Oklahomans we’ve lost: A shoeshine boy who became a business owner
“He was my first hero.”
Judge orders second man in Ada’s ‘Innocent Man’ case freed, state to appeal
Ward’s co-defendant in the case, Karl Fontenot, had his conviction and sentence overturned and was ordered released by a federal judge in Muskogee late last year. The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office appealed that decision to the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is considering arguments made earlier this year in the case.
As Congress eyes second round of assistance, data shows Oklahoma businesses received $7.5 billion in coronavirus aid
The newly-released PPP data also puts an exact amount on funds received by businesses connected to two of the state’s Congressmen — Kevin Hern (R-Tulsa) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Westville).
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University of Oklahoma to conduct air quality study near large-scale poultry farms
In addition to monitoring ammonia levels in the air, scientists also plan to examine the microbes in the dust that comes from the chicken houses and sampling microbes in nearby residents.
Appeals court upholds conviction in Tulsa child abuse murder case
Tavarreon Dickerson, 27, was convicted by a Tulsa County jury of first-degree child abuse murder in December 2017 for the death of 6-week-old Raylie Dickerson.
Okmulgee grocery store seeks federal ruling on state-tribal sales tax dispute
A Tulsa-based grocery store chain is asking a federal judge to declare that the state cannot collect sales tax from its Okmulgee grocery store because it is situated on restricted Indian land.
Some question the legitimacy of certain Shaken Baby Syndrome convictions
It has resulted in scores of child abuse convictions in Oklahoma, but could the diagnosis be sending some innocent people to prison?