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Mystery of the Million Dollar Elm

Osage Nation
Written By: Shannon Shaw Duty (OSAGE NATION) In what was thought to be a simple review of camera footage over a 24-hour period, may now require a review of the past six months. Read...

Rural Jails Turn to Community Health Workers To Help the Newly Released Succeed

National
Written By: Lillian Mongeau Hughes (NATIONAL) Garrett Clark estimates he has spent about six years in the Sanpete County Jail, a plain concrete building perched on a dusty hill just...

32,000 illegal marijuana plants seized in law enforcement operation in Muskogee County

Oklahoma
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced Wednesday that a series of busts in Muskogee County last week resulted in the seizure of approximately 32,000 unlawful...

Mvskoke Art Market expanded in third year

Muscogee Nation
Written By: Meredith Johnson (MUSCOGEE NATION) The 2024 Mvskoke Art Market was held April 20-21 at River Spirit Casino and Resort in Tulsa. The third annual market, held Saturday and...

Homeless shelters don’t have enough beds in many communities

National
Written By: Mollie Bryant There just isn’t enough room. April Doshier, executive director of Food and Shelter in Norman, Oklahoma, said the nonprofit’s 52-bed shelter, A Friend’s House,...

Four dead after multiple tornadoes hit Oklahoma

Oklahoma
(MURRAY COUNTY, Okla.) Four people have been confirmed dead after a tornado outbreak in Oklahoma over the weekend, resulting in Governor Kevin Stitt issuing a State of Emergency for 12...

In Oklahoma, theft of Indigenous land was swift and relentless following statehood

Oklahoma
(TVLSE, Okla.) As Oklahoma closes the book on another year of ‘89er Day” celebrations, the real history of the land continues to be overlooked by most, including the state’s governor...

Senate Overrides Stitt's Survivors' Act Veto

Oklahoma
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The Oklahoma Survivors’ Act faced a hurdle this week when it was vetoed by Governor Kevin Stitt after passing in both the state House and Senate.  The Senate voted...

Choctaw “Kindred Spirits” graduate from Irish university

National
Photo Courtesy: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision (NATIONAL) Statues, cultural festivals, and education. The ways the bond between the Choctaw Nation and the Republic of Ireland are celebrated...

Lack of shelter beds emerges as key issue in Supreme Court camping ban case

National
Written By: Mollie Bryant (NATIONAL) More communities and states are passing laws that criminalize homelessness, like bans on camping on government property. But what if there’s nowhere...