• Ponca City Public School District Notified of Possible COVID-19 Case

    Ponca City Public School District Notified of Possible COVID-19 Case - June 29, 2020

    The Ponca City Public School District has been made aware of a possible COVID-19 case, and has released the following statement: "There has not been a positive confirmation of testing results, but ...

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  • Lake Ponca Fireworks Display to Celebrate Independence Day

    Lake Ponca Fireworks Display to Celebrate Independence Day - June 29, 2020

    The City of Ponca City’s free fireworks display at Lake Ponca will be held on Saturday, July 4 at 9:50 p.m.  The colorful, pyrotechnic and musically choreographed fireworks show will fill the night...

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  • Cox Named Associate Dean at OU’s Hudson College of Public Health

    Cox Named Associate Dean at OU’s Hudson College of Public Health - June 29, 2020

    NORMAN, OKLA. – Gary Cox, former interim commissioner of the Oklahoma State Department of Health, has been appointed as an associate dean in the Hudson College of Public Health at the University of ...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 29 June 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 29 June 2020 - June 29, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 13,172 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County has, cumulatively, reported a total of 92 confirmed cases, resulting i...

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  • PETA alleges neglect by Zoo from Netflix’s “Tiger King”

    PETA alleges neglect by Zoo from Netflix’s “Tiger King” - June 29, 2020

    WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — Federal officials are investigating an Oklahoma zoo made famous in Netflix’s “Tiger King” series after an animal rights group accused it of neglect. People for the Eth...

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  • Fracking pioneer Chesapeake files for Bankruptcy Protection

    Fracking pioneer Chesapeake files for Bankruptcy Protection - June 29, 2020

    NEW YORK (AP) — Chesapeake Energy, a shale drilling pioneer that helped to turn the United States into a global energy powerhouse, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Oklah...

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  • Two Tulsa Officers Shot and Wounded

    Two Tulsa Officers Shot and Wounded - June 29, 2020

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Two police officers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were shot and wounded on the city’s east side Monday morning and police were searching for a suspect who is described as armed and dange...

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  • State Election Board Offers Tips, Reminders for Voters

    State Election Board Offers Tips, Reminders for Voters - June 29, 2020

    (Oklahoma City) – With social distancing and safety protocols in place ahead of the statewide primary on Tuesday, the State Election Board offers these tips and reminders for Oklahoma voters before ...

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  • Kansas State Football Team Announces Program Protest

    Kansas State Football Team Announces Program Protest - June 28, 2020

    After two individual players began the charge late on Thursday night, the Kansas State football team has officially made a team-wide stance. The Wildcats have stated they will not play or practice foo...

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  • Lucas Introduces Legislation to Support Researchers

    Lucas Introduces Legislation to Support Researchers - June 28, 2020

    Washington, D.C. – Earlier this week, U.S. Reps. Frank Lucas (R-OK), Fred Upton (R-MI), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) introduced ...

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