How a private Christian program for “troubled” and “depressed” girls operates with little state oversight
The school operates as a faith-based recovery program and doesn’t need a state license.
The Frontier sues for access to records related to Tulsa jail deaths
The lawsuit seeks records related to at least seven deaths at the facility, including investigation and incident reports, surveillance video, intake forms and welfare-check logs.
‘David against an army of Goliaths’: The fight over a proposed data center in Sand Springs
A small Oklahoma conservation nonprofit is taking on Google over plans for a massive data center.
This rural Oklahoma town doesn’t want a data center. It may not be able to stop the project
With the project outside city limits and little county oversight of unincorporated land, officials are considering measures to gain local control.
As TK Health co-founder seeks attorney general job, Hanchett family presses for criminal investigation
If elected, Jon Echols would oversee the state multi-county grand jury. The state attorney general has the power to seek criminal indictments in connection with jail deaths.
What The Frontier found at an Oklahoma boarding school for troubled teens
Former students described physical restraints, forced exercise, food restrictions, unpaid labor, and close monitoring at New Lifehouse Academy.
An Oklahoma boarding school promised help for troubled girls. Students say they got punishment instead.
New Lifehouse Academy markets help for depressed” and “self-destructive” teens. Former students say they found punishment, isolation, and physical restraint instead of treatment.
‘It’s time we do something big and bold’: Oklahoma lawmaker pushes child welfare overhaul
Sen. Paul Rosino wants to form a new state agency focused on children.
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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.
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A small Oklahoma conservation nonprofit is taking on Google over plans for a massive data center.
