Oklahoma lawmakers push ahead with plans to propose state oversight of homeless shelters
Service providers say added regulations could hinder their ability to help people in need.
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
Convicted of murder as a teenager, Wayne Thompson is free after more than four decades in prison
Oklahoma officials repeatedly rejected Thompson’s release, weighing the violent nature of the crime over his efforts to change. Now he has a second chance.
How Oklahoma’s state law tied up in the courts could impact immigration enforcement
As deadlines in the federal court case against the Oklahoma law criminalizing unlawful presence loom, attorneys fighting the state say stopping the law is vital to prevent a bad situation from getting worse – faster.
An immigrant’s death at an Oklahoma poultry plant highlights dangerous conditions for workers
Current and former employees describe a punishing pace of work and questionable safety standards at a Heavener plant where recent immigrants fill a constant need for laborers.
This is ground zero in the conservative quest for more patriotic and Christian public schools
Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America First” agenda, Oklahoma had been there, done that.
211 hotlines call on Oklahoma lawmakers for state funding
Private donations have kept the resource hotlines running for nearly a decade while state money has been on hold.
Listen Frontier: Are Oklahoma classrooms too wired for learning?
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.