We fact-checked GOP candidates for Oklahoma attorney general
After Jon Echols and Jeff Starling debated, we checked the facts and found a few statements that weren’t entirely true.
Oily sludge is flooding their dream home. Oklahoma regulators say they can’t help.
The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act like it would go away,” the family says.
Oklahoma’s 211 hotlines secure state funding
The hotlines have relied on private donations for years after an economic downturn led to budget cuts.
Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing of his ex-girlfriend and her baby
Raymond Eugene Johnson was sentenced to death for beating Brooke Whitaker with a claw hammer and setting her home on fire with Whitaker and her infant daughter still inside.
Homelessness among families and youth reach new highs in Oklahoma City
New data shows overall homelessness dipped slightly for the first time since 2018, even as more families with children and unaccompanied youth fall into crisis.
We’re fact-checking political debates ahead of Oklahoma primary races
Frontier editors and reporters will investigate the accuracy of statements by candidates for governor, attorney general, state superintendent and insurance commissioner.
Two Democrats, one chance at flipping Oklahoma’s 5th District
Jena Nelson and Trey Martin both think they can win in an area reshaped by redistricting and Republican control.
Attack ads are flooding Oklahoma primary elections: We checked the facts
Outside groups tied to dark money and wealthy donors are shaping Oklahoma’s Republican primaries with a barrage of political attacks. Many ads contain false or partially true claims.
Special Projects
Purged: Oklahoma’s Toxic Wastewater
Across Oklahoma, oilfield wastewater has continued to surface from the ground — even as regulators failed to contain it. This investigation examines how oversight fell short, how contamination spread and how families were left to navigate the consequences.
Fields of Green: A Frontier and ProPublica investigation into Oklahoma’s medical marijuana black market
Chinese criminal networks have taken over much of the illicit marijuana market in Oklahoma, stoking a wave of crime that includes violence, money laundering and human trafficking. And authorities suspect some of those involved have links to powerful forces in the Chinese state.
Shot by Shot: Tracking Oklahoma police shootings in 2024
There have been at least 25 police shootings in Oklahoma this year, at least 14 of which have been fatal.
Listen Frontier
In a new Listen Frontier episode, councilors break down the moratorium, the tradeoffs and what success looks like when it ends.
