Media mogul Ted Turner passed away at the age of 87 on Wednesday. What some may not know though is that Turner will have a lasting Oklahoma legacy, as he sold 43,000 acres to the Osage Nation in 2016. Turner sold the Bluestem Ranch to the Osage Nation Ranch for $74 million.    T ... read more »

A Bartlesville man is facing a felony charge after allegedly possessing nearly a pound of methamphetamine.   43-year-old Kyle Fugate was charged on Monday with trafficking illegal drugs.   According to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, authorities performed a traffic sto ... read more »

A Bartlesville man is facing a felony charge after allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.   19-year-old Antniou Gomez was charged on Wednesday with felony DUI and misdemeanor charges of transporting an opened container of an alcoholic beverage, and driving without a valid ... read more »

Bartlesville police assisted in an investigation resulting in a Mexican national being charged in federal court with kidnapping a child and witness tampering.   44-year-old Simon Martinez Gonzalez is charged in a second superseding indictment with kidnapping a minor child in December ... read more »

Friday, May 22, is the deadline to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 16 primary election, Washington County Election Board Secretary Yvonne House announced.   House says U.S. citizens who are Oklahoma residents and at least 17½ years old ... read more »

A victim has alerted the Skiatook Police Department that two male suspects, believed to be driving a white truck, has stolen multiple items near the intersection of Highway 75 and State Highway 20. It is believed that the alleged theft occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday, April 30 ... read more »

A member of the Osage Nation faces time behind bars after being found guilty by a federal jury for breaking his girlfriend’s shin and ankle during an argument. Jamon Phetsacksith was sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by one year of supervised released. In January, Phetsacksith w ... read more »

Governor Kevin Stitt has signed Senate Bill 985 into law, creating the Oklahoma Local Food for Schools Program, a new initiative championed by Kristen Thompson that aims to connect public schools with Oklahoma farmers, ranchers and food producers. The program directs the Oklahoma Department of Ag ... read more »

Bartlesville Regional United Way celebrated the previous fundraising year Thursday morning and recognized community organizations and individuals who helped the organization achieve that goal. In 2025, BRUW raised nearly $2.5 million in donations to assist 13 partner agencies in Washington an ... read more »

If sitting at home listening to music on the radio or Spotify isn't classy enough, the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra will present the Oklahoma premiere of Rhapsody in Red, White, and Blue by Peter Boyer at the Bartlesville Community Center. The performance will also feature Rhapsody in Blue ... read more »

Turns out even government hotlines need a bailout eventually. Governor Kevin Stitt has signed Senate Bill 1290 into law, creating the 2-1-1 Hotline Revolving Fund to help maintain Oklahoma’s statewide assistance system for residents needing help with rent, utility bills, food, transportatio ... read more »

Arvest Bank is partnering with Pop’s Daylight Donuts for a special fundraiser on Monday, May 11 from 4:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. A portion of all proceeds from the morning sales at Pop’s Daylight Donuts will be donated to Arvest Million Meals, directly supporting Mary Martha Outreach. ... read more »

You are invited to the 28th Annual The Good, The Bad, and The Barbecue charity event benefiting Elder Care on Saturday, May 9, 2026, hosted by Robert Hughes and family at the Hughes Ranch.    Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Elder Care Executive Director Christina Bishop said ... read more »

Buffalo Roam Studios, in partnership with OSU-Tulsa, will host a one-day workshop aimed at introducing participants to careers in the film industry later this month. The “Intro to the Film Industry” workshop is scheduled for Sunday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Buffalo Roam S ... read more »

Ascension St. John Jane Phillips Medical Center earned an "A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an "A” through "F" grade to general hospitals across the country based on ... read more »