(MUSKOGEE, Okla.) A man accused of shooting his teenage girlfriend to death in 2019 pleaded not guilty in federal court on Monday. Tanner Washington was indicted for Murder In Indian Country on May 12. 17-year-old Faith Lindsey went missing in October 2019. According to court records, a witness told law
Photo Courtesy: Tishomingo Fire Department (JOHNSTON COUNTY, Okla.) A 12-year-old boy is recovering after being rescued from quicksand at the Washita River Wednesday night. The Tishomingo Fire Department said the child was fishing with his dad near the north end of South McAdams Road when he got bored and decided
(BROKEN ARROW, Okla.) Broken Arrow Police are investigating a double homicide after two bodies were discovered at Haikey Creek Park early Thursday morning. We’re told the two deceased individuals were found laying in the east parking lot of the park. Police both said victims had “significant trauma”’. Traffic is
(TULSA, Okla.) Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is facing backlash after signing HB 1775 last week. The bill, authored by Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, prohibits Oklahoma public schools, colleges and universities from teaching “Critical Race Theory” and from requiring mandatory gender or sexual diversity training or counseling. By definition, Critical Race
(MUSKOGEE, Okla.) UPDATE: Police said the Amber Alert has been cancelled after the child was found in Lawton. ORIGINAL STORY: Muskogee Police issued an Amber Alert for an 8-year-old boy early Tuesday morning. We’re told Jaiden Johnson was last seen wearing a black shirt, jeans, and black and purple
(NATIONWIDE) A new platform for verified news and information is on the way. The big announcement came during Verified News Network’s (VNN) second virtual town hall in the “Repairing the Divide” series Wednesday night. VNN’s new platform will be the product of more than three years of study
(MUSKOGEE, Okla.) As the country changed over from the Trump administration to the Biden administration, Christopher Wilson became Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He will remain in that position until the president appoints someone else, and the Senate confirms them. In the meantime, the Eastern
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Oklahoma lawmakers are holding a press conference at 1 p.m. Monday to address the “dangerous and hostile environment” they say the Oklahoma County Jail has become. The allegation is just one of the concerns State Representative Jason Lowe wrote about in a letter to U.S.
Photo Courtesy: Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) After the Supreme Court decided in McGirt v. Oklahoma last year that American Indian reservations have never been disestablished by Congress, many questions as to how far this expanded jurisdiction extends have yet to be answered. One of most pressing questions: Does
Photo Courtesy: Oklahoma State Courts Network (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Following a morning of oral arguments, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has granted the state’s emergency motion to stay the mandate in the case of death row inmate Shaun Bosse. Bosse will remain in state custody for 45 days.
(NATIONAL) Have you paid for funeral services for someone who lost their life to COVID-19? Starting Monday, the federal government is stepping in to cover the cost. COVID-19 Funeral Assistance is made possible under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act
(MCCLAIN COUNTY, Okla.) It will if Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has anything to do with it. The McGirt ruling has upset jurisdictional procedure in Oklahoma since last July, when the Supreme Court ruled the state had no jurisdiction to prosecute American Indian defendants for crimes committed on tribal land,