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A suspect has been identified, as the Osage County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a homicide that occurred at Lake Bluestem near Pawhuska on Saturday morning. Alcohol was present at a juvenile's birthday party and following an investigation, Caleb Andrews, also known as, &qu ... read more »

A chemical release occured at the Phillips 66 Research Center on Friday, March 7, 2025, at about 5:30 am. Officials with Phillips 66 have released this comment: "At approximately 5:30 a.m., there was a chemical release at the Phillips 66 Research Center (PRC). "Our internal resp ... read more »

At Monday evening's city council meeting in Bartlesville, action was taken to approve and sign contracts for two street improvement projects. These were both approved by voters during the 2020 General Obligation bond election. Earlier this week, Vice-mayor Trevor Dorsey details where these im ... read more »

A Bartlesville woman faces felony charges after allegedly selling opioids.   48-year-old Misty Bringus was charged on Friday with three counts of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance.   According to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Dangerous Drugs, in Dec. 20 ... read more »

This week, the legislature reached an important milestone with the completion of our committee deadline on Thursday, March 6. This was the final day for bills to pass out of committee, marking a critical point in the legislative session. With the new committee structure this year, we’ve spe ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday morning.  At that meeting, the Board will consider signing a vacation of plat and termination of owner's deed of dedication and covenants on the Woods at Skiatook. Ther ... read more »

Appearing on Capitol Call sponsored by Phillips 66, Representatives Judd Strom and John B. Kane along with Senator Julie Daniels shared their insights into the progress being made at the State Capitol. With five weeks completed in the 16-week session, lawmakers hit  milestone as thousand ... read more »

  Appearing on Community Connection, Oklahoma Speaker of the House Kyle Hilbert joined Representative John B. Kane to discuss legislative priorities, budget challenges, and policy changes shaping the state's future.   Hilbert brought up the impact of the first committee ... read more »

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press NORMAN — In tribal nations across the United States, leaders are scrambling to respond to a directive from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to close more than a quarter of Bureau of Indian Affairs offices, which provide vital services to Ind ... read more »

Get ready to lose an hour of sleep Saturday night into Sunday morning. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, when the clocks will jump forward one hour to 3 a.m.   The practice of daylight saving time started in some areas of the United States in 1918. President Lyndon B ... read more »

  Washington County Emergency Management is working alongside the City of Bartlesville to secure a state grant that will upgrade the county’s current enhanced 9-1-1 system to the next-generation 9-1-1 system. The upgrade will improve call routing and geolocation capabilities, ensur ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners will meet Monday morning for a fairly standard set of items and will also take up one item of business tabled from last week.   According to an agenda, the commissioners will revisit a lease agreement between the Washington County Health Depar ... read more »

Oklahoma Union High School Senior Grant Reeves has been named a Patriot Auto Student of the Month for February, presented by Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio.   Reeves is a three-sport athlete at Oklahoma Union. He's involved with the National Honor Society, yearboo ... read more »

Barnsdall High School Senior Yasmina Bruton has been named a Patriot Auto Student of the Month for February, presented by Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio.   Bruton is the senior class secretary at Barnsdall and spends most of her mornings at Tri County Tech. She is concurr ... read more »

During a special session of the Osage Nation Congress, an appropriations bill was discussed and a request of $150,000 to cease operations of Osage Home Health was approved in an 11-0 vote. The Ninth Osage Nation Congress opted to have that money come out of tribal funding.    Os ... read more »