• 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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  • Infant dies at hospital after wreck on rural Oklahoma road

    Infant dies at hospital after wreck on rural Oklahoma road - May 02, 2016

    VALLIANT, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 6-week-old baby has died after the vehicle he was riding in collided with a cow on a rural road. The highway patrol says the baby died Monday...

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  • Oklahoma governor signs civil asset forfeiture legislation

    Oklahoma governor signs civil asset forfeiture legislation - April 29, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahomans whose assets are unjustly seized through the civil asset forfeiture process can recover their attorney fees under a new state law. Gov. Mary Fallin on Thursday signed ...

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  • Workers Memorial Day honors 38 Oklahomans

    Workers Memorial Day honors 38 Oklahomans - April 29, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Silhouettes representing 38 Oklahoma workers killed on the job over the past year are on display at the state Capitol as part of Workers Memorial Day. Each life-size silhouette ...

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  • Art Center’s flea market Monday and Tuesday

    Art Center’s flea market Monday and Tuesday - April 29, 2016

    The Ponca City Art Center's spring flea market will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, May 2, and Tuesday, May 3, at 819 East Central Avenue. Treasures for the bargain hunter include everything ...

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  • Oklahoma legislators seek change in sodomy law after ruling

    Oklahoma legislators seek change in sodomy law after ruling - April 29, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Outraged Oklahoma lawmakers say they'll move quickly to change a loophole in the state's forcible sodomy law after the state's highest criminal court found it doesn't apply to cas...

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  • Man accused of crashing into hotel charged in jail incident

    Man accused of crashing into hotel charged in jail incident - April 29, 2016

    ALVA, Okla. (AP) - A man accused of crashing his pickup into the front desk of a northwestern Oklahoma hotel and nearly hitting two women is now facing additional charges involving a county jail inci...

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  • Thunderstorms, hail in forecast for parts of Southern Plains

    Thunderstorms, hail in forecast for parts of Southern Plains - April 29, 2016

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Stormy weather is in the forecast for parts of the Southern Plains on Friday. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, says the area at greatest risk for thunderstorms an...

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  • Abercrombie named to Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame

    Abercrombie named to Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame - April 28, 2016

    Ponca City News Business Editor Louise Abercrombie was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame on Thursday. She was honored at a luncheon at the University of Central Oklahoma. ...

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  • Police seeking check fraud suspect

    Police seeking check fraud suspect - April 28, 2016

    A Burbank, Oklahoma, resident has been the victim of six counts of fraud as her personal checks have been reproduced and passed at Ponca City’s Wal-Mart, the Wal-Mart in Newcastle and the Wal...

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