• Alabama Blue Bell plant to reopen

    Alabama Blue Bell plant to reopen - August 07, 2015

    BRENHAM, Texas (AP) - Blue Bell Creameries said it is bringing back nearly 200 workers furloughed from an Alabama plant to resume production after state health officials gave the shutdown plant a clea...

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  • State’s infant mortality numbers down

    State’s infant mortality numbers down - August 07, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A new report says Oklahoma has seen an overall decline in its infant mortality rate in recent years, but notes a disparity in the numbers between races. The Oklahoman reports tha...

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  • Lankford plans to battle tribal drug use

    Lankford plans to battle tribal drug use - August 07, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma U.S. Senator James Lankford has introduced legislation that's intended to help reduce illegal drug use on tribal lands. The bill known as the KIDS Act would prohibit In...

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  • Brother says plans for killings were on thumb drive

    Brother says plans for killings were on thumb drive - August 07, 2015

    BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) - Documents say one of the brothers charged in the stabbing deaths of his parents and three siblings in Broken Arrow told police that plans for the killing were on a thumb d...

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  • I-35 lanes reopening in Arbuckles

    I-35 lanes reopening in Arbuckles - August 07, 2015

    DAVIS, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Transportation says Interstate 35 has partially reopened seven weeks after a rockslide in the Arbuckle Mountains blocked parts of the roadway between Okl...

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  • Oklahoma City teacher faces intoxication charge

    Oklahoma City teacher faces intoxication charge - August 07, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma City teacher has been arrested on a public intoxication complaint after police say she showed up to school drunk. According to authorities, police were called to Eme...

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  • For  the Chamber Auction …

    For the Chamber Auction … - August 06, 2015

    The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce has several remarkable items for its auction Aug. 21 as part of the Party at the Palace. Tickets are $25 per person and includes food, drinks and great m...

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  • Two charged in rancher’s death

    Two charged in rancher’s death - August 06, 2015

    TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - Two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of an 88-year-old rancher in Cherokee County. Online court records show 24-year-old Paul Newberry of ...

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  • Police to conduct safety checkpoint next week

    Police to conduct safety checkpoint next week - August 06, 2015

    The Ponca City Police Department will be conducting a traffic safety check point next week. Patrol Division Captain Earl Watkins will organize the effort to observe compliance in the areas of p...

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  • Police release second photo of bad-check passing suspect

    Police release second photo of bad-check passing suspect - August 06, 2015

    The Ponca City Police Department provided an additional picture of a woman that attempted to pass a check at Murphy's gas station on Wednesday. In this photo, she is attempting to pass a check from ...

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