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Board recommends parole for Wayne Thompson, who was locked up as a teen for murder

Oklahoma
Written By: Brianna Bailey and Sierra Pfeifer (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Vickie Mann Hair wept and thanked the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board after they voted to recommend release for her...

Tulsa police won’t share the locations of more than 200 surveillance cameras

Oklahoma
Written By: Garret Yalch (TULSA, Okla.) The Tulsa Police Department has refused to disclose the locations of more than 200 surveillance cameras it operates across the city after The...

We’ve compiled a list of resources for Oklahoma families struggling with mental health needs

Oklahoma
Written By: Kayla Branch (OKLAHOMA) Some youth in Oklahoma are abandoned to state custody after their parents or caregivers cannot get them the right mental or behavioral health care...

Some Oklahoma parents turn kids over to the state after struggling to get mental health care for them

Oklahoma
Written By: Kayla Branch Editor’s note: This story mentions suicide and abandonment. If you or someone you know is struggling, call 988 to reach the state’s mental health...

Oklahoma state housing agency faces an $8-million shortfall

Oklahoma
Written By: Maddy Keyes (OKLAHOMA) Mercedes Stowe just wants a backyard where her kids, ages 7 and 10, can play safely. Read this story on The Frontier here.  The family of three lives...

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board will review hundreds more cases in January to catch up after resignations

Oklahoma
Written By: Brianna Bailey and Sierra Pfeifer, KOSU (OKLAHOMA) The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is facing a backlog and could be forced to review as many as 550 parole cases in...

Lawsuit claims Oklahoma’s bullying complaint investigation process is inadequate

Oklahoma
Written By: Ari Fife (OKLAHOMA) A lawsuit claims the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s system for tracking bullying complaints lacks transparency, violating families’ legal...

As Tulsa’s next mayor, Monroe Nichols wants to increase housing, decommission homeless encampments

Oklahoma
Written By: Garrett Yalch (TULSA, Okla.) Tulsa Mayor-elect Monroe Nichols has set an assertive course for his first 100 days in office, focusing on what he sees as the city’s most...

One group thinks open primary elections in Oklahoma could boost voter turnout

Oklahoma
(OKLAHOMA) A group is seeking to boost voter participation in Oklahoma by opening primary elections to all voters, regardless of political party.   Read this story on The Frontier...

Detainees at the Oklahoma County jail got to vote this year

Oklahoma
Written By: Maddy Keyes and Brianna Bailey (OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Okla.) Eligible voters at the Oklahoma County Detention Center got mail-in ballots ahead of Election Day this year.  Read...