Criminal networks continue to thrive in Oklahoma’s marijuana industry as lawmakers weigh new measures
Proposed laws target organized crime in the marijuana industry. Are they enough?
Proposed laws target organized crime in the marijuana industry. Are they enough?
Lawmakers have introduced two bills this year to limit or outlaw marriage for minors. Previous efforts to pass laws that would keep young pregnant mothers from marrying have failed.
Today on the podcast we’re joined by Frontier reporter Clifton Adcock, to update us on the cases against Karl Fontenot and Tommy Ward.
The confession is one of the few remaining pieces of evidence tying Karl Fontenot to the killing of an Ada convenience store clerk in 1984.
State lawmakers are trying for a second year to require commercial users to more accurately track water usage. Farmers have opposed previous efforts to create stricter water monitoring.
Stitt said we can’t afford to not start whittling away at Oklahoma’s income tax rate. But others argue a cut could potentially set the state back financially to where it was during Mary Fallin’s administration.
The governor’s claims about Oklahoma energy and jobs were exaggerated, government data shows.
Wendell Grissom’s execution is scheduled for March. He was convicted in the 2005 murder of Amber Dawn Matthews, who was shot while she was protecting her friend’s children during a home invasion near Watonga.
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.
There were at least 25 fatal police shootings in Oklahoma in 2023.
Today on the podcast we’re joined by Frontier reporter Clifton Adcock, to update us on the cases against Karl Fontenot and Tommy Ward.