Listen Frontier: Richard Rojem is set to be executed this week
Richard Rojem, Oklahoma’s longest-serving death row inmate, was convicted for the 1984 murder of his 7-year-old stepdaughter Layla Cummings.
Sold out: The rise and fall of America’s most ambitious sports media company
Sellout Crowd’s founders lured writers with promises of lucrative pay, and, thanks to some big name investors, enough funding to stay in business for three years. None of it was true.
The Frontier is holding two free events in June with state lawmakers in Tulsa and Oklahoma City
Guests include Rep. Regina Goodwin, and Senators Jo Anna Dossett, Chuck Hall and Todd Gollihare in Tulsa, and Senate Pro Tempore Greg Treat, Sen. Kristen Thompson, Sen. Kay Floyd, and Rep. Jason Lowe in Oklahoma City. Attendees can submit questions for the panelists in advance.
As Tulsa mayoral election nears, County Commissioner Karen Keith emerges as the frontrunner
Keith enjoys a large fundraising lead and decades of name-recognition in the city of 400,000 people. Her chief opponent believes there’s still time to overcome those advantages.
Ryan Walters’ shadow looms over election losses in three Tulsa School Board races
Ryan Walters has spent much of his tenure as State Superintendent battling with Tulsa schools, but on Tuesday, voters appeared to hand him a stern message.
Oklahoma executes Michael DeWayne Smith for two murders in 2002
Smith was the first person executed by the state in 2024, and the 12th since Oklahoma resumed use of the death penalty in 2021.
Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat and House Speaker Charles McCall reflect as terms come to an end
With long-serving leaders term-limited, Treat and McCall look back on what worked and what didn’t during their time at the Oklahoma Capitol.
The death of nonbinary teen shines a national spotlight on Oklahoma’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies
Nex Benedict, 16, died one day after a fight in a school bathroom. The cause and circumstances surrounding their death remain under investigation even as public outrage grows.
