‘Revisit McGirt itself’: Oklahoma Tax Commission responds to Stroble’s SCOTUS petition
In a 22-page filing calling the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision "incorrectly decided," attorneys for the Oklahoma Tax Commission asked the U.S. Supreme Court to...
‘I’ll get it filed’: Prosecutor says more charges coming against sex offender whose case has lingered
More criminal charges are coming for registered sex offender Melvin Platt, an Oklahoma County prosecutor said in court Monday, but a long-delayed motion to...
Oklahoma Supreme Court decides Open Records Act cases on jail trusts, metadata
The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued two precedential rulings about the state Open Records Act on Nov. 25, one involving county jail trusts and the...
Recent book on lethal injections criticizes Oklahoma
Corinna Barrett Lain, the author of Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection, recently spoke at OKC's Full Circle Bookstore....
Focusing on rural issues, 5 Republicans campaign for HD 35 special election
(Update: On Dec. 9, Dillon Travis and Mike Waters advanced to the Jan. 13 Republican runoff for the HD 35 special election. The following...
Stallings recuses from EPIC case after defense attorney backs her judicial opponent
After learning that defense attorney Joe White has become the campaign committee chairman for a man seeking to unseat her in the 2026 election...
‘Slipshod’ assessments led DA to request, receive resignation of Hughes County assessor
Hughes County District Attorney Erik Johnson asked Amber Jones, the county’s assessor since 2019, to resign after officials found only 1 percent of properties...
Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith, Undersheriff Jesse Yother indicted by grand jury
Criminal indictments against Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith and Undersheriff Jesse Yother were unsealed today by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office, with Smith...
Kingfisher grand jury: Video evidence, testimony corroborate self-defense claim in 2020 shooting
A final report from a Kingfisher grand jury contradicted claims that Benjamin Millis "indiscriminately" fired a gun into a crowd of partygoers, concluding he...
Accused of sexual misconduct, Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith faces removal from office
(Update: One day after the publication of this story, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office unsealed criminal indictments against Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith...
