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5 Cherokees sue courts, DAs, 30 municipalities

5 Cherokees sue courts, DAs, 30 municipalities

5 Cherokees sue courts, DAs, 30 municipalities

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, December 3, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Five Cherokees who allege they were unlawfully prosecuted for unspecified traffic offenses or misdemeanor crimes that occurred within the boundaries of the Cherokee Reservation have sued six state district courts, four district attorneys, court clerks of seven counties, and 30...
Oklahoma employment lawyers suggest adding detailed work from home policies for employee manuals.

Oklahoma employment lawyers suggest adding detailed work from home policies for employee manuals.

Working from home leads to changes in job policy manuals

Tim Farley
Thursday, December 3, 2020
After the pandemic struck the U.S. nine months ago, many businesses have been forced to adjust their policy and procedures manual as employees were instructed to work from home.
Killers’ fate connected to KCA reservation status

Killers’ fate connected to KCA reservation status

Killers’ fate connected to KCA reservation status

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, December 3, 2020
LAWTON – Whether the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation is still intact or has been dissolved will determine whether two killers will have their state court convictions set aside. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in July, in McGirt v.
Ledger Photo by JJ Francais

Ledger Photo by JJ Francais

Lights fantastic

News Staff
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Southwest Oklahoma celebrates the start of the Christmas season
Harvey Pratt, designer of the National Native American Veteran Memorial, speaks with reporters Nov 11 at the Smithsonian national Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The memorial is seen behind Pratt. Photo By Jessie Christopher Smith, Gaylord News

Harvey Pratt, designer of the National Native American Veteran Memorial, speaks with reporters Nov 11 at the Smithsonian national Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The memorial is seen behind Pratt. Photo By Jessie Christopher Smith, Gaylord News

Oklahoma artist makes history with veteran memorial

News Staff
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
WASHINGTON - The first national memorial to Native American war veterans, which was designed by an Oklahoma artist, was unveiled on Veterans Day in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian officially opened its National Native American Veterans Memorial on Wednesday.
Dwight Hinson, left, coaches the Central Iowa Wrestling Club and Team Intensity, a wrestling program for youth in Ames. Hinson will be inducted into the Glen Grand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa in 2021.

Dwight Hinson, left, coaches the Central Iowa Wrestling Club and Team Intensity, a wrestling program for youth in Ames. Hinson will be inducted into the Glen Grand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa in 2021.

Lawton native is inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Michael Kinney
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
When Dwight Hinson arrived in Lawton more than three decades ago, the military brat knew nothing about real wrestling. His only experience with the sport was being an avid World Wrestling Federation fan with its flamboyant characters and scripted matches.
Women hold signs in protest of missing and murdered indigenous women during an annual Women's March in Tulsa Jan18.

Women hold signs in protest of missing and murdered indigenous women during an annual Women's March in Tulsa Jan18.

National program will probe missing, murdered Indigenous

Michael Kinney
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Oklahoma will become the first state to launch a pilot program aimed at investigating missing and murdered Indigenous peoples. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorneys Trent Shores and Brian Kuester at a press conference Monday in Tulsa. Five other U.S.
HHS Schedules Free Covid-19 testing periods

HHS Schedules Free Covid-19 testing periods

HHS Schedules Free Covid-19 testing periods

News Staff
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in a public-private partnership with eTrueNorth and state and local officials, will bring free COVID-19 testing to Oklahoma between November 28 and December 19.
Vaping products are luring Oklahoma teenagers into trying tobacco products and paving the way to nicotine addiction, according to a new Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) survey.

Vaping products are luring Oklahoma teenagers into trying tobacco products and paving the way to nicotine addiction, according to a new Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) survey.

TSET survey: Vaping leads to nicotine addiction

News Staff
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Vaping products are luring Oklahoma teenagers into trying tobacco products and paving the way to nicotine addiction, according to a new Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) survey. The survey also found that teenagers are not eating enough fruits and vegetables.
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