🛢️ @readfrontier and @propublica are hosting two free events in OKC and Tulsa to discuss how oil and gas extraction is contaminating Oklahoma’s groundwater. RSVP here 👇👇👇👇 www.readfrontier.org/overpressured/

The crime is called felony murder. Prosecutors don't actually have to prove that you killed or intended to kill anyone to get a conviction. www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br...

The crime is called felony murder. Prosecutors don't actually have to prove that you killed or intended to kill anyone to get a conviction. www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br...

“We didn’t know what it was or if it would harm anyone,” one area resident said. www.readfrontier.org/stories/it-s...

Seven years after I first started writing about Wayne Thompson's case, I got to see him walk out of prison a free man today. www.readfrontier.org/stories/conv...

He fell into the blades of an auger at a poultry plant and died. He was a father, an immigrant, and a contract worker on the night shift. His name was Leovigildo Ramírez Castillo — and his story should shock us all. www.readfrontier.org/stories/an-i...

Months before a man fell into an auger and died, another worker warned of lax safety practices at an Oklahoma poultry plant. www.readfrontier.org/stories/an-i...

Private donations have kept Oklahoma's resource hotlines running for nearly a decade while state money has been on hold. www.readfrontier.org/stories/211-...

Most youth who lack permanent housing in the state don’t fit the federal housing department’s definitions of homelessness and often don’t qualify for services.

Here are 5⃣ key takeaways from @readfrontier's investigation into Tulsa police officers suspected of driving under the influence. www.readfrontier.org/stories/five...

The Tulsa police union went to court to try to stop @readfrontier.bsky.social from getting these records. www.readfrontier.org/stories/tuls...

Oklahoma has a long way to go on a plan to improve wait times for people with severe mental illness in the criminal justice system, and still can’t provide an accurate count of how many are stuck in jails waiting for treatment and for how long, consultants said. www.readfrontier.org/stories/repo...

As of Thursday afternoon, Ryan Walters's office had issued no official announcement on his departure to his Oklahoman constituents, who elected him with 56% of the vote in 2022. Calls to his press secretary went straight to voicemail. www.readfrontier.org/stories/ryan...

A deal between the City of Tulsa and the Muscogee Nation doesn’t apply to Freedmen descendants who don’t have documentation of a degree of Indian blood. @cliftonhowze.bsky.social and Allison Herrera find out why. www.readfrontier.org/stories/desp...

Five years after a landmark ruling that found much of eastern Oklahoma is Indian Country, tribal nations are still fighting with towns over who has jurisdiction to prosecute traffic violations and other municipal charges. www.readfrontier.org/stories/some...

Carrie Simpson, 54, expected to get high with friends that night in April on the first floor of a white turn-of-the-century house with asbestos siding that had been converted into apartments. But things didn’t go as planned.

As Trump ramps up deportations, some immigrants spend time in an Oklahoma for-profit prison.

Youth homelessness in Oklahoma has increased by nearly 40% in the past five years but there's not enough shelter beds or funding for housing programs to keep up with demand www.readfrontier.org/stories/nowh...

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking a federal judge to fine some of the nation’s largest poultry companies tens of millions of dollars and order them to stop spreading bird waste in sensitive areas that drain into the Illinois River. www.readfrontier.org/stories/okla...

We want to hear from parents and educators in rural Oklahoma concerned about the future of drama, music and visual arts in schools. www.readfrontier.org/stories/help...

New story this morning by Kevin Eagleson Immigration attorneys say they’re seeing a growing number of green card holders detained for past criminal convictions, some for cases that are years old.

NEW: ICE agents arrested a young Oklahoma father after luring him to a gas station with text messages promising a job opportunity www.readfrontier.org/stories/an-o...

NEW: @readfrontier.bsky.social investigated and found RFK Jr. made half-true or false statements about fluoride in public drinking water, Alzheimer’s disease, autism and puberty during his visit to Oklahoma. www.readfrontier.org/stories/we-f...

For decades, funding for a state scholarship program memorializing the 1921 burning of Black Wall Street was limited, and students related to massacre victims weren’t prioritized in the selection process.

There’s no competitive bidding process through the state for pregnancy resource centers, faith-based groups and other nonprofits to get public money if they go through an organization like the Oklahoma Life Foundation.

Gov. Stitt opposes any efforts to work out a deal over the Illinois River. “This 20-year-old lawsuit is simply an attempt by radical environmental extremists and greedy out-of-state trial lawyers to attack industries trying to follow the law,” Stitt said. www.readfrontier.org/stories/okla...

NEW: A 77-year-old McLoud woman told @readfrontier.bsky.social she let her grandson use her name for a network of secretive political groups involved in several Tulsa-area local races and at least one state Senate race in 2024. www.readfrontier.org/stories/tuls...

New story out today about the total collapse of Oklahoma's system for treating people with severe mental illness in the criminal justice system in partnership with @KOSU www.readfrontier.org/stories/tota...

A judge is fining the state for failing to treat mentally ill defendants stuck in county jails. With a court-ordered deadline approaching, public defenders and advocates say the system remains overwhelmed, underfunded and unresponsive.

New story out today about the total collapse of Oklahoma's system for treating people with severe mental illness in the criminal justice system in partnership with @KOSU www.readfrontier.org/stories/tota...

After a month-long legal battle, a Tulsa County judge lifted a temporary restraining order filed by the police union to stall the release of police disciplinary records requested by The Frontier. www.readfrontier.org/stories/judg...

We’re suing the Oklahoma Department of Corrections for not releasing records on deaths other violent incidents www.readfrontier.org/stories/okla...

The Tulsa Fraternal Order of Police asked a judge for an emergency order to prevent the city from releasing any more records on April 28. The police union said in a court filing that it was notified that the police department would release officer personnel records at 3 p.m. that afternoon.

TK Health told county officials the company would exit the jail at the end of June, but gave no reason. There has been a history of complaints about access to medical care at the facility.

Here’s the OGs who took a leap of faith together 10 years ago and started @readfrontier.bsky.social … I’m so proud of what it has grown into. Hats off to @dmgoforth.bsky.social @briokc.bsky.social and Bobby Lorton for continuing to push for high-quality investigative journalism in Oklahoma.

A state investigator raised questions about how much school leaders knew about a scheme to defraud Tulsa Public Schools of at least $800,000 before they notified the police, documents show.

"At least six detainees have died since the beginning of 2024 at the Cleveland County Detention Center." "Some detainees said they wore the same clothing for two or three weeks at a time." One detainee "said he had to 'beg' for toilet paper." @briokc.bsky.social @readfrontier.bsky.social

One judge told Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office officials that there were “serious constitutional concerns” about conditions at the jail including lack of access to attorneys, health care and clean clothing.

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Fentanyl has proliferated so quickly because it’s cheaper to make than other drugs and can be mass-produced in a few hours. www.readfrontier.org/stories/fent...

Lawmakers have introduced two bills this year to limit or outlaw marriage for minors. Previous efforts to pass laws that would keep young pregnant mothers from marrying have failed. | via @briokc.bsky.social www.readfrontier.org/stories/wed-...

Bill aims to make it illegal for pregnant women in Oklahoma to use medical marijuana www.readfrontier.org/stories/its-...

Family and friends wept and cheered after decades of rejection from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. The final decision to grant Thompson freedom now rests with Gov. Kevin Stitt. | via @briokc.bsky.social www.readfrontier.org/stories/boar...

Oklahoma has tried unsuccessfully in recent years to lure other electric vehicle and battery manufacturers with big incentive deals. | via @briokc.bsky.social www.readfrontier.org/stories/afte...