Cherokee Nation citizen and veteran WNBA coach Latricia Trammell has been hired as an assistant coach for the Chicago Sky, bringing more than a decade of league experience as the team prepares for the 2026 season.

A Cherokee Nation manslaughter case has been complicated by a jurisdictional error after a judge ruled that a county-issued search warrant was invalid, leading to key evidence being suppressed. The case is now moving forward in the Cherokee Nation District Court as families on both sides raise concerns about how the error may affect the upcoming trial.

CLAREMORE, Okla. — A Cherokee family tradition that began along the Old Texas Road in 1886 will mark its 140th gathering this month, making it one of the longest-running Thanksgiving celebrations in the Cherokee Nation. The Milam family — whose descendants trace their Cherokee lineage through Mary Elizabeth (Milam) Hunter — will reunite on Nov. 27 at the Claremore Elks Lodge, continuing a tradition that has survived frontier hardship, two world wars, and a global pandemic. The roots of the...