The project has received millions in public support and is set to get billions more federally.
City leaders say they’re confident.
But the big question now: When will it fully deliver, if ever?
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We asked to interview them and see inside the facility.
They declined both, but did respond in writing, saying more than 100 employees work at the Stillwater facility.
We found job listings that show they’re still hiring…
The company told me it has produced magnets and is taking orders.
But in its latest SEC filing, it says the facility is still under development and hasn’t started producing and selling magnets commercially…
Back in 2022, this was called a big win for Oklahoma.
A rare earth magnet plant expected to bring jobs and start production quickly.
That timeline didn’t happen…
A Stillwater project promised jobs and production by 2023.
It’s now 2026. And it’s still not fully operational.
The company says it’s producing…
but its own federal filing tells a different story. 🧵👇
ARRESTED. Here's the man accused of secretly filming people in a dressing room at an Oklahoma City television station. okcfox.com/news/local/a...
A Stillwater project promised production by 2023.
It’s now 2026.
Full story tomorrow.
NEW: A PR company is operating a bizarre fake news site that's plagiarizing original journalism at a massive scale -- all while spewing misinformation, publishing hallucinated quotes, and replacing real people’s names with “Jane Doe.”
Also: it misquotes the Pope.
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🚨LAYOFFS - INTEGRIS Health officials confirmed to FOX 25 it’s taking action due to expected cuts to Medicaid and Medicare funding as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill. #oklahoma
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“There was a lot going on..."
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A major project in Stillwater promised jobs and production YEARS ago, getting a big chunk of your tax dollars.
Now we’re digging into what’s actually happening behind the scenes.
Wrapping up my latest FOX 25 investigation. Can't wait to show you what I found!
Campaign event in Medicine Park promised Kyle Rittenhouse. Now the venue is saying they had no idea and are working “to find a resolution” #oklahoma
The bill’s next hurdle comes Thursday, where it goes before a Senate committee. Sen. Murdoch says, “If HB 3660 becomes law, it would be the strictest, most carefully defined NOR law in the nation.” He ends his statement with this 👇
This was one of the first posts from Rep. Shaw to go viral, leading to national radio interviews and other media picking up the claims. Among the errors pointed on in this new release- his claims of this legislation joining 14 “blue” states.
INBOX- on the #Oklahoma bill that would regulate the choice to turn human remains into organic soil. Sen. calls out a “deeply misinformed lawmaker who continues to spread blatant lies.” Rep Jim Shaw recently made headlines equating it to humanure. Said bodies would be fertilizer.
From taxpayer-funded PR…
to an ethics violation…
to payments after leaving office…
and a $90K settlement tied to records about her dismissal...
Questions remain about what the state knew — and why it paid. (🧵8/8)
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This comes after a FOX 25 investigation found nearly $100k in taxpayer money was spent on PR to build Zumwalt’s personal brand while in office.
A state audit raised separate concerns about her time at OESC, and an ethics violation led to a fine and ban. (🧵7/8)
As part of the $90k+ settlement, she agreed to withdraw those requests.
Zumwalt declined to discuss the settlement with FOX 25 citing a confidentiality clause. (🧵6/8)
We now know what that settlement was tied to.
Zumwalt had filed open records requests in 2025 seeking:
📍 Documents related to her dismissal
📍Records the state provided to FOX 25
📍Her personnel file
(🧵5/8)
We found a separate payment to Zumwalt.
A $90,838 settlement in February 2026. (🧵4/8)
FOX 25 obtained records showing:
📍More than $108,000 in payments after she stepped down
📍 Bi-weekly paychecks continuing for months
📍 Payouts tied to leave, benefits, and severance
But there was more... (🧵3/8)
Zumwalt announced her resignation in October 2024.
But records show she remained on the state payroll until January 2025 under a severance agreement. (2/8)
Ousted from her job, but the payments didn’t stop.
FOX 25 found nearly $200K in taxpayer money went to former Oklahoma Tourism Director Shelley Zumwalt after she left. Including a $90K+ settlement.
🧵THREAD: (1/8)
‼️TONIGHT- just hours before my investigation airs, I got my hands on NEW information about exactly what the state wanted to keep quiet as part of a recent $90k taxpayer funded payout to a former employee. 😶
Managed to pack up around 10,000 diapers today with my FOX 25 team for babies in need. Infant Crisis Services is such a needed, well-run organization. And they make volunteering FUN and easy! #4theBabies
Ousted. But still getting paid?
#Oklahoma #investigation #OpenRecords #transparency #InvestigativeJournalism
My 🤯 moment today:
-company that’s already gotten $millions from Oklahomans issues press release
-we ask for interview, send over specific questions (*a rare courtesy)
-they agree to video call
-only for them to get on call, give no interview, and ask who else I’m talking to 😭
🌟Working on a new investigation involving your taxpayer money and a former Oklahoma official. 💰
Digging through records now. 📝
And asking LOTS of questions.
More soon.
No, Oklahoma lawmakers aren’t trying to put human remains in your fertilizer. (A sentence I never thought I’d have to write)
