The lawsuit seeks records related to at least seven deaths at the facility, including investigation and incident reports, surveillance video, intake forms and welfare-check logs.

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

The lawsuit seeks records related to at least seven deaths at the facility, including investigation and incident reports, surveillance video, intake forms and welfare-check logs.

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

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

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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 li...

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

With the project outside city limits and little county oversight of unincorporated land, officials are considering measures to gain local control.

If elected, Jon Echols would oversee the state multi-county grand jury. The state attorney general has the power to seek criminal indictments in connection with jail deaths.

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

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

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.

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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.

The Trump administration’s plans to build a smelter in Inola have generated big claims. The Frontier fact checked them.

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

The 2022 death of a woman who was arrested in the throes of a mental health crisis is among a series of Oklahoma jail cases that will cost residents higher taxes.

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.

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.

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.

Elections. Homelessness. Criminal justice. Money and power. Here's what The Frontier's reporters uncovered this month.

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.

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...

Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez was put to death Thursday for the 2003 murder of Olimpia Fisher.

Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez was put to death Thursday for the 2003 murder of Olimpia Fisher.

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

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

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