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Oklahoma prison boss clearing county jails - April 06, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - After just a few months on the job, the new director of Oklahoma's prison system is pushing more inmates into vacant beds at work centers and halfway houses. Oklahoma D...
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Okla. National Guard to unveil new helicopters - April 05, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma National Guard is planning to unveil four new UH-72A "Lakota" helicopters that are replacing an aging fleet of choppers that have been in service for more...
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Death row inmates ask for stay of executions - April 05, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Lawyers for two Oklahoma death-row inmates say that despite adverse rulings for condemned killers from Missouri and Texas before the U.S. Supreme Court, they believe their ch...
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Weekend Calendar Of Events - April 04, 2014
Saturday 1. Fly-in breakfast Ponca City airport 7 - 10 a.m. 2. "Because we Care" Car show NOC Tonkawa circle dr. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 3. NOC Baseball NOC Tonkawa 1 p.m. 4. Raga...
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PCPD checkpoints sometime this week - April 04, 2014
The Ponca City Police Department will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint sometime this week. Continuing their partnership with the Oklahoma Highway Safety office, the patrol division will se...
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Filing for county and statewide elections open next week - April 04, 2014
The filing period for statewide and county election activity starts Wednesday at 8 a.m. Cheryl Howard, Kay County Election Board said the county offices up for election are: County Assesor Coun...
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AWOL military member dies in crash after chase - April 04, 2014
BIXBY, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in Bixby say a service member who was absent without leave was killed in a traffic crash after a chase with police. The death occurred Thursday afternoon when the man...
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Gov. Mary Fallin visits Ponca City - April 03, 2014
Mary Fallin visited Ponca City yesterday, the day after she signed the extension of the film rebate. Fallin said she signed this bill because it attracts TV and movie filmmakers to our state. &ld...
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Fallin extends $5M Oklahoma film rebate program - April 03, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A bill to extend a $5 million annual film rebate program through 2024 is among four measures that have been signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin. Fallin on Wednesday signed the C...
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Road construction to close Ponca City road - April 03, 2014
Road construction will begin on Fairview between Bradley and Patton tomorrow. The city is removing the pavement and replacing it. Jim Fairbanks, city engineer said this will cause that area of the...