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University of Oklahoma's incoming president says the school could see layoffs as it faces a $15 million operating loss for the coming fiscal year.        Jim Gallogly told the Tulsa World on Thursday that he may have the university look at non-faculty staff for mor ... read more »

Second District Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin voted this week to increase border security.  After the house failed to pass a funding request to build a border wall, Mullin said before we move forward addressing other aspects of immigration reform, we must first secure our borders.&nb ... read more »

Area lakes continue to retain their fullness this summer thanks to some rains.   According to Senior Administrative Assistant to Director of Water Utilities, Marcy Koester, Hula lake is currently at 733.23, which is at 103.2% capacity.   Hudson lake is a little less than ... read more »

Jennifer Stephens walked away from Turley Residential Center in Tulsa on June 13. She is believed to be in the Oklahoma City metro area. Stephens is described as white, about 6-feet tall, and weighing about 176 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.  When she walked away, she was se ... read more »

Early voting continues at your county election board office.  As of mid-morning on Friday, more than 800 ballots had been processed.  Most people voting will mark two ballots -- one for the non-partisan District Court Judges and the medical marijuana question, and another for their part ... read more »

The Oklahoma Supreme Court says an initiative petition that would overturn a package of tax hikes for funding teacher pay raises and public schools is invalid.   The court ordered the initiative petition not appear on an election ballot.     The bill raises som ... read more »

Bartlesville's Fire Fighters and Ambulance personnel used their training and skills Thursday to rescue three people who were trapped inside a vehicle involved in a traffic accident. The accident occurred at 5:45 Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Hazel Road and Madison. Two people were ... read more »

Nowata County is one of a handful of counties in Oklahoma that does not E911 services. The enhanced services allow first responders better access to the origin of an emergency phone call. The proposition that will go in front of Nowata County voters for the upcoming primary election will esta ... read more »

Attorney General Mike Hunter has filed a motion in support of the city of Bixby and concerned area landowners, who are opposing the newly planned route of the Wind Catcher project’s power line.   The new route was pursued after Public Service Company of Oklahoma's original ... read more »

A convicted level three aggravated sex offender was arrested in Bartlesville after failing to register. Vincent Willis was convicted of making lewd or indecent proposals to a minor in Tahlequah in 2010. He appeared on Thursday at the Washington County Courthouse and was arraigned on two counts. ... read more »

The Bartlesville Board of Education approved hiring Michael Harp as an Assistant Principal at Bartlesville High School. Harp has been a band director for nine years, and for the last four years he has served as the Director of Bands for Carl Albert High School, a class 5A school in the Mid-Del sy ... read more »

A Bartlesville woman was arrested after allegedly punching her mother in the face. Tiffany Hill made an appearance at the Washington County Courthouse on Wednesday facing a charge a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery for an incident that occurred on Tuesday. According to an affidavit, ... read more »

After a fire in Nowata broke out this morning, reports came in of two firefighters who were taken for medical treatment.   Linda Whickham, the mother of one of the firefighters, says that her son was banged up, but was released from the hospital.   Whickham says that she ... read more »

A large house caught fire in rural Nowata County on Wednesday morning. The blaze in a rural location near Road 405 and Road 19. According to the Nowata Fire Department the house is considered a total loss.  A Nowata Firefighter was taken to the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartles ... read more »

Cast members of the Children's Musical Theater for the Little Mermaid production will be performing at Kiddie Park on Saturday, June 30 at 7:30 for park goers.   This will be a first time visit for the CMT, and Jan Watt says the cast is excited to share parts of the show. &nb ... read more »