Tulsa County DA race pits experience against calls for change
Incumbent Steve Kunzweiler is running on a decade of high-profile prosecutions and stability. Challenger Colleen McCarty argues those same years show it’s time for a different approach.
Disability rights watchdog opens probe into Tulsa city jail after Frontier investigation
A federally designated watchdog is examining conditions at the municipal jail, citing concerns over medical care and treatment of people with mental illness.
Oklahoma County cuts jail monitoring staff to close a budget gap, meaning fewer eyes on detainees
It will be up to detention officers at the understaffed jail to monitor detainees as county officials look to cut costs. The jail is “running with a skeleton crew,” an administrator said earlier this year.
Frontier reporters win top honors at SPJ First Amendment Awards
Three first-place awards recognized The Frontier’s in-depth coverage of environmental violations, illicit marijuana networks and gaps in care for vulnerable Oklahomans.
Restrictions on in-state tuition and welfare benefits among Oklahoma immigration bills moving forward
Dozens of bills targeting illegal immigration did not advance this legislative session, but a few proposals have survived.
One of the companies behind a planned Oklahoma smelter has a history of air pollution violations
Century Aluminum paid a settlement and fines tied to emissions issues as it pitches a new facility near Tulsa that it says will be cleaner.
Oklahoma man sentenced to die for Tulsa torture murders one step closer to execution
The Pardon and Parole Board rejects recommending clemency for a man sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend and her baby in 2007.
Why Tulsa is hitting pause on data centers
In a new Listen Frontier episode, councilors break down the moratorium, the tradeoffs and what success looks like when it ends.
Special Projects
Purged: Oklahoma’s Toxic Wastewater
Across Oklahoma, oilfield wastewater has continued to surface from the ground — even as regulators failed to contain it. This investigation examines how oversight fell short, how contamination spread and how families were left to navigate the consequences.
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.
Listen Frontier
In a new Listen Frontier episode, councilors break down the moratorium, the tradeoffs and what success looks like when it ends.
