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
(TULSA, Okla.) A third person has died following heavy morning fog in Green Country last week. Tulsa Police Department said 43-year-old Krystal Martin was driving on US-412 between the west leg of the IDL and Gilcrease Museum Road on Wednesday, September 25, when she lost control of her vehicle and
(TVLSE, Okla.) 17-year-old Albert Mekko, who died at Carlisle Indian School in 1881, finally returned home Tuesday. Seminole Nation in partnership with Muscogee Nation, Tulsa Police, Strong Hands, and grassroots organizers took part in a motorcade from Council Oak Park, a sacred Muscogee site, to Seminole Nation to get him
(TISHOMINGO, Okla.) A Native American woman is dead after a hit-and-run in Johnston County Thursday. Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the fatal collision happened just before 4:30 a.m. on US-377, seven miles north of Tishomingo. We're told an unknown vehicle was traveling south when it hit 46-year-old
(TULSA, Okla.) Deputy Chief Dennis Larsen was named Tulsa’s next police chief on Friday afternoon, overcoming fellow internal candidates Deputy Chief Jonathan Brooks, Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish, Maj. Laurel Roberts and Maj. Matt McCord. Larsen has been with TPD for 45 years, currently serving as Deputy Chief over the
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Rock the Native Vote is organizing in a big way this June, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act. Despite the United States founding in 1776, Native Americans would be considered “domestic foreigners” until nearly 150 years later. Related Story: In Oklahoma, theft of Indigenous