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WEBTracing the source of dark money-fueled attack ads that helped topple the Oklahoma Senate’s next leader. Clifton Adcock August 26, 2024. The attempts to build layers of secrecy around a tangled web of independent political groups span numerous post office boxes, corporate filings and other records across several states. View All Stories.
Federal appeals court upholds overturned conviction in Ada …
WEBJul 14, 2021 · A federal appeals court has upheld a decision to overturn the conviction of one of two men in the 1985 kidnapping and murder of an Ada convenience store worker. Along with co-defendant Tommy Ward, Karl Fontenot was convicted twice in the kidnapping and murder of Donna Denise Haraway from an Ada convenience store in 1984 and sentenced to life ...
Judge orders second man in Ada's 'Innocent Man' case freed, state …
WEBDec 21, 2020 · Courtesy Netflix. An Oklahoma judge has ordered the second defendant in Ada’s so-called “Innocent Man” murder case to be immediately freed after spending 35 years in prison and excoriating investigators and prosecutors for withholding favorable evidence from his defense team for decades. Tommy Ward, who was convicted twice for …
As Kevin Stitt called for more election spending transparency, his ...
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Less than a month before Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order creating a task force to examine and make recommendations on campaign finance and foreign “investment” or interference in Oklahoma’s elections., members of his campaign staff, along with a handful of wealthy supporters, were busy setting up their own state political action committee fueled by dark money, according to ...
We fact-checked what Oklahoma law says about teaching ... - The …
WEBJul 11, 2024 · Claim: Oklahoma law already allows the Bible to be taught in public schools. Source: “Oklahoma law already explicitly allows Bibles in the classroom and enables teachers to use them in instruction,” Phil Bacharach, a spokesman for the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office said in statements to several …
Judge in Innocent Man case agrees to suppress original …
WEBUPDATE Feb 23, 2024: A Tulsa County judge granted a motion to suppress the 1984 confession of Karl Fontenot on Friday afternoon, but stopped short of addressing the defense’s motion to dismiss the case.The state has 30 days to appeal the ruling to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Fontenot, who was in the courtroom in Tulsa on Friday, declined to comment, but early in the hearing ...
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WEBAbout Us. Ashlynd Huffman. Courtesy. The Frontier has a mission to produce fearless, independent journalism with impact. We hold those in power accountable, give a voice to the powerless and tell stories that matter to Oklahomans. We strive to produce fair, accurate reporting governed by our code of ethics.
Bartlesville family copes with questions following fatal officer ...
WEBOct 21, 2019 · Thomas, 35, was shot and killed by Bartlesville police on June 1 inside his father’s home despite not being armed with a weapon. DYLAN GOFORTH/The Frontier. By the evening of June 1, 35-year-old Thomas Goodeyes Gay, a father of three who was in Bartlesville to visit family, would become the 11th person shot …
We fact-checked Oklahoma’s book-banning controversy - The …
WEBSep 20, 2022 · Fact Check. Editor’s note: Sept. 18-24 is Banned Books Week, with events nationwide protesting censorship. An Oklahoma teacher attracted national media attention and is out of the classroom after sharing a library QR code with students. And there have been reports of some Oklahoma school districts yanking classic titles from library shelves.
Attorneys in Ada 'Innocent Man' case request judge vacate Ward's ...
WEBMar 3, 2020 · Attorneys for one of the men convicted in the 1984 robbery, abduction and murder of Donna Denice Haraway in Ada are asking a judge to vacate his conviction and sentences after they say newly uncovered evidence shows investigators elicited a false confession and hid evidence showing details of the confession were fed to the defendant by police.. In a motion and brief filed Monday on behalf of ...
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