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Despite Stitt’s hardline rhetoric, the state plans to fund housing for those swept by Operation SAFE in Oklahoma City.
Despite Stitt’s hardline rhetoric, the state plans to fund housing for those swept by Operation SAFE in Oklahoma City
State officials are negotiating a deal to cover the cost of rent and other services for people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City, a move that contrasts sharply with the approach taken in Tuls...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Despite Stitt’s hardline rhetoric, the state plans to fund housing for those swept by Operation SAFE in Oklahoma City.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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State officials are negotiating a deal to cover the cost of rent and other services for people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City, a move that contrasts sharply with the approach taken in Tulsa.
Despite Stitt’s hardline rhetoric, the state plans to fund housing for those swept by Operation SAFE in Oklahoma City
State officials are negotiating a deal to cover the cost of rent and other services for people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City, a move that contrasts sharply with the approach taken in Tuls...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
State officials are negotiating a deal to cover the cost of rent and other services for people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City, a move that contrasts sharply with the approach taken in Tulsa.
The Frontier can follow stories about immigration and other important issues because of our readers’ investment in independent journalism.
From the U.S.-Mexico border to Oklahoma’s backroads: Why deep reporting matters
The Frontier can follow stories about immigration and other important issues because of our readers’ investment in independent journalism.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Frontier can follow stories about immigration and other important issues because of our readers’ investment in independent journalism.
CoreCivic, a private company that owns five other facilities in Oklahoma, announced in early October that it was awarded a new five-year contract with U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement and the state Department of Corrections to resume operations at its 2,160-bed facility in Watonga.
Watonga confronts economic need and ethical unease over housing ICE detainees
The reopening of a private prison in a small Oklahoma town will bring hundreds of jobs, even as CoreCivic faces national scrutiny for alleged mistreatment and isolation of immigration detainees.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
CoreCivic, a private company that owns five other facilities in Oklahoma, announced in early October that it was awarded a new five-year contract with U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement and the state Department of Corrections to resume operations at its 2,160-bed facility in Watonga.
The state will continue to face monthly fines unless it significantly decreases wait times for people in the criminal justice system waiting in county jails for mental health treatment.
Oklahoma mental health department fined nearly $1 million for noncompliance with consent decree
The state will continue to face monthly fines unless it significantly decreases wait times for people in the criminal justice system waiting in county jails for mental health treatment.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The state will continue to face monthly fines unless it significantly decreases wait times for people in the criminal justice system waiting in county jails for mental health treatment.
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Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Tomorrow’s your chance to attend for free a panel discussion exploring how energy industry practices impact our groundwater.
Come early, grab a snack, hear what the reporters uncovered—and bring a friend. Because when we stay informed together, we’re stronger.
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Come early, grab a snack, hear what the reporters uncovered—and bring a friend. Because when we stay informed together, we’re stronger.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Tomorrow’s your chance to attend for free a panel discussion exploring how energy industry practices impact our groundwater.
Come early, grab a snack, hear what the reporters uncovered—and bring a friend. Because when we stay informed together, we’re stronger.
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Come early, grab a snack, hear what the reporters uncovered—and bring a friend. Because when we stay informed together, we’re stronger.
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The reopening of a private prison in a small Oklahoma town will bring hundreds of jobs, even as CoreCivic faces national scrutiny for alleged mistreatment and isolation of immigration detainees.
Watonga confronts economic need and ethical unease over housing ICE detainees
The reopening of a private prison will bring hundreds of jobs to the shrinking town, even as CoreCivic faces national scrutiny for alleged mistreatment and isolation of immigration detainees.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The reopening of a private prison in a small Oklahoma town will bring hundreds of jobs, even as CoreCivic faces national scrutiny for alleged mistreatment and isolation of immigration detainees.
From floating the Illinois River to tracking political dark money, The Frontier’s reporting this year shows why independent journalism matters — and why reader support keeps it alive.
Why we chase the stories others miss — and the big ones everyone follows
From floating the Illinois River to tracking political dark money, The Frontier’s reporting this year shows why independent journalism matters — and why reader support keeps it alive.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
From floating the Illinois River to tracking political dark money, The Frontier’s reporting this year shows why independent journalism matters — and why reader support keeps it alive.
“After a thorough review of the facts and prayerful consideration, I have chosen to accept the Pardon and Parole Board’s recommendation to commute Tremane Wood’s sentence to life without parole,” said Governor Stitt in a press release.
Oklahoma spares Tremane Wood from execution with minutes to spare
It’s the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death row prisoner’s sentence to life in prison without parole.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
“After a thorough review of the facts and prayerful consideration, I have chosen to accept the Pardon and Parole Board’s recommendation to commute Tremane Wood’s sentence to life without parole,” said Governor Stitt in a press release.
After the council vote, Jamerson said he was relieved. The 35 years he spent fighting to clear his name had conditioned him to expect bad news, but his faith taught him to never lose hope, he said.
Tulsa to pay $26.25 million to man wrongfully convicted of rape after decades-long fight
The settlement comes after William Henry Jamerson spent more than two decades in prison for a rape conviction that was overturned last year.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
After the council vote, Jamerson said he was relieved. The 35 years he spent fighting to clear his name had conditioned him to expect bad news, but his faith taught him to never lose hope, he said.
It’s the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death row prisoner’s sentence to life in prison without parole.
Oklahoma spares Tremane Wood from execution with minutes to spare
It’s the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death row prisoner’s sentence to life in prison without parole.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It’s the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death row prisoner’s sentence to life in prison without parole.
