In Oklahoma, the search for an effective bullying response continues
The author of Oklahoma’s anti-school bullying law says she doesn’t think the legislation is working. Lawmakers hope to expand laws to protect students.
After decades in prison, Wayne Thompson inches closer to parole
This week’s recommendation from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board marks a significant shift in a process Thompson has described as “death every three years.”
The Frontier expands its coverage of housing and homelessness
We’ve hired Maddy Keyes to report on the cost of housing and other issues and that affect the lives of all Oklahomans.
Convicted of murder as a teenager, Wayne Thompson hopes for a second chance at freedom
He was 15 when he killed his sister’s abuser. Even after years of good conduct, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has rejected recommending him for release.
A probe into Cleveland County jail deaths will include a look at medical provider Turn Key Health
At least four Cleveland County jail detainees have died this year. The county faces lawsuits over some deaths.
Impact: The Frontier and collaborators win a national reporting award for explanatory journalism
Journalists in Oklahoma and three other states reported on how prosecutors are using the concept of “fetal personhood” to criminalize mothers who use drugs during their pregnancies, even if they give birth to healthy babies.
Oklahoma carries out its third execution of 2024
Emmanuel Littlejohn was sentenced to death for the murder of an Oklahoma City convenience store owner. Gov. Kevin Stitt did not act on a recommendation from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to grant clemency.
Oklahoma plans to carry out third execution of 2024 unless the governor grants mercy
Emmanuel Littlejohn has been on death row for 32 years. He was sentenced to death for killing an Oklahoma City convenience store clerk during a robbery in 1992 but says another man pulled the trigger.
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 nine fatal police shootings in Oklahoma in 2024, a sharp decrease over previous years.
Shot by Shot: Tracking Oklahoma police shootings in 2023
There were at least 25 fatal police shootings in Oklahoma in 2023.
Listen Frontier
Monroe Nichols and Karen Keith are vying to become Tulsa’s first Democratic mayor in more than a decade.
