The grandmother was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a candidate who was criticized in campaign mailers from one of the groups during the Democratic primary for Tulsa County Commissioner in 2024. Her name surfaced in campaign filings for a shadowy network of political groups.
While the number of victims of violent crime who apply for compensation has fallen significantly over the past several years, the denial rate for payments also increased.
Okemah residents told researchers about marijuana growers showing up with wads of cash to buy property at inflated prices. Real estate values increased more in areas with high numbers of marijuana farms, the study found.
On Wednesday, an attorney for the Grand River Dam Authority sent another letter to federal regulators saying that the state agency would turn over flood study records, while calling the request “unreasonable and oblivious” in light of the Trump Administration’s deregulatory bent.
A Grand River Dam Authority’s report found it shouldn’t have to buy out landowners affected by chronic flooding. But the agency won’t hand over records showing how the study was performed.
The confession is one of the few remaining pieces of evidence tying Karl Fontenot to the killing of an Ada convenience store clerk in 1984.
A ruling in a 20-year-old lawsuit could have far-reaching environmental consequences for the river and surrounding region.
Employers have failed to pay Oklahoma workers millions in wages. Here’s a look at the companies that owed the most money.
