Oklahomans We’ve Lost: A doting father who made everyone laugh
“He was supposed to have more years with us.”
We fact checked claims about unemployment and Oklahoma’s labor shortage
When Gov. Kevin Stitt announced in May that he would cut expanded federal unemployment benefits intended to help workers who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, he said ending the payments would push more people back to work.
Nearly 47% of Oklahomans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19
As of Sep. 20, 9,892 Oklahomans had died, according to CDC provisional data.
Listen Frontier: Board recommends Julius Jones have his sentence commuted. What comes next?
Listen Frontier host Ben Felder and Frontier editor Dylan Goforth discuss what happened in Julius Jones’ commutation case this week, as well as what comes next as the state attempts to being conducting executions again.
Five year residency requirement for Oklahoma developmental disabilities services unconstitutional, federal agency says
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services said it plans to drop a five-year residency requirement for people seeking to sign up for intellectual or developmental disability waiver services after being informed it was unconstitutional.
Oklahoma prisons have stopped widespread COVID testing even as cases spike again across the state
The Department of Corrections does not follow most federal guidelines for testing and masking for staff
For many Oklahomans in crisis, help now comes from an iPad
Oklahoma is spending millions to expand its mental health crisis response system.
The money will provide iPads for law enforcement across the state, build new mental health centers and expand mobile crisis services.
In a historic vote, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommends commuting Julius Jones’ sentence from death to life
It was the first time the board has held a commutation hearing for an inmate facing the death penalty. Now, as Jones faces execution in as little as two months, his fate lies with Gov. Kevin Stitt, who must ultimately decide whether to commute his sentence.
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Shot by Shot: Tracking Oklahoma police shootings in 2021
There have been at least 13 fatal police shootings in Oklahoma this year, records show.
Oklahomans we’ve lost
Help us tell the stories of Oklahomans we’ve lost to COVID-19.
A Frontier Investigation: Forgotten Mothers
Forgotten Mothers is an ongoing series by The Frontier to examine and investigate maternal health in Oklahoma.
Listen Frontier
Listen Frontier host Ben Felder and Frontier editor Dylan Goforth discuss what happened in Julius Jones’ commutation case this week, as well as what comes next as the state attempts to being conducting executions again.
