domestic violence

Domestic violence homicides in Oklahoma reached a record high in 2023, rising 16% from the previous year, according to an annual report released last week by the Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.

Domestic homicide numbers increased 16% from the prior year with a total of 121 victims, according to numbers released by the Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.

Tyesha Long is the latest Oklahoman to file for resentencing under the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act, which requires courts to revisit sentencing decisions for survivors of domestic abuse.

Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.

The United States Department of Justice awarded nine Oklahoma tribal nations $6.2 million under two programs.

Attorneys for Tulsa County convicted killer April Rose Wilkens are asking a court to set her free after 26 years following the passage of a new law.

The decision was the first major gun ruling since 2022, when the high court broke sharply with the way gun laws had previously been handled by the courts.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses the State of Oklahoma facing a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice over its new immigration law, the Oklahoma City Council denying a special permit for a new Oklahoma County Jail near Del City and a budget agreement from state lawmakers.

Tulsa City Councilor Grant Miller’s misdemeanor domestic violence charge has been dismissed.

Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 1835, also known as the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act, into law Tuesday.