• OSDH Announces Publishing Adjustments to COVID-19 Data

    OSDH Announces Publishing Adjustments to COVID-19 Data - June 01, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (June 1, 2020) - The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced today that its COVID-19 data tracker, located at coronavirus.health.ok.gov, will continue reporting active an...

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  • Ponca City resident injured in Pawnee County collision

    Ponca City resident injured in Pawnee County collision - May 31, 2020

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that a personal injury collision occurred at about 9:06 a.m. Sunday on State Highway 18, about 0.4 miles south of East 390 Road, which is about 8 miles north of Pa...

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  • Norman officer will keep job despite racist email about virus masks

    Norman officer will keep job despite racist email about virus masks - May 30, 2020

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A department spokeswoman says that an Oklahoma police officer will keep his job after being disciplined for responding to an email about department-issued coronavirus protective...

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  • Oklahoma scraps plan to expand Medicaid on July 1st

    Oklahoma scraps plan to expand Medicaid on July 1st - May 30, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's administration is scrapping a plan to expand Medicaid on July 1st, citing a lack of funding. The state's Medicaid Director Melody Anthony notified th...

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  • Medical examiner identifies bodies as missing Tulsa toddlers

    Medical examiner identifies bodies as missing Tulsa toddlers - May 30, 2020

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma medical examiner’s office has confirmed that two bodies found in Tulsa-area waterways are sibling toddlers who have been missing since last week. Three-year-old...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 30 May 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 30 May 2020 - May 30, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 6,418 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting 53 cases, 7 deaths, and 44 recoveries. Osage County...

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  • Opioid Settlement Money to Go to Cities, Counties

    Opioid Settlement Money to Go to Cities, Counties - May 29, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – House Appropriations and Budget Chair Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, today commented on the release of almost $23 million in opioid settlement funds that will go to municipalities and co...

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  • City Announces Reopening Schedule

    City Announces Reopening Schedule - May 29, 2020

    OPEN UP AND RECOVER SAFELY  Governor Stitt announced the reopening of the economy of the State of Oklahoma in a three phase approach, OURS (Open Up and Recover Safely). The City of Ponca City wil...

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  • Visitation set to resume next weekend

    Visitation set to resume next weekend - May 29, 2020

    Oklahoma City - The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is set to resume inmate visitation next weekend. Visitation will be highly structured to accommodate social distancing. Visiting sessions will b...

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  • Senate Review by Senator Roland Pederson

    Senate Review by Senator Roland Pederson - May 29, 2020

    As of May 29, we have officially concluded the Second Session of the 57th Legislature. This session was historic—after the COVID-19 pandemic quickly spread across the state, we were flexible and tra...

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