This rural Oklahoma town doesn’t want a data center. It may not be able to stop the project
With the project outside city limits and little county oversight of unincorporated land, officials are considering measures to gain local control.
‘David against an army of Goliaths’: The fight over a proposed data center in Sand Springs
A small Oklahoma conservation nonprofit is taking on Google over plans for a massive data center.
As TK Health co-founder seeks attorney general job, Hanchett family presses for criminal investigation
If elected, Jon Echols would oversee the state multi-county grand jury. The state attorney general has the power to seek criminal indictments in connection with jail deaths.
What The Frontier found at an Oklahoma boarding school for troubled teens
Former students described physical restraints, forced exercise, food restrictions, unpaid labor, and close monitoring at New Lifehouse Academy.
‘It’s time we do something big and bold’: Oklahoma lawmaker pushes child welfare overhaul
Sen. Paul Rosino wants to form a new state agency focused on children.
Cleveland County approves a $20 million settlement in the death of Shannon Hanchett
The 2022 death of a woman who was arrested in the throes of a mental health crisis is among a series of Oklahoma jail cases that will cost residents higher taxes.
There’s been a lot of big claims about the Inola smelter. Here’s what the facts show.
The Trump administration’s plans to build a smelter in Inola have generated big claims. Here’s what we know — and what we don’t.
‘Go home’: Norman senator backs Stitt’s homelessness sweeps and considers making cities pay
Sen. Lisa Standridge has asked the state to clear tents in Norman three times. She has also sought to move dozens of unhoused residents to Oklahoma City.
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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.
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A small Oklahoma conservation nonprofit is taking on Google over plans for a massive data center.
