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,
(NATIONAL) Mark your calendars because the second date in VNN’s virtual town hall series “Repairing the Divide” has been set- and this one involves a big announcement. VNN Journalists from across the country will share news and take public questions starting at 7:30 p.m. CT (8:30
(TISHOMINGO, Okla.) During our interview with Stephen Greetham, Senior Counsel to the Chickasaw Nation, he wanted to make one thing abundantly clear. “We didn’t bring the case,” Greetham said. “We didn’t choose the consequences. Federal statute did.” The case in question is Shaun Michael Bosse v. The State
(TULSA, Okla.) Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Deborah Gist released a statement Monday morning in response to the March 25 vote by the Oklahoma State Board of Education regarding a four-year-old case involving charter school funding and local taxpayer dollars. In a statement, Gist said: We are deeply troubled that, largely
(TULSA, Okla.) For the past several weeks, the Tulsa Police Department’s Auto Theft Unit conducted an investigation into a group of individuals accused of obtaining stolen vehicles from car rental locations around the country. This group is accused of falsifying documents to hide the identity of these vehicles and
(PONTOTOC COUNTY, Okla.) Opening the cell doors and letting the inmates free is an idea Pontotoc County Sheriff John Christian thought he would never have to consider. “And we’re talking about anywhere from murder all away across the board down to some simple misdemeanors but over half my population
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(ADA, Okla.) Britney Tiger went missing on February 11, 2018. Her body was found more than a month later, about 200 yards behind a fence in a field on County Road 3680 just a mile south of the Kullihoma Stomp grounds in Pontotoc County. VNN has done two in-depth stories
(NATIONAL) A virtual hearing called “Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Disinformation” was held Thursday at 11 a.m. CT/ 12 p.m. ET. Topics of discussion included the spread and consequences of misinformation and extremist content, and social media platform response. “The consequences of disinformation
(TULSA, Okla.) The State of Oklahoma has reduced its incarceration numbers for both men and women thanks to decriminalization and mass commutations over the last couple of years, but laws that target women stayed the same. In 2018, Oklahoma was tied with Mississippi for the country’s second highest incarceration
(TULSA, Okla.) Make plans to “spring forward” this weekend, because Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 14, at 2:00 a.m. For most, this means updating your microwaves and vehicle clocks. Your smart phone has a way of taking care of itself. It’s also a day experts recommend