In the weeks after George Floyd’s murder, national bail funds routed millions to a small Oklahoma City protest group. A federal indictment now alleges the Rev. T. Sheri Dickerson spent donations on houses and travel. The charges come as progressive groups face increased scrutiny under the Trump Administration.
Charges against one officer illustrate how confidential records can hide when officers accused of wrongdoing move between departments.
Federal rules do not require Oklahoma’s U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin to shut down his leadership PAC if he is confirmed to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The committee has spent money on flights on private jets, limousine rentals and luxury hotels.
Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking water pollution, the state chose not to act.
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols has ordered a review of jail operations after we uncovered a series of deaths at the facility.
The Frontier wants to talk to service members and their families about access to mental health care at Tinker.
After Brian Bonner died from a treatable illness in Tulsa’s city jail, records reveal a pattern of preventable deaths and ignored warnings.
Oklahoma has agreed to spend up to $800,000 to house about 40 people after Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Operation SAFE — a shift from his earlier opposition to using tax dollars for homelessness housing.
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.
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.
There have been at least 25 police shootings in Oklahoma this year, at least 14 of which have been fatal.
NOTUS reporter Reese Gorman discusses the firing of Kristi Noem and what Markwayne Mullin’s appointment could mean for Oklahoma’s U.S. Senate seat.
