Mom is in jail: What happens to her kids?
Why one of The Frontier’s founding editors went looking for kids forgotten by the system
Listen Frontier: City Councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper not backing down from call for a moratorium on ‘discount dollar stores’
We speak with Hall-Harper about why she is pursuing the moratorium and discuss the recent announcement that USA-BMX plans to build its Olympic training center and headquarters on the Evans-Fintube site north of downtown.
Delays by Oklahoma hospitals, Health Department to screen newborns put babies at risk
Newborn screening identifies rare diseases that can cause disability, death or serious health issues if not treated quickly. Dozens of Oklahoma hospitals are failing to send tests to the state lab in a timely manner.
How the Health Department, other organizations are improving newborn screening
In partnership with the Oklahoma Hospital Association and March of the Dimes, the Health Department launched a program called Every Baby Counts in early 2015 to improve the accuracy and timeliness of the state’s newborn screening process. First, the program focused on training healthcare providers to properly collect samples from newborns. In February 2016, the program received …
Evans-Fintube property north of downtown one of lead sites being considered for BMX facilities
City leaders have been looking for years to develop the Evans-Fintube property, which covers approximately 23 acres along the 100 block of North Lansing Avenue.
As Trump looks for voter fraud numbers, election board records show it rarely occurs in Oklahoma
President Donald Trump dissolved his “voter fraud” panel on Wednesday. Last year The Frontier covered his panel’s attempt to get voter information from Oklahoma. Here is that story.
Listen Frontier: A program called Tulsa Changemakers is developing a new generation of local leaders
Tulsachangemakers was established in 2016 by Teach For American members Andrew Spector and Jake Lerner.
On deadline day, woman seeking grand jury investigation of boyfriend’s death hopes she has the signatures she needs
“It’s been really difficult (since Coale was killed,) but it’s been encouraging seeing the support and the people who are behind us,” Kelli Weimer said.
