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White House To Establish National Monument Honoring Emmett Till

White House To Establish National Monument Honoring Emmett Till

CBS News The White House will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till — the 14-year-old Chicago boy whose abduction, torture and lynching in 1955 while visiting family in Mississippi played a role in sparking the civil rights movement — and his late mother.

Emmett Till Honored With Statue In Mississippi Community

Emmett Till Honored With Statue In Mississippi Community

Associated Press A Mississippi community with an elaborate Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till on Friday, decades after white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager for allegedly whistling at a white woman in a country store.

Grand Jury Declines To Indict Carolyn Bryant Donham, The White Woman Whose Accusation Set Off Emmett Till’s Lynching

Grand Jury Declines To Indict Carolyn Bryant Donham, The White Woman Whose Accusation Set Off Emmett Till’s Lynching

Associated Press A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the woman, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Mississippi AG: No Prosecution Plan In Emmett Till Lynching

Mississippi AG: No Prosecution Plan In Emmett Till Lynching

Associated Press Mississippi’s top legal official has no plan to prosecute the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, an aide said Friday following revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the woman.

Arrest Warrant For Woman Who Accused Emmett Till Found Nearly 70 Years Later In Court Basement

Arrest Warrant For Woman Who Accused Emmett Till Found Nearly 70 Years Later In Court Basement

CBS News A team searching the basement of a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a White woman in his 1955 kidnapping, and Till's relatives who initiated the search want authorities to finally arrest her nearly 70 years later.

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Rep. Josh Brecheen talks reconciliation bill

Rep. Josh Brecheen talks reconciliation bill

Alex Cameron On Wednesday, Griffin Media's Alex Cameron spoke with Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK2), a member of the House Budget Committee, about the status of efforts to complete work on a joint budget resolution and move the process forward.

Rep. Josh Brecheen talks reconciliation bill

Rep. Josh Brecheen talks reconciliation bill

Alex Cameron On Wednesday, Griffin Media's Alex Cameron spoke with Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK2), a member of the House Budget Committee, about the status of efforts to complete work on a joint budget resolution and move the process forward.

Active pattern brings weekend storm chances

Active pattern brings weekend storm chances

News 9 Rain in the Oklahoma City metro is likely, but Meteorologist Lacey Swope is looking ahead to possible weekend storm chances.

Active pattern brings weekend storm chances

Active pattern brings weekend storm chances

News 9 Rain in the Oklahoma City metro is likely, but Meteorologist Lacey Swope is looking ahead to possible weekend storm chances.

How the Prison Fellowship Academy transforms lives in Oklahoma

How the Prison Fellowship Academy transforms lives in Oklahoma

Jordan Fremstad Prison Fellowship Academy at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center fosters change, offering a brighter future for incarcerated women. Grace Buffalohead, one of the graduates, shares her challenging yet inspiring journey

How the Prison Fellowship Academy transforms lives in Oklahoma

How the Prison Fellowship Academy transforms lives in Oklahoma

Jordan Fremstad Prison Fellowship Academy at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center fosters change, offering a brighter future for incarcerated women. Grace Buffalohead, one of the graduates, shares her challenging yet inspiring journey

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Rep. Josh Brecheen talks reconciliation bill

Rep. Josh Brecheen talks reconciliation bill

Alex Cameron On Wednesday, Griffin Media's Alex Cameron spoke with Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK2), a member of the House Budget Committee, about the status of efforts to complete work on a joint budget resolution and move the process forward.

Active pattern brings weekend storm chances

Active pattern brings weekend storm chances

News 9 Rain in the Oklahoma City metro is likely, but Meteorologist Lacey Swope is looking ahead to possible weekend storm chances.

How the Prison Fellowship Academy transforms lives in Oklahoma

How the Prison Fellowship Academy transforms lives in Oklahoma

Jordan Fremstad Prison Fellowship Academy at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center fosters change, offering a brighter future for incarcerated women. Grace Buffalohead, one of the graduates, shares her challenging yet inspiring journey

Oklahoma Forestry Service Director fired over wildfire response

Oklahoma Forestry Service Director fired over wildfire response

Destini Pittman Oklahoma's Forestry Service Director, Mark Goeller, was fired amidst criticism of wildfire response—Gov. Kevin Stitt announces.

Suspect in custody after car chase, crashes in Del City

Suspect in custody after car chase, crashes in Del City

Destini Pittman A suspect is in custody after leading Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers on a chase Wednesday night.

Generations of students find ways to honor memory of Guthrie teacher

Generations of students find ways to honor memory of Guthrie teacher

Elizabeth Fitz Comments from generations of students flooded social media in memory of Ms. Charlotte Mitchell, a sixth-grade social studies teacher at Guthrie Upper Elementary School, who passed away on Monday.

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