(TULSA, Okla.) This year will mark 24 years that April Wilkens has been in prison. Wilkens met Terry Carlton, son of Tulsa millionaire Don Carlton, in 1995. Their three-year relationship was a whirlwind of spending, vacations, drugs, and abuse. Less than a year after their final break-up, Wilkens was arrested
(TULSA, Okla.) A new WalletHub study ranked the best and worst states for women this year. Despite Governor Kevin Stitt’s mission to be a top 10 state, Oklahoma came in last place. Researchers looked at two key dimensions for the study: Women’s Economic & Social Well-Being and Women’
(OKLAHOMA) These stories are part of the Oklahoma Media Center’s Promised Land collaborative effort, which shows how the landmark McGirt v. Oklahoma decision affects both tribal and non-Indigenous residents in the state. Here is a look at some of the stories that have been published through the collaborative this
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Six weeks to help people caring for loved ones with substance disorders. That’s the objective of Oklahoma’s first “Renew You” Virtual Retreat, a partnership between Parents Helping Parents, Peaceful Family Oklahoma, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and the Stonegate Center. Tara
(NATIONAL) Verified News Community members can now show their support for one or more community reports by purchasing NFTs from the “VNN Illustrated News Stories” collection. Through collaboration between journalists and graphic artists, illustrated news stories bring events to life like never before. This new concept is anticipated to increase
(NATIONAL) BetaBlox founder and entrepreneurial mastermind Weston Bergmann is ready to unleash his reality TV show on the world. Watch the trailer for Season One here. “The Blox” was filmed in Kansas City, Missouri, during the summer of 2021. Considered the “largest live-in startup competition on the planet”, leaders of
Image Courtesy: Throwlights/SpaceTuts - 1/1 #1 (NATIONAL) It seems everywhere you turn big business is getting into NFTs. The marketplace for NFTs skyrocketed to $41 billion in 2021. Some experts forecast that number will double in 2025. Big box corporations are jostling to take hold of a share
Written By: Mollie Bryant (NATIONAL) A limited supply of rental units and a high demand for all types of housing forced rents up 11% nationally last year, largely benefiting housing providers and hurting renters. Read this story on Big If True here. Those in the professionally managed apartment sector and
(OKLAHOMA) These stories are part of the Oklahoma Media Center’s Promised Land collaborative effort, which shows how the landmark McGirt v. Oklahoma decision affects both tribal and non-Indigenous residents in the state. Here is a look at some of the stories that have been published through the collaborative this
(MUSCOGEE NATION) “Muscogee people are descendants of Mound Builders in the southeast, and we have come from very sophisticated societies and endured for thousands and thousands of years. And we will continue to do that.” Raelynn Butler is the manager of the Muscogee Nation Historic and Cultural Preservation Department. She
Photo Courtesy: OHP/Stock Photo (CADDO COUNTY, Okla.) UPDATE 2: Authorities said the suspects have been located in Comanche County and are now in custody. UPDATE 1: Authorities said the vehicle has been found. The suspects are still outstanding. ORIGINAL STORY: Law enforcement are searching for two suspects after a
(NATIONAL) There’s the real world, of which we are born into and live. And there’s the metaverse, the virtual worlds our digital avatars will someday inhabit (if they’re not already). And then there’s Discord. An unlikely tool tethering all the worlds together. Discord launched in 2015.