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She killed her abuser. An Oklahoma House committee passed a bill that could set her free.
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 1998, April Wilkens shot and killed her fiancé, who had handcuffed and raped her in a Tulsa home....
How the ‘Johnny Appleseed for sweet peas’ planted colorful flowers along a SLO County highway
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThis year’s not-so-superbloom of wildflowers in San Luis Obispo County may have peaked in most...
Oklahoma self-defense laws often don't protect women who kill their abusers. One bill hopes to...
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoState Rep. Toni Hasenbeck describes Oklahoma’s relationship with self-defense as a love affair,...
How Texas’ Plan to Curb School Violence Was Knocked Down by a Pandemic and Little Oversight
The 74 via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFive months ago, a 13-year-old North Texas student was threatened with suspension because she...
I shot my abuser to escape. Why are so many domestic violence survivors like me in prison?
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMy name is April Wilkens, and I’m a 52-year-old domestic violence survivor in my 25th year of...
Schools Are Putting More Cops on Campus—Despite the 'Abject Failure' in Uvalde
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe director of the Texas Department of Public Safety called the police response to the Uvalde...
How Carla Crowder is building a better, 'more merciful' Alabama through prison reform
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCarla Crowder is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women who have made a...
Juvenile curfews come with consequences, but not the ones they're designed for, studies show
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuvenile curfews are returning to some of America's largest cities as local leaders explore ways to...
Oklahoma bill aids those who killed their abusers, but not those already behind bars
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe niece of a woman incarcerated for killing her abuser denounced lawmakers on Tuesday for not...
11 children died while in the Kansas foster care system in 2023
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Nearly a dozen children died while in the Kansas foster care system in 2023....