Oklahoma’s teacher of the year pleaded for patience in return to school. She was booed.
School districts across the state continue to feel pressure from parents who want a return to full in-person learning.
The head of an Oklahoma public health committee invited anti-vax doctors to talk with lawmakers about the coronavirus
One doctor claimed masks don’t work and people of color need more Vitamin D in their diets to prevent them from contracting COVID-19.
State examining hazard pay for corrections employees following staff deaths at Oklahoma prisons
Two employee deaths were “possibly related to COVID-19,” the Oklahoma Department of Corrections reported on Friday.
Listen Frontier: Video released that captures killing of Tulsa officer
Host Ben Felder talks with Dylan Goforth about the recent release of videos that capture the moments before and during when a man shot two Tulsa police officers, killing one.
Oklahoma reports an increase in daily COVID-19 cases, as deaths surpass 900
There have been 71,314 known coronavirus cases in Oklahoma and 912 reported deaths. We’re tracking it.
Nearly half of men at Vinita prison test positive for COVID-19
Northeast Oklahoma Correctional Center joins six other facilities that have reported more than 100 infections.
Videos released showing fatal shooting of Tulsa police officer, wounding of another
The videos were released by the department on Monday after a court order that had barred the public from viewing them were released. They show the first on-duty fatal shooting of a Tulsa police officer in more than two decades.
Listen Frontier: The pandemic is spreading in Oklahoma prisons
We discuss the spread of COVID-19 cases inside Oklahoma prisons, including at a women’s minimum security facility where nearly all the inmates have tested positive.
Special Projects
Cell by Cell: The complete list of people who died in Oklahoma jails in 2020
The Frontier is again tracking every jail death in Oklahoma in 2020. We hope to uncover more about how and why people die in Oklahoma jails.
The return of the death penalty in Oklahoma
After more than a five-year hiatus following a series of high-profile mistakes, Oklahoma is set to return to lethal injection when executions resume, possibly as soon as late 2020.
Shot by Shot: Tracking Oklahoma police shootings in 2020
The Frontier is tracking every officer-involved shooting in the state in 2020.
Listen Frontier
Host Ben Felder talks with Dylan Goforth about the recent release of videos that capture the moments before and during when a man shot two Tulsa police officers, killing one.
