

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - No damage or injuries have been reported after the National Weather Service says a tornado touched down in south-central Oklahoma. Meteorologist Vivek Mahale says a tornado touch...

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  • Tornadoes, hail again in forecast for parts of central US

    Tornadoes, hail again in forecast for parts of central US - May 09, 2016

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Forecasters say severe storms are likely Monday in parts of the Southern and Great Plains states, with tornadoes and very large hail a possibility in some areas. The Storm Predic...

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  • Texas man injured in Monday morning accident in Kay County

    Texas man injured in Monday morning accident in Kay County - May 09, 2016

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports a Texas man was injured in a Kay County accident Monday morning on Interstate 35, a mile south and a mile wst of Braman. A 2004 Ford pickup, driven by Raul Saldan...

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  • OHP Reporting This Weekend’s Fatality Accidents-Both Occurred Friday Night

    OHP Reporting This Weekend’s Fatality Accidents-Both Occurred Friday Night - May 08, 2016

    BROKEN BOW, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Broken Bow woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash in southeastern Oklahoma and a man died in a motorcycle accident in Tulsa. The OHP says b...

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  • Judge Denies Request To Drop Charges In Corpse Slashing Case

    Judge Denies Request To Drop Charges In Corpse Slashing Case - May 08, 2016

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma judge has rejected a request to dismiss some charges against a Tulsa woman charged with slashing the corpse of her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend. Shaynna Sims is charged wi...

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