(TULSA, Okla.) U.S. Attorneys and Native Americans tribes are coming together to develop and implement new missing person protocols for indigenous people. Muscogee (Creek) Nation Chief David Hilland and Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. joined U.S. Attorneys Trent Shores and Brian Kuester in Tulsa on Monday to
(TULSA, Okla.) “When it’s safe, we’ll return.” LeeAnne Jimenez is vice president of the Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association, a union for Tulsa Public Schools teachers. She’s been a teacher for 24 years, teaching mostly third through fifth grade. “Teachers are very concerned for their own health and
(TULSA, Okla.) It seems like a simple enough question, but finding the answer to how many Oklahomans are dying from COVID-19 every day? Not so simple. If you’ve signed up for daily number reports from the Oklahoma State Department of Health, you might be comforted sometimes by the
(TULSA, Okla.) Verified News Network (VNN) announced they are partnering with more journalists and affiliates this November. VNN Michigan and VNN Alabama will be online in December 2020. These new partnerships expand VNN’s journalist count to six, with a goal of having journalists in every state in the next
(TULSA, Okla.) A Tulsa-based company is working to help people have fun during the pandemic, and giving gamers a chance to help others, too. “2020 was slated to be THE YEAR for Let’s Go Urban until COVID happened,” Let’s Go Urban founder Stephanee Kockelman said. “We had
(TULSA, Okla.) Plentiful low-level moisture and steady south winds will maintain mild conditions including unseasonably warm overnight lows through Monday night. A cold front will move into northeast Oklahoma late Monday night and sweep through western Arkansas by mid-Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures on Tuesday will have minimal recovery behind
(TULSA, Okla.) Tuesday night was Election Night across the United States, and the polls closed in Oklahoma at 7 p.m. CT. VNN tracked the most talked about races, with the big one at the top of the list. These total counts are total votes, including absentee and early voting.
(TULSA, Okla.) The latest White House Coronavirus Task Force State Report for Oklahoma was released by Oklahoma health officials on Wednesday. The report states Oklahoma is still in the red zone for cases with the 14th highest rate in the country, down three spots from last week’s report. According
(TULSA, Okla.) Learning is different now. The first lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 in the US was back on January 20, 2020. Since then, major modifications have been made in many school districts throughout the country. Social distancing. Masks. For some, distance and virtual learning. The experience has evolved
Photo Courtesy: National Weather Service-Tulsa (TULSA, Okla.) The current round of cold weather is proving harmful in Tulsa. EMSA spokesperson Adam Paluka said they responded to nine cold exposure calls on Monday. Seven were transported to local hospitals. “We want people to check-in on loved ones and be
Photo Courtesy: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) will soon require a new identity verification security feature as part of the online claims and application process. We’re told claimants will need a valid photo ID and a photo of their face to
(TULSA, Okla.) The Oklahoma White House report filed on October 4 had a long list of recommendations to slow the spread of COVID-19 statewide- and it didn’t mince words with how things are going right now. At the top of the list, the report states “Community transmission has