The Verdigris Valley Electric Company reported several power outages this morning. According to Kim Loffler, about 1600 were without power as of 9:00, but according to Randy Riddle, that number has since been reduced to only 700 without power. 68 of their power poles were broken in Washington ... read more »

The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference released its preseason polls and all-conference team yesterday. Oklahoma Wesleyan was picked to finish 5th out of the 12 teams in the conference. That’s the same spot the team finished in last season’s standings after going 26-12 in the regula ... read more »

A Bartlesville woman appeared in front of a judge at the Washington County Courthouse on Friday. Crisleah Roach is facing multiple charges including possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine and obstructing an officer for an incident that occurred earlier this week. According to ... read more »

Osage County Emergency Management is once again offering a rebate on storm shelters for qualifying residents. The program will provide qualifying home owners and property owners a rebate for installing a shelter on their property. Osage County Emergency Management Director Jerry Roberts discussed ... read more »

One high powered storm rolled through Washington County and the surrounding areas last night. Washington County Emergency Management Director Kary Cox says that everything so far indicates that there was not a tornado, but just strong winds. As the storm moved on, it became apparent that dam ... read more »

Tri County Tech launches a new prep program. Tri County Tech’s Cheyenne Trail says the program started Aug. 9. She also says the program is to help cut the teacher shortage in Oklahoma by teaching high school students or adults interested in teaching. Trail says this gives people a tast ... read more »

Governor Mary Fallin has said the state legislature will likely have to convene in special session to deal with the effect of the court decision that declared the $1.50 smoking cessation fee unconstitutional.  State Representative Earl Sears wasn't surprised by her comment.  He says ... read more »

About 75 people gathered Thursday night at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Bartlesville to hear from area school leaders.  Panelists were Bartlesville Superintendent Chuck McCauley, Dewey High School Principal Brent Dugger, Copan Superintendent Chris Smith, and Superintendent of Caney Val ... read more »

State Highway 10 is open again.  The Oklahoma Department of Transporation opened the highway just before 8 Friday morning.  The highway was closed overnight primarily due to downed power lines. ... read more »

Severe Thunderstorms hit the Northeast Oklahoma area on Thursday evening, as warnings were issued around 7:15 for Washington and Nowata counties. Nowata county got the brunt of it. Tornado sirens went off in Nowata county and there were multiple reports of damage. Winds were recorded as high ... read more »

Community Development Director Lisa Beeman has answered several questions on construction for Bartlesville businesses on the city's website.  Accoring to city of bartlesville dot com, the dirt work underway on north U.S. Highway 75 between Aaron's rental and the Phillips 66 station i ... read more »

The lawyer for a former Tulsa police officer who resigned after being acquitted in the killing of an unarmed black man says her client plans to speak to a group of about 3,500 officers about what to do if they're charged in a shooting.   Betty Shelby resigned from the Tulsa police de ... read more »

Two  Dewey brothers have waived their preliminary hearings in Washington County Court for lewd molestation and Incest. Kyle Baxter and Richard Baxter were taken into custody in May.   According to an affidavit, a Dewey police officer received a report from Washington County's of ... read more »

The Bartlesville Police Department has sent out a notice saying that they have seen an increase in vehicle burglaries in August. Last month, 18 reports total from citizen who discovered items stolen from their vehicles came in to the BPD. BPD has received 17 reports so far. Police say most of the ... read more »

More high school football today, as teams are only eight days away from their first scrimmage of 2017. Scrimmages will take place on August 18th with games beginning on August 25th for most clubs in Green Country. Nowata is preparing for a scrimmage at Cleveland High School against Cleveland ... read more »