Bill to rename lake named for Tulsa Klansman sinks
SB 937 would have changed the name of Lake Hudson in Mayes County to Lake Markham, in honor of a family that helped settle the area around the Grand River in the 1840s.
Brianna Bailey March 1, 2019
SB 937 would have changed the name of Lake Hudson in Mayes County to Lake Markham, in honor of a family that helped settle the area around the Grand River in the 1840s.
Brianna Bailey February 25, 2019
In closing arguments, Varnell’s attorney Marna Franklin painted a picture of Varnell as a lonely, troubled young man who was easily influenced by government agents to take part in the bomb plot.
Brianna Bailey February 22, 2019
Defendant’s family says he didn’t have a job or a car and could never have pulled off a terrorist bomb plot without encouragement from the FBI.
Brianna Bailey February 13, 2019
The FBI paid a man more than $23,000 to participate in sting operation against accused bomb maker Jerry Drake Varnell, according to testimony in a federal trial on Wednesday.
Brianna Bailey February 6, 2019
Prosecutors say the proposal could have far-reaching, unintended consequence and clog the courts with old cases.
Brianna Bailey January 28, 2019
There are 24 remaining men serving life without parole for drug trafficking in Oklahoma.
Brianna Bailey January 28, 2019
Oklahoma did away with life without parole for drug trafficking in 2015, but the law change did little to help people still left in prison.
Brianna Bailey January 22, 2019
State officials first investigated changing the name of Lake Hudson after The Frontier reported on its namesake’s ties to the Ku Klux Klan.
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