Effort underway to change name of lake named for Tulsa Klansman
State officials first investigated changing the name of Lake Hudson after The Frontier reported on its namesake’s ties to the Ku Klux Klan.
FBI detonated large ammonium nitrate explosive as part of case against man accused in OKC bomb plot
Attorneys for Jerry Drake Varnell are fighting to keep the jury from seeing images of an explosion orchestrated by FBI weapons experts.
Oklahoma City says it will take action if federal investigation finds recovery program broke any laws
Attorneys for the city met this week to discuss the Firstep men’s and women’s recovery program in response to a joint investigation by The Frontier and StateImpact Oklahoma.
Oklahoma struggles to keep workloads manageable for child welfare workers
In Tulsa County, Just 34 percent of child welfare workers met caseload standards midway through 2018, according to the report.
Family seeks answers after son’s death in Grady County jail
Grady County jail officials refuse to release hours of video that would show the circumstances leading up to man’s death.
Meet The Frontier: Reporter Brianna Bailey
I grew up in Idaho and got into journalism after my high school English teacher suggested I join the school newspaper. I met other weird, funny kids who liked to read and were passionate about words.
Working for sobriety: Recovery program took some clients’ disability pay
Oklahoma City government uses an unlicensed work recovery program as a source of cheap labor. Some former clients say the program was more focused on keeping their wages instead of helping them with sobriety.
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