(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.
(GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich.) There will be a vaccine clinic in Green Lake Township on Tuesday April 20th from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. This is part of the Grand Traverse County Health Department's efforts to make sure vaccines are given out equitably. The clinic will
(LANSING, Mich.) Governor Gretchen Whitmer addressed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan on Wednesday during a news conference. She talked about the surging number of positive cases as well as Michigan's effort to give more people who test positive for COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments (mAb). "We are
(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,
(LANSING, Mich.) Governor Gretchen Whitmer Friday as Michigan has been experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases and increase of COVID-19 patients in hospitals. Whitmer says that by the end of Friday, Michigan will have administered more than five million vaccines. She also said she's asking the federal government
(TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.) After being cancelled in 2020 because of COVID-19, Traverse City Uncorked will be back during the month of May. The event will celebrate the Traverse Wine Coast during Michigan Wine Month. Traverse City Tourism says there will be a digital passport this year that guests can use
(GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich.) The Grand Traverse County Health Department will be expanding the sites where it offers vaccines by using satellite clinics. The first satellite vaccination clinic will be in Fife Lake on Friday April 16th from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. “Now that we have hit
(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