News Minute: Here is the latest Oklahoma news from The Associated Press

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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar is joining a star-studded country music concert planned to benefit victims of last month's deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma. Toby Keith announced today that Hagar and country music legends Mel Tillis and John Anderson would be joining his Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert on July 6th at the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office is offering a new mobile app that victims of crime can use to track inmates. The Victim Information and Notification Everyday program is a free and anonymous service that allows Oklahomans to be notified about changes in the status of state jail and prison inmates.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A federal judge in Tulsa has rejected an attempt by a Cherokee Nation candidate to allow descendants of the tribe's freed slaves to vote in an election this weekend. U.S. District Judge Terence Kern denied the bid yesterday by Robin Mayes. Mayes is a candidate for an at-large tribal council spot.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Health is investigating whether anyone who handled a rabid puppy that later died was exposed to the disease. The health agency said today the Bluetick/Walker Coonhound mix puppy was part of a litter of 5 or six 10-week-old puppies that were sold on June 9th at the Bivens Dog Trade in Sulphur. The puppies have black, brown and white markings.