Oklahoma’s two Republican U.S. Senators did not choose the candidate preferred by President-Elect Donald Trump’s inner circle to be Senate majority leader.

Tulsa County law enforcement and election officials said they have been told by federal investigators the arrest of an Afghan national plotting to disrupt voting, likely in Oklahoma, did not show any signs he was planning anything in or near the Tulsa metro.

Initially, Stitt had said the Cherokee Nation must accept the same terms and conditions that the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations agreed to during the tribal tag compact discussions. Now, the governor’s office confirmed they have offered the Cherokee Nation a unique compact to address their needs and concerns and settle the matter.

Both Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. described the chances of renewing any agreement as “unlikely at this point”, “bleak”, and a “stalemate” if the compact had to be renewed today.

State lawmakers passed a bill last year after the school shooting at a Nashville private school that would open up funds to school districts throughout the state to help them hire school resource officers and buy other tools to help prevent similar tragedies from happening in Oklahoma.

State Representative J.J. Humphrey (R-Lane) said there are talks happening at the state capitol about forming a panel to investigate the possible impeachment of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett (R) if he does not voluntarily leave his position.

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett stepped down as the chairman of the commission to seek treatment for alcoholism following allegations he publicly groped someone during a business trip.

In a letter to the board, Drummond said he found it unacceptable that the board (and the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board before it) had held two meetings and both times had failed to rescind the contract despite an order from the Oklahoma State Supreme Court to do so.

“We do plan on honoring and respecting the full decision of the Supreme Court,” a board member said openly after coming out of executive session before explaining the termination vote would have to happen later because of the requested stay on the ruling.

A letter from the Tulsa County Board of Commissioners asks the State Fire Marshal’s Office to revoke the Berryhill Fire Department’s ability to conduct local building and fire code inspections within its district and instead transfer that power to a fire marshal within Tulsa County government.

Stitt sent a letter to the heads of all tribal nations earlier this month telling them the state will only agree to the terms the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations already agreed to when they finalized their tribal tag compacts earlier this year. He said there will be little to no leeway in allowing a tribal nation to carve out their own terms and conditions in a unique agreement.

Tulsa Police Lieutenant Marcus Harper was arrested along with former officers Ananais Carson and Latoya Dythe in the fall of 2021. During a news conference, Franklin and Rogers County District Attorney Matt Ballard announced criminal charges against the three officers over allegations they helped cover up a shooting that took place in the summer of 2020.

Eastern Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen (R) is urging all Americans to stay away from the island nation of Turks and Caicos for a while saying the island leaders expressed anti-American rhetoric during talks about Americans being arrested for having loose bullets in their luggage.

Last week, as part of the new state budget, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers voted to cut off Walters’ ability to hire public relations firms except for the sole purpose of hiring them to help apply for Federal grants.

Pritchett was given around eight years in prison for both involuntary manslaughter and for being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He will also have to pay $6,000 in restitution to Collins’ family. He could be released after 5 years for good behavior and time served in jail while waiting for a final resolution in the case.