• Funeral home fire called arson

    Funeral home fire called arson - June 04, 2015

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa authorities say an initial investigation indicates a fire that destroyed a funeral home was intentionally set. Tulsa Fire Department spokesman Stan May said investigators ...

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  • Texas man seriously injured in Ponca City motorcycle accident

    Texas man seriously injured in Ponca City motorcycle accident - June 04, 2015

    A 49-year-old man from Ingleside, Texas, was injured Wednesday night in a motorcycle accident on U.S. 60 west of Fourth Street just outside Ponca City's city limits. Charles Young was driving a 2014 ...

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  • Good Samaritans assist officer

    Good Samaritans assist officer - June 04, 2015

    STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma police credit two good Samaritans with protecting an officer. Stillwater police say the motorcycle officer was called out on a report of a shirtless, painted man ac...

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  • Man pleads guilty to killing teen

    Man pleads guilty to killing teen - June 04, 2015

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A man has pleaded guilty and was given a 40-year prison sentence for the drive-by shooting of a Memorial High School freshman in Tulsa. The Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/1Q8IRAL ) re...

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  • Safe Oklahoma grants awarded

    Safe Oklahoma grants awarded - June 04, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Grants that help local law enforcement agencies target violent crime in their communities have been awarded by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt's office. The Safe Oklahoma ...

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  • National Guard to deploy to Kuwait

    National Guard to deploy to Kuwait - June 04, 2015

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma National Guard says the 834th Aviation Support Battalion is preparing for deployment to Kuwait. A ceremony is planned for Sunday for about 25 members of the battalion...

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  • Building updates around Ponca City

    Building updates around Ponca City - June 03, 2015

    Building projects continue around Ponca City, Development Services Director Chris Henderson said Tuesday night at the Planning Commission meeting. A restaurant will take the place of Radio Shack on P...

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  • Planning Commission approves plat for housing addition

    Planning Commission approves plat for housing addition - June 03, 2015

    The Ponca City Planning Commission voted 7-1 Tuesday night to recommend approval of the final plat for Highland Park Addition, to be located on the site of the former Airline Theater. The mat...

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  • Edmond officer identified in fatal shooting

    Edmond officer identified in fatal shooting - June 03, 2015

    EDMOND, Okla. (AP) - Edmond police have identified an officer who authorities say fatally shot a man who refused to drop his gun and pointed it at officers. Officer Neil Martin remains on administr...

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  • Thorpe’s sons taking case to U.S. Supreme Court

    Thorpe’s sons taking case to U.S. Supreme Court - June 03, 2015

    Jim Thorpe's surviving sons are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow them to pursue reburial of the famed athlete on American Indian land in Oklahoma. Thorpe's body was laid to rest in Pennsylvani...

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