BROKEN ARROW, Okla.—An Oklahoma couple considered “primary suspects” in last week’s killings of their six children faced growing financial pressures and the husband experienced recurring pain from a workplace head injury, according to family members. Eight people were found dead Thursday in a burning home in a Tulsa-area suburb in what authorities are investigating as…
Oklahoma Attorney General Sues Biden Admin Over Refusal to Transfer Death Row Inmate to State Custody
The state of Oklahoma is suing the Federal Bureau of Prisons over the bureau’s refusal to transfer a death row inmate set to be executed in December into Oklahoma’s custody. John Hanson, 58, was sentenced to death in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, for the 1999 murders of Mary Bowles, 77, and Jerald Thurman, 44. His death sentence was…
8 Dead in Oklahoma House Fire, Homicide Investigation Underway
Eight family members died in a house fire in Oklahoma on Oct.27 and police are now investigating the incident as a possible homicide, officials have confirmed. The blaze was first reported at around 4 p.m. in a quiet residential area of Broken Arrow, a city in the northeastern part of Oklahoma and the largest suburb of Tulsa. Police spokesman Ethan Hutchin said…
Oklahoma Governor Vows He Won’t Allow ‘Life-Changing’ Gender Surgery for Children
Amid ongoing controversy over the transitioning of gender dysphoric youth, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said he’s responsible “to protect minors” in his state and will continue to take steps to prevent children from “being permanently altered” either by hormone therapy or “gender-affirming” surgery. “We have a duty to protect minors from a lot of things:…
Oklahoma Executes Man Convicted of Killing Infant Daughter
McALESTER, Okla.—Oklahoma executed inmate Benjamin Cole on Thursday morning despite claims from his attorneys that he had been severely mentally ill. Cole was pronounced dead at 10:22 a.m. at Oklahoma’s state penitentiary in McAlester. He was the sixth Oklahoma inmate to be executed since the state resumed carrying them out in October 2021. Attorneys for…
US Supreme Court Denies Oklahoma Death Row Inmate’s Appeal
OKLAHOMA CITY—The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a last-minute appeal filed by Oklahoma death row inmate Benjamin Cole, paving the way for him to receive a lethal injection on Thursday. Cole, 57, was convicted and sentenced to death for killing his 9-month-old daughter Brianna Cole by forcibly bending the infant backward, breaking her spine….
Man Wanted for Questioning in 4 Oklahoma Deaths Is Arrested
OKMULGEE, Okla.—A man wanted for questioning about the deaths and dismemberment of four men in eastern Oklahoma has been arrested in Florida, police said Tuesday. Joe Kennedy, 67, was arrested Monday in Daytona Beach Shores while driving a stolen vehicle, according to a statement by Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice. Prentice has described Kennedy as…
VIDEO: Deputy Sheriff Teaches Young Driver Stuck in the Middle of a Road How to Drive a Manual Car
Two deputies from Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office in Oklahoma went above the call of duty to help a young woman who had trouble driving a stick shift. Deputies Kendrae Traylor and Ryan Graham spotted a stalled vehicle when they were out on patrol one night in Cleveland County. (Courtesy of Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office –…
Oklahoma Authorities Fatally Shoot Man Threatening Officers
CLAREMORE, Okla.—The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is trying to determine if a man who appeared to be threatening officers with a gun was actually armed when they fatally shot him this week, a spokesperson said Thursday. Two Claremore police officers and and a Rogers County deputy shot Bobby Joe Johnston, 40, on Wednesday…
New Oklahoma Law Requires Children’s Hospital to Stop Transgender Treatment to Get Relief Money
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed a bill that blocks Oklahoma University Children’s Hospital from receiving federal pandemic relief money unless it stops performing “gender-affirming” treatment on children. The new law sets aside over $108 million in American Rescue Plan funds to University of Oklahoma’s health system, or OU Health, for a variety of…
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