Who bought that ad? We’re following the money in Oklahoma elections. Outside groups that sometimes try to hide their financial backers are spending millions on political ads.

Who bought that ad? We’re following the money in Oklahoma elections

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

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Broken Arrow leaders were flooded with anti-Muslim emails on a proposed mosque. Here’s what they said behind closed doors.

What Broken Arrow leaders said about a mosque proposal behind closed doors

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...

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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.

Tulsa DA asks OSBI to investigate seven deaths at city jail

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.

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If I had to make a point about The Odyssey, which I already talk too much about and certainly think too much about, it would be this. The christian right is upset at the film for reasons that are illogical but are their own. There are people on the left with criticism that the film is too christian

My kids really take for granted my willingness to spend money on the ice cream truck. the ice cream truck might as well have been Ruth's Chris to me when I was 7. Now my son just yells DAD MONEY QUICK and im happy to do it

In a buried report, oil regulators pinpointed nearly 600 wells operating illegally, threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water. Then there were 1,400+ wells that had operated for decades without any limits at all — grandfathered in from an earlier era. Published in March w/ @propublica.org

Oklahoma Ignored Records Revealing 600 Illegally Operating Injection Wells

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...

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Tulsa is shutting down its city jail after a Frontier investigation found 7 deaths in 3 years at the small municipal lockup. The announcement comes after The Frontier uncovered seven deaths in three years at the jail, including a man detention officers left alone in a restraint device.

Frontier reporter Garrett Yalch has spent nearly a year investigating the Tulsa Municipal Jail. His reporting is supported by a grant from the Tulsa Flyer.

Tulsa Flyer@tulsaflyer.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tulsa is shutting down its city jail after Frontier investigation into deaths The announcement comes after The Frontier uncovered seven deaths in three years at the jail, including a man detention officers left alone in a… http://tulsaflyer.org/2026/07/24/news/post/city-jail-shutting-down/

The announcement comes after The Frontier uncovered seven deaths in three years at the jail, including a man detention officers left alone in a restraint device.

Tulsa mayor orders closure of city jail after Frontier investigation

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

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NEW: Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols has ordered the closure of the city's municipal lockup following our investigation into the death of Justin Benner. More to come soon.

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Dylan Goforth@dmgoforth.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you read this story today, Thank you. If you shared it with someone, double thank you. If you haven’t read it yet, here it is. Thanks for caring about Oklahoma and the power of real journalism. If you don’t believe in journalism, I’m gonna change your mind www.readfrontier.org/stories/tuls...

We spent months working to put this story together. It documents the final hour of a man Tulsa police took to jail instead of a hospital. This is one story in our ongoing investigation into deaths inside the Tulsa municipal jail.

Tulsa police took him to the city jail instead of a hospital. Video shows he was dead within an hour.

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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If you read this story today, Thank you. If you shared it with someone, double thank you. If you haven’t read it yet, here it is. Thanks for caring about Oklahoma and the power of real journalism. If you don’t believe in journalism, I’m gonna change your mind www.readfrontier.org/stories/tuls...

Tulsa police took him to the city jail instead of a hospital. Video shows he was dead within an hour.

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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I haven’t live in Oklahoma for 23 years & yet I read The Frontier every chance I get. It truly is some of the best journalism in America that people don’t know about. If you love state & local journalism as much as I do, please consider a donation to keep them running. Link at the end of the thread.

Dylan Goforth@dmgoforth.bsky.social · 2w ago

I got into journalism on accident over 20 years ago. A random compliment from a random teacher put me on this path and changed my life. This story, published today and written by Garrett Yalch, makes me proud to have spent 2 decades doing this.

I got into journalism on accident over 20 years ago. A random compliment from a random teacher put me on this path and changed my life. This story, published today and written by Garrett Yalch, makes me proud to have spent 2 decades doing this.

Tulsa police took him to the city jail instead of a hospital. Video shows he was dead within an hour.

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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After telling neighbors that Benner would get treatment and be “fine,” a Tulsa police officer enters his vehicle and drives away to the sounds of heavy metal. Benner was dead in an isolation cell an hour later.

Body camera footage shows final arrest of Justin Benner before his death at Tulsa Municipal Jail

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Must read story from @readfrontier with a must-watch video that Tulsa Police fought to keep from us.

