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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 10h

Numbers Game: Drummond, McCall, and the road to the 2026 Oklahoma Governor election.

Numbers Game: Drummond, McCall, and the road to the 2026 Oklahoma Governor election

Early polling shows a dead heat between the Oklahoma Attorney General and former House Speaker.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 1d

Early polling shows a dead heat between the Oklahoma Attorney General and former House Speaker. But can it be trusted?

Numbers Game: Drummond, McCall, and the road to the 2026 Oklahoma Governor election

Early polling shows a dead heat between the Oklahoma Attorney General and former House Speaker.

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KOSU @kosuradio.bsky.social · 5d

Tony Mann’s siblings want to get their brother out of prison as his health declines. Mann’s attorneys claim he played only a minor role in the Oklahoma murder he was convicted of and argue his sentence is excessive.

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Running out of time, Oklahoma man's family hopes for a chance at freedom

After serving more than four decades for first-degree murder, Tony Mann is applying for commutation. His younger brother, convicted for the same crime, is getting out of prison later this month.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 3d

After serving more than four decades for first-degree murder, Tony Mann is applying for commutation. His younger brother, convicted for the same crime, is getting out of prison later this month.

Running out of time, Oklahoma man's family hopes for a chance at freedom

After serving more than four decades for first-degree murder, Tony Mann is applying for commutation. His younger brother, convicted for the same crime, is getting out of prison later this month.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 5d

After serving more than four decades for first-degree murder, Tony Mann is applying for commutation. His younger brother, convicted for the same crime, is getting out of prison later this month.

Running out of time, Oklahoma man's family hopes for a chance at freedom

After serving more than four decades for first-degree murder, Tony Mann is applying for commutation. His younger brother, convicted for the same crime, is getting out of prison later this month.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 8d

All six officers are still certified police officers in Oklahoma, and all but two are still working at the Tulsa Police Department.

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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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 9d

The director for City Care’s shelter previously told The Frontier that people frequently come to the shelter after receiving services from hospitals across the city. City Care staff said they expect the beds to fill up immediately.

A new facility in Oklahoma City will seek to help people too sick to stay in a homeless shelter

City Care plans to open a 40-room medical respite facility in 2027 near their existing night shelter in Oklahoma City to help the ill and injured who have nowhere else to go.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 9d

City Care plans to open a 40-room medical respite facility in 2027 near their existing night shelter in Oklahoma City to help the ill and injured who have nowhere else to go.

A new facility in Oklahoma City will seek to help people too sick to stay in a homeless shelter

City Care plans to open a 40-room medical respite facility in 2027 near their existing night shelter in Oklahoma City to help the ill and injured who have nowhere else to go.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 10d

Five things to know about The Frontier’s investigation into Tulsa police officers suspected of driving under the influence

We got the officer disciplinary records that the Tulsa police union didn’t want the public to see.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 11d

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 in a new report.

Report: Oklahoma plan to reform mental health treatment ‘marred by inconsistencies,’ flawed data

Months after a deal to end a class-action lawsuit over treatment for people with severe mental illness, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health still can’t provide an accurate count of how many peopl...

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 11d

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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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 12d

The Frontier filed a request under the Oklahoma Open Records Act with the police department for officer disciplinary records in March, but the Tulsa police union went to court to try to keep many documents secret.

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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Brianna Bailey @briokc.bsky.social · 12d

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

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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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 12d

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.

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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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 15d

Consultants found that while the Department of Mental Health has made some progress, the agency’s plan to implement reforms was “marred by inconsistencies, inaccurate data, and questionable assertions.”

Report: Oklahoma plan to reform mental health treatment ‘marred by inconsistencies,’ flawed data

Months after a deal to end a class-action lawsuit over treatment for people with severe mental illness, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health still can’t provide an accurate count of how many peopl...

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 15d

Some of Oklahoma’s largest cities aren’t enforcing Oklahoma’s anti-camping law.

Some of Oklahoma’s largest cities aren’t enforcing Oklahoma’s anti-camping law

After a crackdown on Tulsa homeless encampments, confusion remains over who can enforce an Oklahoma law that makes it illegal to camp on state property.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 16d

Walters’ office had issued no official announcement on his departure to his Oklahoman constituents, who elected him with 56% of the vote in 2022 to lead public schools in the state. Calls to his press secretary went straight to voicemail.

Ryan Walters has yet to answer questions about his pending resignation

A small, celebratory group gathered outside the state education building with signs that read ‘Bye Bye Ry-Ry’ and ‘NO LYIN’ RYAN.’

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 16d

Before Gov. Kevin Stitt moved to clear homeless encampments in Tulsa, the state’s new anti-camping law had gone largely unenforced in some of Oklahoma’s largest cities.

Some of Oklahoma’s largest cities aren’t enforcing Oklahoma’s anti-camping law

After a crackdown on Tulsa homeless encampments, confusion remains over who can enforce an Oklahoma law that makes it illegal to camp on state property.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 16d

A small, celebratory group gathered outside the state education building with signs that read ‘Bye Bye Ry-Ry’ and ‘NO LYIN’ RYAN.’

Ryan Walters has yet to answer questions about his pending resignation

A small, celebratory group gathered outside the state education building with signs that read ‘Bye Bye Ry-Ry’ and ‘NO LYIN’ RYAN.’

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 16d

After a crackdown on Tulsa homeless encampments, confusion remains over who can enforce an Oklahoma law that makes it illegal to camp on state property.

Some of Oklahoma’s largest cities aren’t enforcing Oklahoma’s anti-camping law

After a crackdown on Tulsa homeless encampments, confusion remains over who can enforce an Oklahoma law that makes it illegal to camp on state property.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 18d

Tulsa Municipal Court says requests may take one to three business days to complete, but it took 30 days for The Frontier to get records.

Tulsa city court limits public access to court records and requests for information can take weeks or months

Tulsa Municipal Court says requests may take one to three business days to complete, but it took 30 days for The Frontier to get records.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 19d

Judges awarded Frontier staff three first-place awards for investigative, sports and online reporting.

The Frontier wins Society for Professional Journalists awards

Judges awarded Frontier staff three first-place awards for investigative, sports and online reporting.

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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 19d

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At The Frontier, our mission is to hold public officials accountable, give a voice to the powerless and tell the stories that others are afraid to tell, or that illuminate the lives of people in our c...

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 19d

Harm reduction programs that supply overdose reversal drugs and clean syringes say that the state will see increases in overdose deaths and infectious diseases if they go away.

Oklahoma’s harm reduction law inches toward expiration

Harm reduction programs that supply overdose reversal drugs and clean syringes say that the state will see increases in overdose deaths and infectious diseases if the programs go away.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 19d

Oklahoma marijuana farms pose a threat to national security, officials tell Congress.

Oklahoma marijuana farms pose a threat to national security, officials tell Congress

At a congressional hearing, witnesses and lawmakers from both parties called for the federal government to take stronger action against illicit marijuana farms and cited reporting by The Frontier and ...

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