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Search for Missing Oklahoma Toddler Turns to Search For Her Remains

CADDO COUNTY, Okla. (January 16, 2023) – The search for missing Cyril four-year-old Athena Brownfield is now considered a recovery operation. Special Agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, along with our partners at the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), have been searching areas of Caddo County...

Warrant remains in effect for Ponca City man

A warrant continues to be issued for Jacob Leroy Alexander Wiggins, 26, of Ponca City after receiving a felony count of carrying a weapon where alcohol is served and a misdemeanor charge of reckless conduct with a firearm. According to an affidavit from the Ponca City Police Department, an officer was performing a walk through...

One week remains to register to vote

Friday, October 9, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the November 3, Statewide General Election, Kay County Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard said today.Howard said that persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 18 years old may apply...

Kay County remains at 46 COVID-19 cases; 33 have recovered

As of 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, the number of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma is at 2,570.Locally, Kay County remains with 46 COVID-19 cases, 33 of those have recovered. 41 of those cases have been in Ponca City. As for overall cases for surrounding counties, Osage has 64 cases reported with 30 recovered,...

Oklahoma COVID-19 cases up to 2,263, Kay County remains with 45

As of 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, the Oklahoma State Department of Health says that Oklahoma has now reported up to 2,263 positive cases of COVID-19 in the state, a jump from 2,184 on Tuesday.Locally, Kay County has held steady the past two days with 45 COVID-19 cases reported, Garfield and Logan counties...

Medical Examiners Office identifies skeletal remains found in Ponca City

After skeletal remains were found on April 2, 2020 west of Boomer Tire and Ponca Nursing and Rehabilitation on the northwest side of Ponca City, the Medical Examiners Office in Oklahoma City on Monday has positively identified the remains as those of 32 year old Joshua K. Battiest. Battiest was reported missing in January...

Skeletal remains found on northwest side of Ponca City

Ponca City News is reporting that skeletal remains have been found west of Boomer Tire and Ponca Nursing and Rehabilitation on the northwest side of Ponca City.  According to the report, Capt. Randy Tyner with the Ponca City Police Department is saying that investigators are working the scene. The medical examiner is also on...

Southbound I-35 Remains Narrowed Near Blackwell For Construction

Southbound I-35 from the rest area at mm 226 and State Highway 11 (mm 222) at Blackwell will remain narrowed down to one lane through January for ongoing bridge work over Doe Creek.Motorists travelling in the given area are advised to expect lane shifts, should plan for delays and use caution when in the...