Nowata News

For decades, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in these parts has worked in facilities that were dated and dilapidated.

DEGREE MURDER CHARGE Randall Wagers: He is accused of killing his fiancee, Rebecca "Becka" Castaldi, 24, sometime after the couple argued and left a Tulsa bar April 16.

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A tornado watch has been issued until 10 pm for the following counties: Alfalfa, Kay, Ottawa, Craig, Nowata, Washington, Grant, Osage and Wood counties.

A third person has died from a traffic accident last month in Nowata County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 70-year-old Alfred Hobbs on South Coffeyville died Sunday evening at a Bartlesville hospital.

The body of the missing female boater who was last seen Sunday with her boyfriend has been found.

Lawmakers wrapped up this year's session a week early, finishing a state budget and advancing several important measures.

An investigation is under way to determine the death of a Nowata woman who died Sunday in the Nowata County Jail, an official said.

Kay Johnson, counselor at BHS, presents Mark LeMaster with the Lou Skurcenski Scholarship Award.

The City of Wichita Falls Public Auction is set for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Central Services Complex, 305 Sunset St.

"Hang on, Ruby!" Holly Hall yells as her 2-year-old daughter rides in a turtle-shaped tub rolling 'round a track at Kiddie Park, a beloved attraction in Bartlesville, Okla.

Thursday afternoon, Governor Brad Henry requested that President Obama grant public assistance for 17 Oklahoma counties in the aftermath of severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that battered parts of the state between April 25 and May 16.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol continues to look for a driver they say caused a crash that killed two people, and put a third in a coma.

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A veteran Bartlesville police officer has been placed on administrative leave after being charged in Nowata District Court with obtaining merchandise by false pretenses.

Senator John Ford said he was disappointed that Governor Henry vetoed Senate Bill 586 which allows charter schools to be sponsored by a federally recognized Indian tribe.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is preparing to resurface six miles of U.S. 169 south of the Kansas state line.

Two people died and another is in critical condition after a hit-and-run crash Saturday in Nowata County.

Five Oklahoma post offices, including Nowata's, have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office announced Friday.