Judge Amy Palumbo reprimanded after beef with Sheriff Tommie Johnson
The Oklahoma Supreme Court's chief justice has reprimanded Oklahoma County District Court Judge Amy Palumbo after Sheriff Tommie Johnson III filed a judicial complaint...
Former Wellston substitute teacher convicted for sexting student
(Update:Â On Wednesday, Dec. 18, Lincoln County District Court Judge Sheila Kirk sentenced Emma Delaney Hancock to four years in prison. On Thursday, March 12,...
Tribes pull trigger on lawsuit against ODWC, Stitt in wildlife fight
Three of Oklahoma’s largest tribal nations are asking a federal court to block the state from enforcing its hunting and fishing laws on tribal...
Muscogee Nation proposes requiring 1860s census verification to enroll Freedmen
The Muscogee Nation Citizenship Board filed its first monthly status report with the Muscogee Nation Supreme Court on Dec. 5, which outlines how the...
Nick Coffey first Democrat to launch 2026 attorney general campaign
Citing a desire to target corruption and keep elected officials "in check," former Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Coffey became the first Democratic candidate to...
‘Dangerous grounds’: Edmond City Council denies Gardenia Apartments, hearing set in Walmart case
The Edmond City Council rejected a site plan for the Gardenia Apartments on Monday after its developer appealed the Edmond Planning Commission’s Dec. 2...
Muscogee high court rules 1866 treaty requires Freedmen citizenship, strikes ‘by blood’ language
The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court affirmed a district court's ruling that Muscogee Freedmen are entitled to citizenship within the tribal nation and held that...
The long fight for Freedmen citizenship continues in Oklahoma tribal nations
In 2016, LeEtta Osborne-Sampson, a council representative of the Seminole Nation who is Black, approached some colleagues about a disturbing picture hung on the...
Arrest made in 2020 murder of McAlester taxi driver Dustin Parker
(Update: This article was updated at 5 p.m. Monday, March 23, to include details from Deraje Jackson's arraignment, including the probable cause affidavit filed...
Cody Phillips challenges Patrick Freeman Jr. for Creek District seat on Muscogee National Council
Rep. Patrick Freeman Jr. is seeking a third term representing the Creek District "B" seat on the Muscogee National Council, but challenger Cody Phillips...
