Emmitt Sam News Today

A Tulsa mom says the man who killed her son should be spending more time in prison. Emmitt Sam pleaded guilty to carjacking resulting in death which is expected to come with a sentence of 210 months.

Without explanation, the United States Supreme Court recently denied two State of Oklahoma petitions seeking to define who is an Indian. It was an attempt by the state to claw back more jurisdiction over crimes in the wake of the high court's ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma.

This is the KGOU AM NewsBrief for Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.

This is the KGOU PM NewsBrief for Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear requests made by the state of Oklahoma to define Native American status for federal criminal law purposes.

U.S. Supreme Court is being urged by Oklahoma to issue a ruling on the definition of Indian under federal criminal law.