Cherokee County law enforcement officials are warning the public after a man using social media allegedly misled people into believing he was a current law enforcement officer, prompting complaints from residents across multiple states, authorities said.

The United Keetoowah Band and Echota Behavioral Health brought community members together through a traditional hog fry held in observance of Native American Heritage Month, emphasizing food sovereignty, cultural practice and intergenerational connection.

A Cherokee Nation District Court judge has thrown out key evidence in a Rogers County homicide case after ruling that investigators obtained a search warrant from the wrong court, a decision that could significantly undermine the prosecution.