After Garrett Yalch revealed preventable deaths and systemic failures inside Tulsa’s municipal jail, a federal disability rights watchdog is stepping in.
This is what investigative reporting can do.
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A federally designated watchdog is examining conditions at the municipal jail, citing concerns over medical care and treatment of people with mental illness.
It will be up to detention officers at the understaffed jail to monitor detainees as county officials look to cut costs. The jail is “running with a skeleton crew,” an administrator said earlier this year.
Nearly 50 immigration bills were filed in Oklahoma this year.
Most are dead.
The ones still moving forward target:
• in-state tuition
• welfare benefits
• foreign land ownership
We break it down:
Dozens of bills targeting illegal immigration did not advance this legislative session, but a few proposals have survived.
Century Aluminum wants to build a new smelter in Oklahoma.
In other states:
• Residents reported headaches, nosebleeds
• Regulators cited pollution violations
• The company paid to settle claims
Now Inola residents are raising concerns.
Our latest:
Had to buy a new phone and I’m going full-caseless. I’ve never felt more alive. Living every second of every day on the edge of financial ruin.
Catastrophic strategic defeat
On this episode of Listen Frontier, we’re talking with Tulsa City Councilors Phil Lakin and Laura Bellis about why they supported the moratorium, what questions still need answers, and what it would take for them to feel comfortable moving forward with data center development in Tulsa.
POV: you’re Greg Bovino and Tiger Woods is telling you something serious
Abill that would create state oversight of homeless shelters and several other measures addressing housing and homelessness have survived a key deadline in the Oklahoma Legislature.
no way, the generation obsessed with doing as little as possible while maintaining plausible moral superiority is turning to church. tell me more.
Tulsa city officials are blocking access to records that could answer basic questions about events leading up to detainee deaths.
Nearly 10 years after Tulsa police officer killed Terence Crutcher, family’s lawsuit is moving forward
A federal appeals court decided the Crutcher family’s civil lawsuit against a former TPD officer can continue. Their supporters celebrated the ruling Tuesday.
After George Floyd’s murder, national bail funds routed millions to a small OKC protest group. An indictment alleges the Rev. T. Sheri Dickerson spent donations on houses and travel. The charges come as progressive groups face increased scrutiny under the Trump administration.
Story linked below.
In 2021, Oklahoma oil regulators documented nearly 2,000 wells that were either operating above legal limits — or lacked limits entirely.
Yet they never acted on their own findings.
And they never made the report accessible to the full agency.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
After the state mental health agency slashed contracts to address overspending, nonprofits say they’ve had to eliminate programs and scramble for new funding.
It's funny that Oklahoma Republicans spent a year fearmongering about SQ836, saying "don't California our Oklahoma." Meanwhile in California, Democrats are panicking because it seems like the state might be headed for a R-only Gov. ballot.
How millions raised for Black Lives Matter OKC ended up in one woman’s bank account. | via @briokc.bsky.social
How millions raised for Black Lives Matter OKC ended up in one woman’s bank account | via @briokc.bsky.social
Charges against one officer illustrate how confidential records can hide when officers accused of wrongdoing move between departments.
In the weeks after George Floyd’s murder, national bail funds routed millions to a small Oklahoma City protest group. A federal indictment now alleges the Rev. T. Sheri Dickerson spent donations on houses and travel.
When he was an officer for the Clinton Police Department, Emanuel Ruiz allegedly lied in court and kept expensive equipment after leaving the department. He later got a job as a police officer in Weatherford, where he's now accused of beating a man during a traffic stop in 2024.
Oklahoma took over oil and gas regulation from the EPA in 1981 by promising to keep the state’s drinking water safe from pollution.
But it didn’t retroactively apply its new standards to thousands of existing wells.
And the EPA never forced it to.
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And yet you wracked up 15 years of attention online in such a short time
These stories, published by a staff of 9 over the course of 2 weeks, represents well over 1,000 hours of work. I am insanely biased but I think our staff is the best. And the good news? I am confident we will add to the staff this year. Want to help make that possible? We'd appreciate your support.
