The tribe’s Supreme Court excised language from its constitution that limited the citizenship rights of descendants of Black people who had been enslaved by the tribe before the Civil War.
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Investigators say they found a missing Oklahoma teenager alive.
Muscogee Creek Nation Press Secretary Jason Salsman said Ethan McIntosh was found alive in the Texanna Road area more than 20 miles from where he was last seen in Stidham, in southeast Oklahoma.
âAll day long, all of us involved in this story, all of us involved in looking and working this case hoped and prayed for a happy ending and it seems like thatâs what we have here,â Salsman said.
McIntosh was reported missing after being last seen around 5:45 p.m. Monday and multi-agency searches overnight were unsuccessful.
Salsman said he didnât have details yet on how McIntosh was found or who found him. He added that there was no initial indication that McIntosh was injured.
Updated February 18 at 5:25 p.m.
In the wake of this week’s damage to the state s water infrastructure, Oklahoma could soon face mandatory boil orders. Environment officials anticipate the damage and response will continue for weeks.
The Department of Environmental Quality issued a release on Thursday, warning that precautionary boil advisories could increase in coming days, and that mandatory boil orders are possible.
The release advised Oklahomans with extremely low water pressure or total water loss to notify their water service provider as quickly as possible and follow these recommendations:
Once the water comes back on, flush the water for five minutes or until fresh, clear water comes out of the tap.