• Ex-reserve deputy convicted in fatal shooting denied bail

    Ex-reserve deputy convicted in fatal shooting denied bail - May 04, 2016

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A former volunteer sheriff's deputy in Oklahoma convicted last week of fatally shooting an unarmed man has been denied bail while he awaits sentencing. Former Tulsa County Sheriff...

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  • Arraignment set for woman charged in Oklahoma parade crash

    Arraignment set for woman charged in Oklahoma parade crash - May 04, 2016

    STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - A woman accused of driving her car into Oklahoma State's homecoming parade, killing four people and injuring dozens, is due in court for a formal arraignment. Last month, Ad...

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  • Oklahoma Supreme Court invalidates retail liquor proposal

    Oklahoma Supreme Court invalidates retail liquor proposal - May 03, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court has invalidated an initiative petition that calls for a statewide vote on whether to allow wine to be sold in grocery stores. The Supreme Court handed ...

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  • Ponca City man injured in motorcycle accident

    Ponca City man injured in motorcycle accident - May 03, 2016

    An unidentified Ponca City man was injured yesterday afternoon in a motorcycle accident on North Avenue east of County Road Main, just east of Tonkawa. The man's 1999 Harley Davidson was traveli...

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  • Former Detention Center employee charged with embezzlement

    Former Detention Center employee charged with embezzlement - May 02, 2016

    Melissa Ann Sprueill, 42, a former administrative assistant at the Kay County Detention Center, has been arrested on a felony count of embezzlement. In an affidavit filed in the case, the Office of t...

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  • Uwe von Schamann to speak to Rotary Club Tuesday

    Uwe von Schamann to speak to Rotary Club Tuesday - May 02, 2016

    College football and NFL legend Uwe von Schamann is teaming up with The Children’s Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Bethany to help patients with disabilities. He will be speaking about the...

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  • More than 1,300 acres of Cherokee land placed into trust at Chilocco

    More than 1,300 acres of Cherokee land placed into trust at Chilocco - May 02, 2016

    TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has placed into trust more than 1,300 acres owned by the Cherokee Nation in north-central Oklahoma. The land is north of Ponca City in Kay Co...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - May 02, 2016

    Our Partners in Education will meet Tuesday at the Board of Education Office for their wrap-up meeting for the school year. We can’t thank our Chamber Member Businesses for all you do for...

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  • State inmates to no longer be sent to Oklahoma County jail

    State inmates to no longer be sent to Oklahoma County jail - May 02, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Corrections will stop sending state inmates to the Oklahoma County jail. DOC director Joe Allbaugh made the decision after Oklahoma County District Att...

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  • Magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattles parts of northern Oklahoma

    Magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattles parts of northern Oklahoma - May 02, 2016

    FAIRVIEW, Okla. (AP) - An earthquake has shaken parts of northern Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.5 magnitude quake was recorded at 8:06 a.m. Sunday about 16 miles northwest of Fairvi...

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