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The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 Tuesday against recommending clemency for death row inmate Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez.
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The frontier comes alive in Casper. Here’s what families can experience at this free history festival
The frontier is returning to Casper for a day of activities, entertainment and experiences that bring the past closer than ever.
The Oklahoma Freedom Caucus wanted to take over the Legislature. Then came the primaries.
The group's leaders insist the movement is bigger than any one lawmaker. Critics say Republican voters already delivered their verdict.
Histories: New town was created in mid-1970s to house coal mine workers
The Frontier West is still alive. No, settlers aren’t moving in by covered wagon to start a new tent and sod-house town. But they’re starting a new town, nevertheless; this time with shiny new mobiles ho...
The Frontier wins Oklahoma Press Association Awards
Our reporters won first-place honors in three categories for reporting on oil and gas pollution in the state and hazardous working conditions at a poultry plant.
How data center developers won secrecy pledges from Oklahoma officials
Some agreements allow the companies to sue cities to enforce the terms of the deals, sometimes in other states.
All the details on data center secrecy deals Oklahoma communities have signed
We gathered cities' confidentiality agreements with data center developers. Some require local leaders to keep secret even the fact that a nondisclosure agreement exists.
Oklahoma regulator recommends a disputed mine expansion over the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer
A Department of Mines recommendation would allow a company to open a new mining pit over a fragile aquifer, despite concerns from residents who say the project threatens a critical water source and undermine...
Thousands of Oklahoma immigrants in line to lose food assistance and Medicaid coverage under federal eligib...
Changes tied to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will strip Medicaid and SNAP eligibility from many immigrants with humanitarian protections, while Oklahoma nonprofits helping refugees face steep staffin...
Jackson Lahmeyer rises from fringe challenger to Trump-backed frontrunner
Pastors for Trump helped the leader of a storefront church deepen his relationship with the president and mobilize evangelical voters. The effort helped transform him from a political outsider to a congressi...
We fact-checked the Democrats running to lead Oklahoma’s public education system
The Frontier checked the accuracy of the candidates’ comments on reading proficiency, school staffing and other educational issues.
Oily sludge is flooding their dream home. Oklahoma regulators say they can’t help.
The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act like it...
Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing of his ex-girlfriend and her baby
Raymond Eugene Johnson was sentenced to death for beating Brooke Whitaker with a claw hammer and setting her home on fire with Whitaker and her infant daughter still inside.
Oklahoma’s 211 hotlines secure state funding
The hotlines have relied on private donations for years after an economic downturn led to budget cuts.
Two Democrats, one chance at flipping Oklahoma’s 5th District
Jena Nelson and Trey Martin both think they can win in an area reshaped by redistricting and Republican control.
State clears homeless camp in Norman but has offered no housing funds for displaced residents
The sweep displaced dozens and gave local shelters and other service providers little time to prepare.
We fact-checked GOP candidates for Oklahoma attorney general
After Jon Echols and Jeff Starling debated, we checked the facts and found a few statements that weren’t entirely true.
Sorting fact from fiction in Oklahoma’s Republican governor debate
Did Gentner Drummond donate money to Joe Biden? Did Mike Mazzei support a bill to end the Electoral College? We checked the facts.
Toxic Ground: How oil field pollution is threatening Oklahoma
About half of all Oklahomans live within a mile of an oil and gas site. A new documentary from The Frontier and ProPublica exposes the failure of state regulators to protect residents from a massive undergro...
What are your questions for The Frontier about voting?
The Frontier is partnering with collaborators — including KOSU, Focus: Black Oklahoma, Tulsa Flyer, The Oklahoma Eagle, and La Semana — to answer your questions about voting.
After deaths at Tulsa Municipal Jail, a wrongful death lawsuit targets the private contractor
The mother of a 23-year-old man claims jail employees failed to adequately monitor him after he told them he had recently attempted suicide.
We fact-checked the Oklahoma Republican State Superintendent debate
Seven GOP candidates are vying to be the next leader of Oklahoma public schools. The Frontier checked the accuracy of statements made in a recent debate about funding for teacher pay raises, student absentee...
Fact check: GOP governor candidates get into weeds on taxes, records in office
The Frontier provided a fact check of claims made at the Oklahoma GOP governor debate held Thursday, May 28, 2026.
Fact check: OKGOP superintendent candidates talk taxes, teacher pay in primary debate
The Frontier provided a fact check of statements made by OKGOP state superintendent candidates at a debate Tuesday, June 2, 2026.