Mark Tedford thinks experience can outdo a Trump endorsement
The Tulsa insurance executive and state lawmaker is betting voters want a business-minded conservative rather than a political firebrand. But he’s missed some votes in the Legislature.
Jackson Lahmeyer rises from fringe challenger to Trump-backed frontrunner
Pastors for Trump helped the leader of a storefront church deepen his relationship with the president and mobilize evangelical voters. The effort helped transform him from a political outsider to a congressional contender.
We fact-checked the Democrats running to lead Oklahoma’s public education system
The Frontier checked the accuracy of the candidates’ comments on reading proficiency, school staffing and other educational issues.
We fact-checked the Oklahoma Republican State Superintendent debate
Seven GOP candidates are vying to be the next leader of Oklahoma public schools. The Frontier checked the accuracy of statements made in a recent debate about funding for teacher pay raises, student absenteeism and other education issues.
After deaths at Tulsa Municipal Jail, a wrongful death lawsuit targets the private contractor
The mother of a 23-year-old man claims jail employees failed to adequately monitor him after he told them he had recently attempted suicide.
Sorting fact from fiction in Oklahoma’s Republican governor debate
Did Gentner Drummond donate money to Joe Biden? Did Mike Mazzei support a bill to end the Electoral College? We checked the facts.
Toxic Ground: How oil field pollution is threatening Oklahoma
About half of all Oklahomans live within a mile of an oil and gas site. A new documentary from The Frontier and ProPublica exposes the failure of state regulators to protect residents from a massive underground pollution crisis.
What are your questions for The Frontier about voting?
The Frontier is partnering with collaborators — including KOSU, Focus: Black Oklahoma, Tulsa Flyer, The Oklahoma Eagle, and La Semana — to answer your questions about voting.
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.
