Still facing a criminal inquiry, #okleg Rep. Ajay Pittman has replied to a civil #ethics lawsuit and has shared an Amazon "surgery recovery gift list" requesting a paper shredder and more than 100 other items for her mother, a Seminole Nation legislator. nondoc.com/2025/12/19/a...

#Oklahoma's online portal that candidates, PACs and lobbyists use to file financial disclosures remains in a beta phase, months after the software was supposed to have launched. Now, the #Ethics Commission is considering reinstating a previous version. nondoc.com/2025/12/18/f...

Through early identification, intervention and occasional retention, #Frederick Elementary School is outperforming many peers on #literacy metrics while supporting a high percentage of economically disadvantaged and English-learner students. | #oklaed nondoc.com/2025/12/18/w...

Citing insufficiency of jury instructions about the legal standard for driving "under the influence," the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the involuntary manslaughter conviction of former #Oklahoma Rep. Dan Kirby on Tuesday. | #okleg #Eufaula nondoc.com/2025/12/17/d...

Oklahoma's Supreme Court narrowly struck down controversial changes to #SocialStudies standards and ordered use of the 2019 standards until new ones are approved by the State Board of #oklaed. Justices said a Feb. 27 vote violated the #OpenMeeting Act. nondoc.com/2025/12/16/o...

Operators of the #OkCounty Jail are attempting to make its population more manageable by reducing the backlog of post-sentence inmates awaiting transfer to state prisons. nondoc.com/2025/12/16/e...

"What [OG&E is] saying to me and my colleagues is, 'Do what we want, or else.'" — #Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett nondoc.com/2025/12/15/h...

T. Sheri Dickerson, 52, is accused of depositing millions of returned bail funds into her own accounts following the 2020 #GeorgeFloyd protests. Click to read the full indictment, which says she spent the money on travel, shopping and personal expenses. nondoc.com/2025/12/11/b...

With no other board meetings scheduled for 2025, it appears the #Tulsa Housing Authority will have completed none of its overdue audits this year despite mounting pressure from the state's #housing agency and swirling questions for city leaders. nondoc.com/2025/12/11/a...

Principal Chief David Hill said #Muscogee Nation departments have drafted amendments to enroll #Freedmen descendants as citizens, but the process will linger until code updates are approved by the National Council, which has been silent on the topic. nondoc.com/2025/12/11/m...

Nearly two years after #McAlester's hospital declined to renew its lease with a previous cancer treatment provider, a newly renovated center operated by the Stephenson Cancer Center will reopen Dec. 15 to provide robust screening and treatment to #SoutheastOklahoma. nondoc.com/2025/12/10/l...

A review of state statute found that a southeast #Oklahoma county board’s decision to suspend its indicted sheriff was invalid because the board lacked legal authority to take that action. nondoc.com/2025/12/09/g...

Learn the latest about a TV station's defamation case, a new settlement with a controversial pharmacy benefit manager, and a trio of 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decisions affecting #Oklahoma. nondoc.com/2025/12/09/l...

State leaders and lawmakers want to improve #reading education. As the 2026 #okleg session nears, an expansion of the state's literacy coaching program could be on the table. | #oklaed nondoc.com/2025/12/08/e...

Eight years following Kongchi Justin Thao's death at the Grady County Jail in #Chickasha, a civil rights #lawsuit over "deliberate indifference toward his serious medical needs" will continue after a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling. nondoc.com/2025/12/05/a...

A year after the First National Bank of #Lindsay failed, former President Danny Seibel has been charged with conspiracy and #fraud. Read the allegations against Seibel, which involve him covering overdrafts for a "frequent gambler" and another customer. nondoc.com/2025/12/04/n...

With candidate filing closing Wednesday, 34-year-old Matthew Pallares is set to challenge #OKC Mayor David Holt in next year's local election cycle. Click to review the full slate of #OkCounty filings for municipal and #oklaed boards. nondoc.com/2025/12/03/o...

