The school operates as a faith-based recovery program and doesn’t need a state license.

A small Oklahoma conservation nonprofit is taking on Google over plans for a massive data center.

Former students described physical restraints, forced exercise, food restrictions, unpaid labor, and close monitoring at New Lifehouse Academy.

New Lifehouse Academy markets help for depressed” and “self-destructive” teens. Former students say they found punishment, isolation, and physical restraint instead of treatment.

New Lifehouse Academy markets help for depressed” and “self-destructive” teens. Former students say they found punishment, isolation, and physical restraint instead of treatment.

Sen. Paul Rosino wants to create a new agency called the Oklahoma Department of Child Safety and Wellbeing.

The Trump administration’s plans to build a smelter in Inola have generated big claims. Here’s what we know — and what we don’t.

Sen. Lisa Standridge has asked the state to clear tents in Norman three times. She has also sought to move dozens of unhoused residents to Oklahoma City.

A new law bars people convicted of DUI causing great bodily injury from early release on GPS monitoring, and Polston argues the state can’t use it to send her back to prison.

A new law bars people convicted of DUI causing great bodily injury from early release on GPS monitoring, and Polston argues the state can’t use it to send her back to prison.

Pollster Pat McFerron discusses the money, endorsements and regional shifts that shaped Oklahoma’s Republican gubernatorial runoff on this episode of the Listen Frontier podcast.

Claims about taxes, workplace safety, apprenticeship programs, drag shows and the proposed Inola smelter ranged from accurate to mostly false.

At Homefield, we make the most comfortable Oklahoma University Sooners apparel you'll ever own. We refuse to implement cookie-cutter design, making sure every design we make not only looks good, but h...

The Republican gubernatorial candidate says the proposed aluminum plant will be safe for nearby farms and cattle. But residents have challenged some of his claims about fluoride emissions.

James Taylor’s self-published book says the Bible should guide political decisions and argues Christianity should have a larger role in public schools.

James Taylor’s self-published book says the Bible should guide political decisions and argues Christianity should have a larger role in public schools.

James Taylor’s self-published book says the Bible should guide political decisions and argues Christianity should have a larger role in public schools.

We fact-checked claims from Republican candidates Robert Franklin and James Taylor ahead of the Aug. 25 runoff.

Oklahoma troopers returned to Norman for a second Operation SAFE sweep, displacing dozens of people who say they have nowhere else to go. The eviction came as the state threatened to bill Tulsa and Ok...

The Oklahoma County Detention Center is getting new equipment meant to help detention officers avoid grappling with detainees.

Interim studies will examine whether courts are providing constitutionally required bail hearings and whether the state has enough resources to expand pretrial release programs.

At The Frontier, our mission is to hold public officials accountable, give a voice to the powerless and tell the stories that others are afraid to tell, or that illuminate the lives of people in our c...

Outside groups that sometimes try to hide their financial backers are spending millions on political ads.

City councilors say their decision to reject a new mosque in Broken Arrow was based on land use concerns. But some agreed with anti-Islamic sentiment in their inboxes. A federal investigation is under...

The review comes after a Frontier investigation found seven preventable deaths at the facility. The Tulsa Police Department previously investigated the deaths and said it found no criminal wrongdoing.

Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking wa...

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols ordered the immediate closure of the Tulsa Municipal Jail after The Frontier's investigation into the death of Justin Benner.

Justin Benner pleaded for help as detention officers wrestled him into a full-body restraint device and left him alone in a cell.

Justin Benner pleaded for help as detention officers wrestled him into a full-body restraint device and left him alone in a cell.

Justin Benner pleaded for help as detention officers wrestled him into a full-body restraint device and left him alone in a cell.

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