Oklahoma’s data center boom is about to hit the grid — and your power bill
A wave of big data centers is triggering a scramble for new electricity generation. OG&E and PSO are pushing to charge ratepayers more as they race to keep up.
Despite Stitt’s hardline rhetoric, the state plans to fund housing for those swept by Operation SAFE in Oklahoma City
State officials are negotiating a deal to cover the cost of rent and other services for people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City, a move that contrasts sharply with the approach taken in Tulsa.
Why we report on Oklahoma’s homelessness crisis
Sustained, accountable reporting matters now more than ever, and we need your help to keep doing it.
Oklahoma deserves the truth. Help us fight for it
This Giving Tuesday, you can help The Frontier continue to do the reporting our state deserves.
From the U.S.-Mexico border to Oklahoma’s backroads: Why deep reporting matters
The Frontier can follow stories about immigration and other important issues because of our readers’ investment in independent journalism.
Oklahoma mental health department fined nearly $1 million for noncompliance with consent decree
The state will continue to face monthly fines unless it significantly decreases wait times for people in the criminal justice system waiting in county jails for mental health treatment.
Watonga confronts economic need and ethical unease over housing ICE detainees
The reopening of a private prison in a small Oklahoma town will bring hundreds of jobs, even as CoreCivic faces national scrutiny for alleged mistreatment and isolation of immigration detainees.
Why we chase the stories others miss — and the big ones everyone follows
From floating the Illinois River to tracking political dark money, The Frontier’s reporting this year shows why independent journalism matters — and why reader support keeps it alive.
Special Projects
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.
Shot by Shot: Tracking Oklahoma police shootings in 2023
There were at least 25 fatal police shootings in Oklahoma in 2023.
Listen Frontier
Sen. Ally Seifried joins Listen Frontier to talk about the state’s new cell phone ban, her study on technology in schools, and why AI may never replace good teachers.
