Oklahoma

At least 11 injured by severe storms in Oklahoma as tens of thousands of homes lose power

By Associated Press

Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power.

Why Oklahoma has an ‘only citizens’ measure on the ballot

By Adam Kemp

As Election Day nears, voters in Oklahoma are weighing a ballot measure that would restrict voting "only" to U.S. citizens, echoing a broader Republican effort to fight noncitizen voting, which is already rare.

‘We are not going to wait.’ How the Cherokee Nation is trying to solve a housing crisis

By Adam Kemp

The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma is dedicating millions of its own money to address housing needs for its citizens.

How an Oklahoma death penalty case reached the Supreme Court

By Amna Nawaz, Adam Kemp, Saher Khan

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a death row case from Oklahoma. Justices looked at whether the due process rights of death row inmate Richard Glossip were violated when the state suppressed information about its star witness who committed the…

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3 big takeaways from this Supreme Court death penalty case

By Adam Kemp

Supreme Court justices weighed Wednesday whether to grant a new trial to Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man whose death row case has now come twice before the high court.

LISTEN: Supreme Court hears appeal from Richard Glossip, on death row for more than 25 years

By Adam Kemp

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in the case of Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row prisoner who claims he is innocent and argues his constitutional rights were violated during trial.

Justice Department to launch civil rights review of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

By Sean Murphy, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Justice says it plans to launch a review and evaluation of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite parole board recommending his life be spared

By Sean Murphy, Associated Press

Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 shooting death of a convenience store owner after the governor rejected a recommendation from the state’s parole board to spare his life.

5 executions planned this week in the U.S., the most in decades

By Sean Murphy, Associated Press

Death row inmates in five separate states are set to be put to death in the span of one week.

This new law in Oklahoma could give survivors of domestic violence in prison a second chance

By Adam Kemp

Survivors of domestic violence who are convicted of a crime say they are "finally seeing some hope" under a new Oklahoma law that could possibly reduce their sentences.