Andrea Eger revisits the Epic Charter Schools probe, State Farm battles a retired judge over hidden reports, and Keaton Ross covers a push for tighter ethics laws. Catch these stories and more on the latest Long Story Short with Shaun Witt.
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In 2023, Oklahoma's treasurer complained a pension fund gave bidders only three weeks to respond to an RFP. His own process was shorter and included a holiday week.
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Oklahoma was already fighting over biosolids. Now scientists have found a globally banned forever chemical in the air near Lamont. Ben Fenwick has the story.
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Oklahoma lets filmmakers stack state, tribal and municipal incentives. Industry insiders say they've never seen anything like it.
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State Farm denied a retired federal judge's roof claim, refused to share the adjuster's report and threatened to cancel his insurance. Then his 72-year-old wife climbed on the roof herself.
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Is the percentage of income spent on groceries per household in Oklahoma among the highest in the nation? @factbriefs
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Oklahoma’s Landlord-Tenant Act has undergone few changes in its 48 year history, and lacks tenant protections that neighboring states offer. One house bill seeks to change that.
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Paul Monies investigates the state’s hiring of a private firm to manage pension fund deals, while Jake Ramsey breaks down a high-stakes lawsuit against Vesta Realty CEO Marc Kulick. Plus, J.C. Hallman reports on a pivotal hearing for CompSource Mutual.
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Steven Harpe is now in promotional videos for the company he handed a state contract. Oklahoma lawmakers say enough is enough.
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Has the Trump Administration recovered more than 160,000 children who were trafficked or lost under the Biden Administration, as Secretary Mullin claimed? @FactBriefs
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Newly obtained records reveal the scope and ongoing nature of the IRS investigation into Epic Charter Schools’ past governance and payments.
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Residents in Inola say they are being asked to trust the company behind a new aluminum smelter meant to shore up national security. But the company says it’s still gathering answers.
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Since August of last year, a protracted legal battle has erupted of baffling complexity, legal obfuscations and embarrassing corporate flubs over CompSource Mutual’s effort to convert to a stock company.
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The first request for proposals drew only one bidder, Payne's firm. The state scrapped it and tried again. Payne's firm won anyway. Paul Monies has the story.
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Did Barack Obama drop more than 26,000 bombs on six different countries without congressional approval, as Secretary Mullin claimed? @factbriefs
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Social media has given predators new tools to reach children at scale. Oklahoma's Child Advocacy Centers are trying to keep up and struggling.
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A new lawsuit alleges that Vesta Realty CEO Marc Kulick is using the real estate company as a personal piggy bank. Employee accounts back up the lawsuit's claims.
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Is Oklahoma ranked among the states with the highest rates of domestic violence? @FactBriefs
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FEMA never approved Oklahoma’s mitigation funding request after devastating wildfires in 2025, an unprecedented delay.
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Voters approved Medicaid expansion in 2020. Now lawmakers want to put it back on the ballot in August, when far fewer people vote.
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"I want a story, but not enough to get myself killed." Oklahoma's small-town editors speak candidly about local journalism's risks and rewards.
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Did tariffs cost Oklahoma families more than $1,000 in 2025?
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From dilapidated property battles to the fallout of a key Republican primary and the launch of our new "Unaccountable" series with Duncan, Oklahoma’s bike stops. Catch these stories and more on the latest Long Story Short with Shaun Witt.
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Is Oklahoma No. 3 in the nation for law enforcement turning people over to ICE? @factbriefs
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Joe Martin was evicted, lived in hotels for months with his kids and was never counted as homeless. He's far from alone in Oklahoma.
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What’s truly at stake in the Hursh matter is simple math. It was revealed in court that just one of the 125 cases that preceded Hursh settled for $3 million.
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One candidate is running ads with a butcher knife and a banana. The other is talking about education rankings and mental health funding. Oklahoma's gubernatorial race has it all.
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