Nov 15 Oklahoma judge reduces J&J order in opioid lawsuit by $107 million By Sean Murphy, Ken Miller, Associated Press An Oklahoma judge who last summer ordered consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to help address the state’s opioid crisis on Friday reduced that amount by $107 million in a final order in the case. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 6:31 Oklahoma's governor on 2nd chances and reducing mass incarceration In Oklahoma, 462 people left prison Monday in the largest single-day commutation in U.S. history. Republican Governor Kevin Stitt had signed off on their release based on the recommendation of the state’s Pardon and Parole Board. Oklahoma has the nation’s… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: Trump must turn over tax returns to NY, says appeals court In our news wrap Monday, a New York federal appeals court ruled President Trump’s 2011 tax returns must be turned over to state prosecutors, as part of an investigation into payments to two women claiming affairs with Trump. Also, Iran… Continue watching
Nov 04 More than 400 inmates released from Oklahoma prisons By Associated Press State officials say it is the largest single-day mass commutation in U.S. history. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 7:23 U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo on opening a 'doorway of hope' for indigenous artists By Jeffrey Brown, Kira Wakeam Joy Harjo, the new poet laureate of the United States, is the first Native American to achieve that honor. Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with Harjo, a member of Oklahoma's Muscogee Creek Nation, in Tulsa to discuss how arts shaped… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 8:01 What Okla. judgment against Johnson & Johnson means for opioid accountability An Oklahoma judge delivered a $572 million judgment against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson in the first major legal decision to go against a drugmaker for its role in the opioid crisis. The judge found the company’s marketing practices helped… Continue watching
Aug 26 WATCH: Oklahoma judge rules against drugmaker, orders $572M payment By Sean Murphy, Associated Press An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid drug crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million to help abate the problem in the coming years. Continue reading
May 30 Levees strained as Arkansas River holds at record levels By Hannah Grabenstein, Associated Press Officials expected hundreds of homes to flood in Fort Smith, Arkansas' second-largest city. In nearby Van Buren, officials warned that a levee protecting a mostly rural area was "showing signs of significant leakage and deterioration."… Continue reading
May 28 Watch 3:07 News Wrap: Iran says 'no prospect' of nuclear negotiations with U.S. In our news wrap Tuesday, a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would have brought much-needed assistance to storm-ravaged areas has stalled for a second time in the House. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky objected to the measure over… Continue watching
May 28 How to help tornado victims in Oklahoma, Ohio and other parts of the Midwest By Patty Gorena Morales A spate of storms have ripped through the Midwest and Oklahoma in recent days. Here are some ways you can help the affected communities. Continue reading