The #Oklahoma Tax Commission has asked #SCOTUS to "revisit McGirt itself" if justices decide to review #Muscogee Nation citizen Alicia Stroble's challenge of state #IncomeTax jurisdiction. Read the full brief and the #FiveTribes' amicus briefs within. nondoc.com/2025/12/03/r...

Despite concerns he is a "flight risk" owing to a 2024 police chase and the threat of more sex-crime charges, Melvin Platt left #OkCounty District Court without having his suspended sentence revoked a year after DA Vicki Behenna filed a motion to do so. nondoc.com/2025/12/02/o...

The #Oklahoma Supreme Court issued two decisions regarding the #OpenRecordsAct, one establishing that jail trusts cannot claim the same privacy restrictions as law enforcement agencies, and another saying the law does not establish a right to #metadata. nondoc.com/2025/12/02/o...

While #Oklahoma was the U.S. birthplace of #LethalInjection, the state has became known for botched executions over the last decade. According to Dr. John Thompson, a new book portrays the state as a prime example for inefficacy of the practice. nondoc.com/2025/12/01/r...

After former Rep. Ty Burns pleaded guilty to domestic violence and resigned earlier this year, six candidates filed to replace him as HD 35's representative. Meet the five #GOP candidates hoping to secure their party's nomination in a primary Dec. 9: nondoc.com/2025/11/29/f...

A final report from a #Kingfisher grand jury contradicted claims that Benjamin Millis "indiscriminately" fired a gun into a crowd of partygoers, concluding he only fired at Christopher Robinson, who was shot and killed in May 2020. nondoc.com/2025/11/25/k...

Facing a #GrandJury petition to remove him from office, Coal County Sheriff Jason "Cadillac" Smith claims allegations of sexual harassment and habitual drunkenness are "false" and politically motivated by his predecessor's employees. | #SEOK nondoc.com/2025/11/24/a...

A marathon meeting of the #Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency featured accusations of falsehoods, an analogy about Roger Staubach and broad recognition of the affordable #housing crisis facing the City of #Tulsa and the state. nondoc.com/2025/11/24/t...

After winning an appeal before the #Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, #Edmond Police Department Lt. Jennifer Haddock has been granted immunity from prosecution in her brother's 2023 shooting death under the state's "stand your ground" statute. nondoc.com/2025/11/21/a...

The #Tulsa Housing Impact Fund — meant to encourage national and local investment into affordable housing across the city — becomes another initiative that can support Mayor Monroe Nichols' goal of bringing 6,000 new affordable #housing units online by 2028. nondoc.com/2025/11/20/w...

The #Oklahoma Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on SB 1027, an #okleg bill whose opponents say places added burdens on initiative petition organizers through per-county signature restrictions. Proponents say the law shields #rural interests. nondoc.com/2025/11/19/o...

A pair of revamped public bodies tasked with setting #Oklahoma politician pay deployed a new tactic — executive session — to keep conversations private and productive. Ultimately, they increased future #okleg pay and revised hikes for statewide offices. nondoc.com/2025/11/18/i...

Edmond residents have voted to continue a one-cent General Fund sales tax and a half-cent 2017 capital improvement sales tax for another 10 years. The CIP tax had its purpose narrowed specifically to fund #road projects for the next decade. nondoc.com/2025/11/18/e...

The #Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has ordered a new review of Edmond Police Department Lt. Jennifer Haddock's motion for "stand your ground" immunity in the fatal 2023 shooting of her brother at their mother's apartment. nondoc.com/2025/11/18/e...

Brittany Gordon's case has highlighted prosecutorial delays in #OkCounty, an #EPD officer's issues interacting with people experiencing mental health issues, and potential conflict of interest concerns for the district attorney. nondoc.com/2025/11/17/c...

In a dizzying, sometimes shambolic, two-hour meeting Nov. 10, the #OkCounty "jail trust" filled two key leadership positions, had one member accused of being transphobic in connection to his recent arrest, and saw another walk out mid-meeting to resign. nondoc.com/2025/11/17/w...

