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Flood Warning Issued For Arkansas River At Ark City; No Major Event Expected

Minor river flooding is forecast for the Arkansas River at Ark City.According to local emergency management, the river should crest Thursday night around midnight at 12.4 foot and should fall below flood stage sometime Saturday. Flood stage for the Arkansas River at Ark City is 11 foot.The Walnut River at Ark City is being...

Winter-related watches issued across northern Oklahoma

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has placed Osage and Pawnee counties under a Winter Storm Watch. The watch goes from Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. Total sleet and snow accumulations of up to around one inch and ice accumulations of around 1/10 of an inch are possible in the given area.The National Weather...

Energy Emergency Alert Level 3 issued for the region

The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) declared an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 3 at 10:08 a.m.An EEA3 signals that SPP is operating with reserves below the required minimum and may mean that SPP directs power suppliers to curtail...

Silver Alert issued for Grant County woman last seen in Wakita

The Grant County Sheriff's Office has issued a Silver Alert for Anna McDowell, 63.McDowell was last seen at around 8:20 p.m. on July 28 at the address of 1376 Maple in Wakita. According to the report from the communications center, it is unknown as to what clothing she was last seen wearing.McDowell drives a...

Wind Advisory issued for Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Norman has placed Kay County and northern Oklahoma under a wind advisory for Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. early Wednesday.Counties in the Wind Advisory include Grant, Kay, Garfield, Noble, Kingfisher, Logan-Payne, Washita, Caddo, Canadian, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Grady, McClain, Cleveland, Pottawatomie,  Kiowa and Comanche.West to northwest winds 25...

Warrant issued for Ponca City man facing rape charge

An outstanding warrant has been issued for 41-year-old Bryan Eugene Hiser of Ponca City.Hiser faces one felony charge of first degree rape after sexually abusing a child back in April 2018 and denied allegations at the time. During an interview in February 2019 with OSBI agent Michael Dean and Ponca City Police Sgt. Brian...

Outstanding warrant issued for Ponca City woman with charges of child neglect

An outstanding warrant has been issued by the Kay County District Court for 20-year-old Ashlynn Brianne Rosborough of Ponca City.Rosborough faces a felony count of child abuse after giving birth to a child who tested positive for THC. According to officials, Rosborough admitted to using marijuana and meth during her pregnancy, and also says...

Silver Alert Issued By Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office

A Silver Alert has been issued by the Pawnee County Sheriff's Office for Elvin Mills Jr., 61. Mills was last seen wearing blue checkered pajama bottoms, t-shirt, and a lightweight blue jacket. Mills was last located at 12 p.m. on March 8 at a gas station in Preston, OK in Okmulgee County. According to...

Warrant Issued For Ponca City Woman For Financial Exploitation

A warrant has recently been issued for Suzanne Yvonne Spears, 51, of Ponca City.According to court documents, Spears faces two felony counts of financial exploitation of elderly/disabled adult by deception, and one felony count of conspiracy. The charges were filed on Jan. 30.At the current time, the bond for Spears is set at $15,000.

Scam Warning Issued From Oklahoma State Attorney General

Oklahoma State Attorney General Mike Hunter has warned Oklahomans to be aware of phone calls from scam artists claiming the be with the Social Security Administration(SSA) and attempting to steal social security numbers along with money.The scam will normally involve the con artist telling individuals that their social security number has been suspended due...