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November 13, 2025
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt spared an Tremane Wood's life moments before he was to receive a lethal injection on Thursday.
September 19, 2025
The sign was put up in Antlers, Okla., in response to the killing of Charlie Kirk, reading “deepest sympathies for…
gavel and handgun, theGrio.com
January 22, 2024
An Oklahoma prosecutor is dropping a murder charge against a 15-year-old who was accused in the fatal shooting of another…
December 21, 2023
Glynn Simmons, a 71-year-old who was released in July after spending over 48 years in a Oklahoma prison, was ruled…
November 11, 2023
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors may lean on the U.S. Congress if the Oklahoma Supreme Court does not reverse a lower…
September 20, 2023
The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and…
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, DOJ investigation, theGrio.com
August 17, 2023
The Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider a reparations case from survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after a lower…
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, DOJ investigation, theGrio.com
August 16, 2023
Oklahoma says it won't discuss a settlement with survivors who are seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and…
August 8, 2023
Attorneys seeking reparations for three living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre filed an appeal in the case with…
July 29, 2023
District Attorney Vicki Behenna determined the shootings in 2020 were justified under Oklahoma law and permanently dismissed the cases.
July 1, 2023
Attorney General Gentner Drummond said his office found no legal grounds to dismiss McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy.
June 15, 2023
Two southwest Oklahoma police officers who fatally shot an unarmed Black man have been ordered by an arbitrator to be…
Oklahoma boy, 13, earns bachelor's in cybersecurity, computer science
May 19, 2023
A 13-year-old Oklahoma boy is making history as the youngest-ever graduate from Oklahoma City Community College.
May 1, 2023
When Oklahoma's newly elected Republican head of public schools campaigned for the job last fall, he ran on a platform…
April 23, 2023
McCurtain County's budding image took a hit after county officials were exposed discussing killing journalists and lynching Black people.
Oklahoma commissioner Mark Jennings
April 20, 2023
Oklahoma County Commissioner Mark Jennings quit days after news broke of a secret recording containing racially-charged language.
April 18, 2023
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said he was seeking resignations from McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy and three other officials.
April 16, 2023
Trinity Thomas, a fifth-year senior, was limited to just two events due to a leg injury suffered two weeks ago…
April 13, 2023
A forensic anthropologist believes investigators are a step closer to identifying victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Prisoners organ donation -- Michael Lewis Georgia
January 25, 2023
Oklahoma’s new attorney general, Gentner Drummond, had requested at least 60 days between executions, instead of 30 days, because he said carrying…