• Colorado faces another marijuana lawsuit

    Colorado faces another marijuana lawsuit - February 19, 2015

    DENVER (AP) - Colorado is already being sued by two neighboring states - including Oklahoma - for legalizing marijuana. Now the state faces an additional federal lawsuit from its own citizens. Plai...

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  • $2 million in cocaine seized on I-35

    $2 million in cocaine seized on I-35 - February 19, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Deputies with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office say they have seized more than $2 million worth of cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 35. A sheriff's office spokesman...

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  • Oklahomans sign up for health insurance

    Oklahomans sign up for health insurance - February 19, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Federal health officials say nearly 125,000 Oklahomans have signed up for health insurance coverage through the federal marketplace created under the Affordable Care Act. The U.S...

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  • Marine in critical condition after snake bite

    Marine in critical condition after snake bite - February 19, 2015

    FORT SILL, Okla. (AP) - A U.S. Marine has had part of his left leg amputated after being bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking near Fort Sill in southwestern Oklahoma. Fort Sill commander Major Gener...

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  • Churches offer “ashes to go”

    Churches offer “ashes to go” - February 19, 2015

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - With church attendance declining as Americans become more mobile, some churches are using Ash Wednesday to try a new twist on an old tradition in which a cross of ashes is placed o...

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  • Sex offenders delinquent in registering with police

    Sex offenders delinquent in registering with police - February 18, 2015

    Ponca City Police have released the names of convicted sex offenders who have lived within Ponca City and who are required to register with the Police Department in the jurisdiction in which they live...

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  • McAlester recounting school bond ballots

    McAlester recounting school bond ballots - February 18, 2015

    McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A recount is scheduled to begin of votes in the McAlester school district's special election on a bond proposal. The proposed $2.2 million bond issue fell just short of the 60...

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  • Tonkawa Chamber meetings set

    Tonkawa Chamber meetings set - February 18, 2015

    The Tonkawa Chamber of Commerce will have its Chamber After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Hardware Plus, 203 East Grand. The Five Fifteen Frenzy will be at Hardware Plus at 5:15 p.m. T...

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  • Gasoline price climb continues

    Gasoline price climb continues - February 18, 2015

    S ince Jan. 27, Oklahoma’s pump prices have been on the march, jumping 32 cents during the three-week period. “Gasoline prices have increased due to more expensive crude oil costs and...

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  • Union School practices acts of kindness

    Union School practices acts of kindness - February 18, 2015

    Union Elementary practiced Random Acts of Kindness during Random Acts of Kindness Week. Miss Oklahoma Alex Eppler, who is speaking on the platform of being kind to others, gave a daily recor...

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