(TULSA, Okla.) Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt shut down his “McGirt v. Oklahoma Community Impact Forum” an hour early Tuesday night, following an hour of hostility voiced by tribal members in the audience. The forum, originally scheduled at the C o x Business Center from 6 to 8 p.m., featured
(TULSA, Okla.) Kendall Vernon started training Jiu Jitsu five and a half years ago, while working on her master’s degree. “My dad had trained judo and Jiu Jitsu for nearly his whole life and was always in incredible shape, so I decided to give the sport a shot,” Vernon
(TULSA, Okla.) “I have the space, so bring your candles up here, great, whatever you have, bring it here and sell it and get the word out. Hopefully, we can be more collaborative instead of competitive.” Shelby Swanson opened Sona Coffee in downtown Tulsa last August. Before that, she was
Photo Courtesy: National Weather Service- Tulsa (TULSA, Okla.) At least 60 people have called medics for suspected heat-related illnesses since a Medical Heat Alert was issued last week. It is the first Medical Heat Alert of the year, and it is still going strong. Officials say the alert will only
(NATIONAL) “Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, We are writing to urge you to cancel plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under 13.” Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), a national organization devoted to limiting the impact of commercial culture on children, and dozens of other organizations sent this letter
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) It was an eventful week for Oklahoma prosecution. On Wednesday, Justice Neil Gorsuch granted a stay of the mandate issued in the Bosse v. Oklahoma case that Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter asked for last month. The state is going all in on the notion they have
(TULSA, Okla.) “Everybody out of the pool!” Lifeguards are the heroes of summer. Many pools cannot open without them and some, like Tulsa Parks community pools, have already had to push back their opening days due to the shortage. “There is a shortage of lifeguards going into every swim season,
(TULSA, Okla.) President Joe Biden will travel to Tulsa for the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the White House said Tuesday. The announcement came the same day Biden met with the family of George Floyd, who was murdered by a police officer exactly one year ago. “The battle
(NATIONAL) Update: VNN advertising capabilities were upgraded in December 2022. To view the updated VNN Revenue Policy for VNN Journalists and VNN Affiliates, click here. The days of network owners taking the lion’s share of revenue from content contributors are numbered. VNN launched their new social news media platform
(PONTOTOC COUNTY, Okla.) Britney Tiger was a beloved mother, daughter, sister and friend. Above all else, advocates for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women say, she was someone. The details surrounding her disappearance point down one morbid trail after another. And despite twists, turns, leaps ahead and steps back over the
(TULSA, Okla.) It was a packed house at the inaugural Youth Entrepreneur Expo Thursday night. The event was held at and sponsored by the Greenwood Cultural Center. “With everything that’s going on with the hundredth anniversary of the massacre, we just wanted to be able to do some positive
(NATIONAL) Oklahoma-based Verified News Network (VNN) is a big step closer to funding local news through collaboration, thanks to a $5,000 stipend from the Oklahoma Media Center’s (OMC) “Innovation Fund”. The program, funded by the Inasmuch Foundation and managed by the Local Media Foundation, helps OMC members test