Political pollster Pat McFerron says Democrats benefited from a national electoral wave, but changing voting patterns in Oklahoma’s largest metro areas could point to a longer-term realignment.
Republicans and Democrats behind Oklahoma’s new reading reforms say improving literacy will take years of monitoring results, adjusting policies and putting aside political disagreements.
Pavatt claimed innocence in the slaying of an Oklahoma City advertising executive for insurance money. His co-defendant and former lover Brenda Andrew is also on death row.
The Frontier spent months tracking down patients, obtaining insurance records and seeking answers from treatment providers accused of exploiting people struggling with addiction. Here’s how we uncovered the story.
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The Frontier and KOSU previously reported that judges in Oklahoma County routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving poor and homeless people jailed on low-level charges. Other counties have already faced civil rights lawsuits.
Democrats flipped six Republican-held state House seats and made substantial gains in Oklahoma’s largest counties, even as Republicans maintained their grip on statewide offices.
Legislative seats flipped to Democrats, including some held by Republican House leaders. Republicans also held onto all statewide offices and five congressional districts, while the governor’s race shifted sharply toward Democrats compared with 2024.
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.
Political pollster Pat McFerron says Democrats benefited from a national electoral wave, but changing voting patterns in Oklahoma’s largest metro areas could point to a longer-term realignment.
