Story Snapshot 📷 After 27 years in prison for killing her abuser, April Wilkens is seeking release under the Oklahoma Survivors' Act. Her legal team has filed a petition to transfer her to Tulsa County for a hearing and request supervised release while awaiting resentencing. Despite court approval last year,
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) On February 6, the Facebook page “Missing-Aubrey Dameron from Grove, Oklahoma” changed its name to “Remembering Aubrey Dameron from Grove, Oklahoma”, a digital signal affirming the tragic news Quapaw Marshals released the day before: the beloved Two Spirit woman’s remains had been found. A post accompanied
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) “It's happening again in Tulsa,” Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt posted on Facebook Friday morning. “The Muscogee Creek Nation is undermining the State and city's authority to enforce our laws. We cannot have two separate justice systems based on race. It won't
Verified News Network (VNN) Oklahoma is now Crosswinds News. Learn more here. (TULSA, Okla.) Six participants have been selected for Verified News Network’s (VNN) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T) Historical Reporting Project: Rachael Schuit (Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin) Renata Hill (Mvskoke) Sarah
Photo Courtesy: Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law & Justice (SEMINOLE, Okla.) After serving 34 years of a life sentence without parole, Lisa Moss was released from Mabel Bassett Correctional Center on Wednesday, the first case to be retried under the Oklahoma Survivor’s Act (OSA) after it was passed last
Verified News Network (VNN) Oklahoma is now Crosswinds News. Learn more here. (TULSA, Okla.) Verified News Network (VNN) is accepting applications to take part in a new reporting project focused on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T). The MMIWG2T Historical Reporting Project seeks to demonstrate
Trigger Warning: This story discusses theft, abuse and other injustice relating to Indigenous history, which may be distressing and triggering for some individuals. Please proceed with caution and prioritize your mental and emotional well-being. If you need support, consider speaking to a mental health professional by calling 988, texting the
(TVLSE, Okla.) It was a day to honor the foundations of Tulsa, a city that began when Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s (MCN) Locvpoka Tribal Town placed the coals and ash from their sacred fire at the base of Council Oak Tree following their forced removal from Alabama. And those who
(TULSA, Okla.) Many people across Oklahoma hoping to catch an hour of sleep when Daylight Savings time ended found just the opposite this weekend: tornado sirens going off during the wee hours of the time switch. Others woke up to worse. A series of early morning tornadoes caused significant damage
(TULSA, Okla.) A new program aimed at demonstrating how autonomous vehicles can improve mobility in underserved communities is set to kick off in North Tulsa next year. Oklahoma’s first autonomous vehicle pilot program will introduce autonomous vans through MetroLink Tulsa's microtransit system in Spring 2026. We’re
(TULSA, Okla.) Born in Bartlesville, Chef and TV celebrity Pyet DeSpain returned to Indian Country on Thursday to speak at the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit. The free summit, presented by Feeding America, Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, and Hunger Free Oklahoma, highlighted work being done
Photo Courtesy: Muscogee (Creek) Nation (ATLANTA, Ga.) The Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN) is celebrating a historic court victory after the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the ruling that sovereign immunity prevented the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) from being held accountable for desecrating a Muscogee sacred site. “This