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Traffic Stop In Newkirk Leads to Arrest of Two: Handgun and Drugs Found

The Kay County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Saturday night, the Newkirk Police Department made a traffic stop which led to discovery of information regarding criminal activity in town. This activity included drugs and at least one handgun. That stop led to another stop where officers detected an odor of marijuana. A probable cause...

Methamphetamine and other drugs found after two suspects were arrested Tuesday

The Ponca City Police Department Special Projects Unit, assisted by the Kay County Sheriff’s Office, District 8 Task Force, Tonkawa Police Department, Fort Oakland Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, arrested two subjects on the evening of March 1st. Over a pound of methamphetamine, along with drug proceeds, packaging...

Bill addressing overuse of antipsychotic drugs in long-term care facilities heads to Senate floor

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved legislation Monday afternoon to better protect the health of residents in long-term care and assisted living centers. House Bill 1877, by Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, creates new procedures to further slow the over-prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to elderly Oklahomans in...