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Investigation ordered by Oklahoma governor will demonize Muslim people, expert says

  • Emma Murphy

OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt’s latest effort targeting Muslim groups is “political theater” meant to tap into a broader undercurrent of Islamophobia and create unwarranted fears during an election year, experts said. They said Stitt’s demand that state resources be used to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, is similar to previous […]

Commentary

IndyStar exposes prison failures, shows us why investigative journalism matters

  • Tracey Compton, Indianapolis Public Editor

After two deaths this year at an immigration detention center at the Miami Correctional Facility in north-central Indiana, I blasted the local press for not going deep enough.  In my April 2026 column, I criticized reporters for their coverage, which did little to shed light on the lives of the two detainees, Lorth Sim and […]

Montana

2 found dead at Libby home in apparent murder-suicide

  • Mark Rattner NonStop Local Digital Journalist
  • Updated

LIBBY, Mont. — Two people were found dead at a home in Libby in what investigators are calling an apparent murder-suicide, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said in a release.