Ex-police officer in Muskogee pleads guilty to federal charges Yesterday MUSKOGEE -- A former Muskogee police detective has pleaded guilty to federal charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. Kris Ledford pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Muskogee to...

AT A GLANCE: Hearing begins in petition case Wed, Nov 19, 2008 Hearing begins in petition case A preliminary hearing Tuesday for three people facing conspiracy charges for their role in a failed 2005 petition drive was filled with objections and legal...

Harrah man sentenced in attack with machetes Tue, Nov 18, 2008 A Harrah man was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for attacking another man with a pair of machetes. Jesse Smith Trevino Jr. pleaded guilty in June to assault with a dangerous...

Oklahoma Co. courthouse protest precedes TABOR prelim Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 23 OKLAHOMA CITY -- About a dozen protesters are gathered outside the Oklahoma County Courthouse to speak out against the prosecution of three people accused of misconduct in circulating an initiative...

Harrah man is sentenced to 77 months in machete attack Mon, Nov 17, 2008 A Harrah man was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for attacking another man with a pair of machetes. Jesse Smith Trevino Jr. pleaded guilty in June to assault with a dangerous...

Group pushes Gypsy rights Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 1 PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Roma children face severe discrimination in the Czech Republic and are still being segregated into schools for those with mental disabilities, a rights group said...

Hurt Oklahoma teen’s mom seeks $27.5M damages Fri, Nov 14, 2008 The mother of a 15-year-old boy injured earlier this year at the Oklahoma County Juvenile Detention Center is seeking more than $27 million in damages, claiming her son was assaulted by a guard or...

Justices confront case of religious monument Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court warily confronted a case Wednesday that mixes limits on free speech with issues of church-state separation. The justices engaged in lively arguments over a...

OU graduate earns legal honor Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Elizabeth Garrett, a native Oklahoman and graduate of the University of Oklahoma, has been elected to the American Law Institute, considered one of the highest honors in the legal...

OU grad selected for legal honor Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Elizabeth Garrett, a native Oklahoman and graduate of the University of Oklahoma, has been elected to the American Law Institute, considered one of the highest honors in the legal...

Top court accepts Oklahoma City lawyer’s resignation Tue, Nov 11, 2008 Oklahoma City attorney George Miskovsky III has given up his license to practice law. Miskovsky, 45, pleaded guilty on Oct. 15 to two misdemeanor counts of offering to engage in acts of lewdness....

OKLAHOMA CAPITOL BRIEFS: Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment Henry chosen to head group Gov. Brad Henry has been named chairman of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. Henry will serve as its 2009-10 chairman. Henry will be installed officially as...

Paparazzo loses injury lawsuit filed against Keanu Reeves Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment LOS ANGELES — It’s a most excellent outcome for Keanu Reeves: The "Matrix” actor doesn’t owe a dime to the paparazzo who sued him. After deliberating for less than...

2 Ada women plead guilty in murder-for-hire plot Thu, Nov 6, 2008 MUSKOGEE -- Two Ada women who are charged with a U.S. Army soldier of trying to hire someone to kill the soldier's wife have pleaded guilty in federal court in Muskogee. U.S. Attorney Sheldon...

Tulsa beating suspect may not be legal resident Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Comments 1 TULSA — Tulsa officials said a 16-year-old charged in the beating death of another teenager after a church-league soccer game may not be a legal resident of the United States. Prosecutors on...

Killer appealing tonight’s execution in Texas Thu, Nov 6, 2008 HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Convicted burglar Elkie Lee Taylor already was a known troublemaker in his neighborhood near downtown Fort Worth when he and a partner were seen leaving the home of Otis...

Deportees face 20-year sentence Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Comments 2 Two men who already have been deported were indicted Tuesday in federal court in Oklahoma City on allegations of coming back into the United States. Santiago Molina-Nolasco and Guadalupe...

Ex-worker settles suit with Oklahoma County over firing Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Comments 2 A former Oklahoma County employee has settled a wrongful termination lawsuit she filed against the county. Sharee Gann claimed in the suit that she was fired in April 2005 because she was not a...

ATM theft try leads to prison for Wakita man Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Comments 1 A Wakita man was sentenced Tuesday to 1 year and 9 months in federal prison for trying to steal an automatic teller machine in May. Weston K. Dent was unable to explain himself Tuesday as he...

TV profanity brings debate Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court spent an hour Tuesday talking about dirty words on television without once using any or making plain how it would decide whether the government could ban them....