Oct 31 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. Continue reading
Oct 18 '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. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 3:52 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… Continue watching
Oct 09 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. Continue reading
Oct 07 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. Continue reading
Oct 01 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. Continue reading
Sep 26 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. Continue reading
Sep 25 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. Continue reading
Sep 13 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. Continue reading
Aug 15 How schools in Oklahoma are responding to a new Bible mandate By Adam Kemp Oklahoma’s top education official issued a mandate over the summer that Oklahoma classrooms must now incorporate the Bible in lesson plans. As the school year begins, several of the state’s largest school districts say they determine what is taught. Continue reading