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6th Annual Seminole Burning Honor Walk to be held January 8
National
Photo Courtesy: Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
(SEMINOLE RESERVATION) It’s one of the most horrific days in the history of the Seminole Nation. On January 8, 1898, two teenage Seminole...
Tribal Jurisdiction under McGirt questioned after new decision
Oklahoma
WRITTEN BY: Allison Herrera
(TULSA, Okla.) On Aug. 30 of 2021, Nicholas O’Brien was driving down South Denver Avenue in Tulsa when he was caught driving under the influence of alcohol,...
Tulsa secures $2.5 million grant to address sexual assault kit backlog
Oklahoma
(TULSA, Okla.) Tulsa is taking a significant step toward resolving unsolved sexual assault cases by addressing its backlog of untested sexual assault kits, thanks to a $2.5 million grant...
Tulsa Health Department encourages prevention as respiratory illness season continues
Oklahoma
(TULSA, Okla.) Tulsa Health Department public health officials remind residents of the importance of prevention measures to protect against severe respiratory illnesses, including...
Native American Patients Are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes
National
WRITTEN BY: Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts
(NATIONAL) Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her...
Many Oklahomans can’t afford a divorce attorney. That can make it harder to leave abusive relationships.
Oklahoma
WRITTEN BY: Mollie Bryant
(OKLAHOMA) Many Oklahomans seeking a divorce can’t afford an attorney, and for domestic violence survivors, lacking legal representation can make it harder to...
Lawton’s Indigenous communities cite lack of tribal consultation for Westwin refinery
Oklahoma
Written By: Britny Cordera
(LAWTON, Okla.) The U.S. currently relies on China and other foreign countries for critical minerals to produce electric vehicles and other technologies...
Oklahoma state housing agency faces an $8-million shortfall
Oklahoma
Written By: Maddy Keyes
(OKLAHOMA) Mercedes Stowe just wants a backyard where her kids, ages 7 and 10, can play safely.
Read this story on The Frontier here.
The family of three lives...
Weather across America
National
(NATIONAL) Wintry mix expected for portions of the central Appalachians, northern Mid-Atlantic, southern New York and southern New England, showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy...
Energy Department cancels electric transmission corridor
Oklahoma
Photo Courtesy: US Department of Energy
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The Biden Administration’s Department of Energy is scrapping an 18-mile-wide electric transmission corridor proposed to...