Trump’s travel ban shocks, worries Oklahoma’s Muslim communities
People who made lives for themselves in the United States found their lives being potentially uprooted after Trump issued an executive order Friday.
‘Cruel and dangerous’: State groups condemn U.S. immigration ban
Oklahoma social justice and civil rights leaders are denouncing President Donald Trump’s executive order to temporarily ban immigrants from coming to the U.S.
AG rarely uses power to file discrimination cases
A 2011 law dissolved the Oklahoma Human Rights Commission and transferred its duties and $500,000 budget to Attorney General Scott Pruitt. Since then, he’s cut the staff in half and filed just three discrimination cases in court. His office also has not provided a report on racial profiling to the governor’s office, as required by state law.
Another rise in violent crime in Tulsa in 2016
In Tulsa, compared to the first six months of 2015, the same period in 2016 saw a 24 percent increase in violent crime. Still, the overall violent crime rate in Tulsa remains low compared to historic standards.
Lawsuit disputes Mayes County deputy-involved shooting account
The encounter with the Mayes County deputy that left Shane Bridges dead lasted only seconds, but what happened in that moment is being disputed in court.
Investors allege councilor acted negligently in managing business
An amended lawsuit filed by investors in The Max alleges City Councilor Blake Ewing didn’t pay the bar’s rent, let its insurance expire and borrowed money without the investors’ approval.
After more than 20 years in prison, exonerated men spend first Christmas with the Thunder
De’Marchoe Carpenter and Malcolm Scott not only went to their first Thunder game Sunday, they also spent their first Christmas out of prison in more than 20 years.
Use of death penalty nationwide falls to 25-year low
The 20 executions carried out in the U.S. were the fewest since 1991, a new report states. Executions in the country peaked in 1999 with 90. Executions are on hold in Oklahoma after officials used the wrong drug in one execution and nearly repeated the error in another.