Via @ashlyndhuffman.bsky.social - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has granted clemency to Tremane Wood, who was set to be executed today. Story to come.
Read Ashlynd's story on Wood's case here - www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br...
Read Ashlynd's story on Wood's case here - www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br...
A brother confessed to murder and got life without parole. Tremane Wood got death
Death penalty
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November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Via @ashlyndhuffman.bsky.social - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has granted clemency to Tremane Wood, who was set to be executed today. Story to come.
Read Ashlynd's story on Wood's case here - www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br...
Read Ashlynd's story on Wood's case here - www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br...
The settlement comes after William Henry Jamerson spent more than two decades in prison for a rape conviction that was overturned last year. The Frontier first detailed his case in 2023.
Tulsa to pay $26.25 million to man wrongfully convicted of rape after decades-long fight
The settlement comes after William Henry Jamerson spent more than two decades in prison for a rape conviction that was overturned last year.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The settlement comes after William Henry Jamerson spent more than two decades in prison for a rape conviction that was overturned last year. The Frontier first detailed his case in 2023.
Ryan Walters’ promised investigations into schools that didn’t honor Charlie Kirk never happened, records show.
Ryan Walters’ promised investigations into schools that didn’t honor Charlie Kirk never happened, records show
Records reveal the Oklahoma State Department of Education never launched any school investigations, underscoring a tenure marked by spectacle rather than action.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Ryan Walters’ promised investigations into schools that didn’t honor Charlie Kirk never happened, records show.
After Charlie Kirk's death, the Oklahoma State Department of Education received over 400 complaints about schools and school staff accused of disrespecting the slain conservative activist. But the agency didn’t follow through on promises to investigate.
Ryan Walters’ promised investigations into schools that didn’t honor Charlie Kirk never happened, records show
Records reveal the Oklahoma State Department of Education never launched any school investigations, underscoring a tenure marked by spectacle rather than action.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
After Charlie Kirk's death, the Oklahoma State Department of Education received over 400 complaints about schools and school staff accused of disrespecting the slain conservative activist. But the agency didn’t follow through on promises to investigate.
He thinks the trooper he killed is still alive — Oklahoma can’t execute him unless he understands his crime.
He thinks the trooper he killed is still alive — Oklahoma can’t execute him unless he understands his crime
A new law requires continued treatment for death row prisoners too mentally ill to execute, even those who have been persistently psychotic for decades.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
He thinks the trooper he killed is still alive — Oklahoma can’t execute him unless he understands his crime.
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Overpressured and Underregulated: a Frontier and ProPublica event
Join nonprofit newsrooms The Frontier and ProPublica to discuss how oil and gas extraction is contaminating Oklahoma’s groundwater.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Protect and Swerve: Tulsa police disciplined six officers suspected of driving drunk, some weren’t criminally charged
Tulsa police disciplined six officers suspected of driving drunk, some weren’t criminally charged
Most officers suspected of driving under the influence received suspensions ranging from three to 16 days, records the Tulsa police union tried to keep secret show.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Protect and Swerve: Tulsa police disciplined six officers suspected of driving drunk, some weren’t criminally charged
Join us in OKC (Nov. 18) and Tulsa (Dec. 1) for Overpressured and Underregulated, free events hosted by @readfrontier and @propublica where we'll discuss how oil and gas extraction is contaminating Oklahoma’s groundwater.
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Overpressured and Underregulated: a Frontier and ProPublica event
Join nonprofit newsrooms The Frontier and ProPublica to discuss how oil and gas extraction is contaminating Oklahoma’s groundwater.
www.readfrontier.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Join us in OKC (Nov. 18) and Tulsa (Dec. 1) for Overpressured and Underregulated, free events hosted by @readfrontier and @propublica where we'll discuss how oil and gas extraction is contaminating Oklahoma’s groundwater.
www.readfrontier.org/overpressured/
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A brother confessed to murder and got life without parole. Tremane Wood got death
www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br... By Ashlynd Baecht @readfrontier.bsky.social #TremaneWood
www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br... By Ashlynd Baecht @readfrontier.bsky.social #TremaneWood
A brother confessed to murder and got life without parole. Tremane Wood got death
Death penalty
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November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A brother confessed to murder and got life without parole. Tremane Wood got death
www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br... By Ashlynd Baecht @readfrontier.bsky.social #TremaneWood
www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br... By Ashlynd Baecht @readfrontier.bsky.social #TremaneWood
A new law requires continued treatment for death row prisoners too mentally ill to execute, even those who have been persistently psychotic for decades.
He thinks the trooper he killed is still alive — Oklahoma can’t execute him unless he understands his crime
A new law requires continued treatment for death row prisoners too mentally ill to execute, even those who have been persistently psychotic for decades.
www.readfrontier.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A new law requires continued treatment for death row prisoners too mentally ill to execute, even those who have been persistently psychotic for decades.
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Newsrooms in Oklahoma are shrinking, and most reporters don’t have the chance for the long reporting days needed to tell in-depth storie
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November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Newsrooms in Oklahoma are shrinking, and most reporters don’t have the chance for the long reporting days needed to tell in-depth stories.
Tremane Wood’s case has become a flashpoint over the state’s use of the death penalty as Gov. Kevin Stitt weighs whether to grant mercy.
A brother confessed to murder and got life without parole. Tremane Wood got death
Death penalty
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November 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Tremane Wood’s case has become a flashpoint over the state’s use of the death penalty as Gov. Kevin Stitt weighs whether to grant mercy.