A special election will be set by Gov. Kevin Stitt to fill the remainder of Rep. Forrest Bennett's unexpired term. Bennett was elected to lead the Oklahoma State ALF-CIO earlier this month after serving in the #okleg since November 2016. nondoc.com/2025/11/14/r...

Several votes affecting salaries for #Oklahoma legislators and statewide elected officials may have been invalid owing to a registered lobbyist being appointed to a state compensation board in violation of law. | #okleg nondoc.com/2025/11/14/o...

Death row inmate Tremane Wood will spend the rest of his life in prison without parole after Gov. Kevin Sitt granted clemency to Wood who had been convicted in the stabbing death of Ronald Wipf more than two decades ago. nondoc.com/2025/11/13/s...

With donations DOUBLED through the end of 2025 thanks to #NewsMatch, our development director outlines 10 reasons to donate, which just happens to be our team's 10 employees. Click to learn which NonDoc staff member once traveled with the circus. nondoc.com/2025/11/13/t...

After two meetings largely defined by chaos, confusion and admissions of ignorance, #Oklahoma's statewide elected posts will pay higher salaries, and four #okleg leadership positions will receive new bonuses. Review the surprising salary numbers within. nondoc.com/2025/11/12/a...

#EWaste is America's fastest-growing component of the municipal waste stream, with planned obsolescence, illegal dumping and trading of discarded devices around the globe making the industry challenging to navigate. nondoc.com/2025/11/12/d...

If renewed Nov. 18, two sales taxes would be extended for another 10 years. Residents have voted to maintain Edmond's General Fund sales tax every 10 years since 1977. As the it stands, Edmond holds the lowest sales tax rate in the OKC metro at 8.25%. nondoc.com/2025/11/11/e...

Leaders of the #okleg are looking to replicate the "Mississippi miracle" and other southern states' improved literacy outcomes. But one tenet of Mississippi's success, holding students back until they reach #reading benchmarks, carries political baggage. nondoc.com/2025/11/11/b...

From drinking during a traffic stop to repeated obscene conduct in prison, catch up on odd and interesting court cases in #Oklahoma. nondoc.com/2025/11/10/l...

A pair of former speakers who led the #Muscogee National Council won runoff races Saturday to reclaim elected office after being ousted by voters in prior cycles. Click to review the results and learn about the representative-elects' backgrounds. nondoc.com/2025/11/09/f...

Wilburton native Michael Duncan recalls working in busy southeast Oklahoma newsrooms, but reporting jobs have evaporated across rural America. Now, as chairman of NonDoc's governing board, he is working to make a new #journalism job in #SEOK sustainable. nondoc.com/2025/11/07/s...

Communities in #PittsburgCounty are mourning the loss of three men who were killed in two separate accidents during a street racing event in #Hartshorne. nondoc.com/2025/11/06/w...

By a 3-2 vote, the #Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency for Tremane Wood, who was convicted in 2004 in the stabbing death of 19-year-old Ronnie Wipf at an OKC motel. The recommendation heads to Gov. Kevin Stitt for a final decision. nondoc.com/2025/11/05/p...

As the government shutdown drags on, Oklahomans who rely on SNAP benefits are having to seek other options. Local nonprofits are trying to fill the gap, with Edmond's Project 66 resource center purchasing food "by the pallet" to keep up with demand. nondoc.com/2025/11/04/n...

Although #LatimerCounty Undersheriff Markus Ward II pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault and battery after an #OSBI investigator said he repeatedly beat his son, Ward has retained his job and position on the #Wilburton Board of Education. nondoc.com/2025/11/04/a...

Twenty five years after a state question created #TSET, the #Oklahoma Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether a new #okleg law allowing its board members to be removed without cause violates the original constitutional language approved by voters. nondoc.com/2025/11/03/o...

Read about furloughs from federal funding failures, a pair of alleged fraudsters and a slate of #Oklahoma court updates in this roundup to start your Monday. nondoc.com/2025/11/03/r...