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On Tue., July 4, at 5:51 AM the Blackwell Police Department were called to an incident at the Braums Ice Cream and Dairy Store located at 823 N 44th St. When they arrived on scene, officers found a 77 year old male with a gunshot wound in the drive through of the restaurant. The victim was alive when they arrived and was taken to Stillwater Medical Blackwell and later emergency airflighted to Wesley Medical Center in Kansas. According to Blackwell Police Chief Brewer, the male is still alive to his knowledge and the Police Department has opened an investigation on the incident. There is no further news at this time.

WASHINGTON -- House Republican appropriators want to eliminate funding for John Kerry’s position as President Joe Biden’s special envoy and for other international climate efforts. The House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee advanced its fiscal 2024 spending bill on June 23, including a prohibition on funding for envoys not authorized by Congress or confirmed by the Senate.

Some House lawmakers who represent hurricane- prone districts want an emergency spending bill to ensure the government does not run out of money in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund, joining a small but growing Senate effort.

Concerns intensified that a Russian-occupied nuclear reactor in southern Ukraine could be the target of fresh attacks as Kyiv and Moscow traded barbs over the potential of a radiological incident. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reinforced a warning overnight that Russia may be planning to sabotage the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which Moscow’s forces have occupied since the start of the war.

Today is the 187th day of 2023 and the 16th day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1785, Congress chose the dollar as the monetary unit of the United States.

June 27, 2023 Prowler - At 4:37 am, the reporting party advised of two people peeking into windows VISION SUPPORT GROUP HOSTED BY THE PONCA CITY NOON LIONS When: Second Monday of every month. Where: Room 207 Northeast Baptist Church, 2200 N Pecan, Ponca City, OK 74604 When: July 10, 2023 at 10 am Speaker: Josh Harbeson, manager at Ponca City Planet Fitness, discussing how you can benefit from exercise and they can help.

The Supreme Court is already planning to dive back into the culture wars and tackle the power of regulatory agencies in Washington in the slew of new cases it’s taking up in the fall. After ending its 2022 term with far-reaching decisions striking down affirmative action in college admissions, tossing a student loan relief plan, and backing a business opposing same-sex marriage, the justices are poised to hear cases on gun rights and administrative authority.