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Benner groaned and begged “help me” as three detention officers wrestled him into the restraint device. At one point, a detention officer knelt on his back. Video obtained by @readfrontier.bsky.social shows Benner's arrest and death inside Tulsa's municipal jail.

There are no shortcuts through grief. Grief is a door. And the only way out is through.

Saying goodbye to my dog

There are no shortcuts through grief. Grief is a door. And the only way out is through.

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The lawsuit stems from the February 2025 death of Brian Bonner, a 38-year-old man who died from a treatable throat infection after spending three days in the city jail. Bonner is one of at least seven people who have died at the facility since January 2023, an investigation by The Frontier found.

Lawsuit over Tulsa city jail death alleges officials ignored years of warnings about medical care

The estate of a man who died of a treatable throat infection at the jail alleges officials failed to provide adequate medical care despite a pattern of inmate deaths.

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The estate of a man who died of a treatable throat infection at the jail alleges officials failed to provide adequate medical care despite a pattern of inmate deaths.

Lawsuit over Tulsa city jail death alleges officials ignored years of warnings about medical care

The estate of a man who died of a treatable throat infection at the jail alleges officials failed to provide adequate medical care despite a pattern of inmate deaths.

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Family members of Olimpia Fisher urged the board to deny mercy, while Cuesta-Rodriguez told members he doesn’t deserve clemency ahead of his scheduled Aug. 13 execution.

Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez clemency denied by Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board

Family members of Olimpia Fisher urged the board to deny mercy, while Cuesta-Rodriguez told members he doesn't deserve clemency ahead of his scheduled Aug. 13 execution.

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Public defenders say judges routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving poor and homeless people jailed on low-level charges. Other counties have already faced civil rights lawsuits.

Justice in less than a minute? Oklahoma County bail hearings don’t meet constitutional standards, attorneys say.

Public defenders say judges routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving poor and homeless people jailed on low-level charges. Other counties have already faced civil rights ...

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An out-of-state anti-abortion group successfully lobbied to change Oklahoma law after it was rejected for public funding from a program that encourages women to keep their unplanned pregnancies.

Rejected for Oklahoma funding, an anti-abortion group helped rewrite state law

The Texas-based nonprofit Human Coalition lobbies for anti-abortion programs and gets millions of dollars in funding from other states.

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Regulators say the Ponca City carbon black plant failed to meet pollution limits, missed required equipment testing and violated a 2015 federal agreement to improve air quality.

After years of black dust complaints, Oklahoma cites Continental Carbon for 81 alleged violations

Regulators say the Ponca City carbon black plant failed to meet pollution limits, missed required equipment testing and violated a 2015 federal agreement to improve air quality.

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Supporters of a county pretrial release program say thousands of people who pose little public safety risk remain jailed because they can’t afford bail. Prosecutors frequently oppose release, even though the program is designed to help people show up to court.

Oklahoma County has a program to help poor people get out of jail. Prosecutors rarely support it.

Supporters of a county pretrial release program say thousands of people who pose little public safety risk remain jailed because they can't afford bail. Prosecutors frequently oppose release, even tho...

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The group’s leaders insist the movement is bigger than any one lawmaker. Critics say Republican voters already delivered their verdict.

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.

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Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one of the state’s biggest industries.

To protect its drinking water, this city has to appeal to the oil regulators that put it at risk

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...

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That’s what we call a leading indicator.

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NEW: Palantir has gone on a Democratic lobbyist hiring spree, picking up Hakeem Jeffries' former chief of staff, a top DCCC fundraiser, and a former Democratic senator to push its interests in Washington DC. readsludge.com/2026/06/22/p...

WATCH: We asked Norman voters at St. Stephen's United Methodist Church whom they favored in Oklahoma's gubernatorial primary, the behavior they wanted to see from candidates if elected and their thoughts on State Question 832, which would have raised Oklahoma's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2029.

One contract required public officials to keep secret that a confidentiality agreement even existed. At least one agreement allows the companies to sue cities to enforce the terms of the deals, sometimes in other states.

How data center developers won secrecy pledges from Oklahoma officials

One contract required public officials to keep secret that a confidentiality agreement even existed. At least one agreement allows the companies to sue cities to enforce the terms of the deals, someti...

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