(TULSA, Okla.) “For her to be in jail two decades now, it just seems really unfair.” April Wilkens has been in prison for most of Amanda Ross’s life. “I was sheltered from it growing up,” Ross said. “And it wasn't until the past few years that I&
(HARPER COUNTY, Okla.) A 5-year-old is dead after a side-by-side wreck in Harper County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol said it happened in the Doby Springs area around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. We're told a 34-year-old man from Enid was driving a 2019
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(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
(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
(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
(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
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(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
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 of
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