A Bartlesville man is facing criminal charges after allegedly fleeing from a police officer.   46-year-old Lillard Bowling, Jr. was charged on Wednesday with obstrucing an officer.   According to the Dewey Police Department, Bowling, Jr. was allegedly approached by autho ... read more »

A Washington County jury awarded a woman more than $2.7 million in damages after she fell during a 2022 ceremony at Bartlesville's Hilton Garden Inn and the hotel requests a new trial.   Tina Greer was inducted into the Bartlesville Sports Commission Hall of Fame during an event ... read more »

Pawhuska's school board meeting was delayed a week after being unable to form a quorum last week. On Tuesday, Travis Jensen was sworn in as the newest school board member. They also hired Patrick McCarty to be the new elementary school principal.    Superintendent Chris Tann ... read more »

A convicted sex offender is facing additional felony charges in Washington County.   48-year-old Bradley Fluegel, of Sedan, Kan. was charged on Wednesday with failing to register as a sex offender and entering a safety zone around a park as a sex offender.   According to ... read more »

The suspect in Monday's shooting in Dewey made an appearance in Washington County District Court on Wednesday afternoon.   20-year-old Stephan Tre Powell, of Dewey, was arrested on Monday after reportedly shooting 20-year-old Chance Smith. Find the full story here.   ... read more »

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected over northeast Oklahoma and southeast Kansas from Thursday night through the weekend. Some of the storms could be severe.   Thunderstorm chances return Thursday, and increase Thursday evening into Friday morning across the area ... read more »

The Osage Nation Health System is putting together a Memorial and Awareness walk for missing and murdered indigenous people on Tuesday, May 5. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and it will be a time to stand together, raising awareness on an issue impacting the Osage Nation. The walk will begin ... read more »

In what appears to be Congress discovering the problem it created, James Lankford is pitching a fix for the government shutdown circus in an op-ed for The Hill. Alongside Americans for Prosperity’s Will Burger, Lankford argues that the endless cycle of shutdown threats, last-second deals, a ... read more »

Bartlesville High School boasts three Academic All-Staters. Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, La Donna Chancellor announced Jackson Boudreaux, Adit Paul, and Griffen Salernno as the honorees.   Since the award program’s inception in 1987, Jackson, Adit, and Griffin are the 82n ... read more »

  The annual Bruins of the Years takes place Thursday, April 23, 2026, 5:30-7pm, at Doenges Stadium in Bartlesville. This event is hosted by the Bartlesville Public School Foundation and it recognizes the Bartlesville Public School teachers and staff for their service and dedication to t ... read more »

Bartlesville High baseball fell in another close pitcher’s duel in game two of the Bruin’s set against Bixby on Tuesday night.  The Spartans topped BHS in a zippy game, 1-0. It was the second one-run game in the series after the Bruins topped Bixby 2-1 on Monday night. Th ... read more »

The Ray of Hope Advocacy Center reminds everyone that April is Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness Month and that it is a critical time to educate the community and support victims. Appearing on KWON’s COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Executive Director Rhonda Hudson emphasized that ab ... read more »

Incoming Bartlesville Public Schools Superintendent LaDonna Chancellor announced a series of leadership appointments Monday, naming three new principals and an assistant athletic director during a Board of Education meeting. The Board approved the personnel changes effective July 1. Dr. M ... read more »

The Bartlesville City Council met for nearly 2 1/2 hours Tuesday afternoon discussing the upcoming budget year, including a possible increase in water rates for customers.   City leaders say it may be necessary to increase water rates by more than 13% as costs continue to rise due to ... read more »

At Monday's Osage County Commissioners meeting, there was hope the Board would have a lawn maintenance provider to take care of the courthouse, annex building and Old Matthew's House.    District Two Commissioner Steve Talburt said when they originally went out for bid, ... read more »