House Bill 2941 would require first responders to alert police, a move critics say could deter 911 calls. The bill would make any detectable amount of fentanyl a cause of death in overdoses, strengthening homicide prosecutions — even against friends who share drugs.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to find the culprit — then closed the case.
Convicted of killing two men outside an Oklahoma City nightclub, Simpson thanked supporters before dying by lethal injection. A victim’s sister called the moment “the same smile that has been tormenting me for 20 years.”
Nick Bowlin walks through the records, testing delays and injection well history that shaped his reporting on salty, oily drinking water in Oklahoma.
We rate Gov. Kevin Stitt’s statements on personal income, Medicaid, marijuana and Ronald Reagan from his State of the State address.
A slew of bills at the Legislature this year would pause new developments, limit nondisclosure agreements and require companies to shoulder infrastructure costs as opposition grows.
The Oklahoma Senate leader says the far-right Freedom Caucus is hurting the chamber. Jett responds by calling Paxton “a bully.”
Dozens of bills filed this session would expand cooperation with federal immigration authorities, restrict access to public assistance, driver’s licenses and higher education, and limit foreign land ownership.
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.
Nick Bowlin walks through the records, testing delays and injection well history that shaped his reporting on salty, oily drinking water in Oklahoma.
