The Frontier

04/25/2025

Many thanks to The Pickup for this story on our launch 10 years ago.

Sometimes you lose your job and get nominated for a Pulitzer in the same day.

04/25/2025

The state rushed to stockpile pills after President Donald Trump promoted the drug as a treatment for COVID-19. But soon state leaders were asking for a refund.

04/24/2025

John Standfill is trying to rebuild after 17 years in prison, but court fines and fees are still holding him back.

04/23/2025

‘I’m not a big fan of tariffs’ James Lankford discusses economy, taxes and immigration with Tulsa crowd

Oklahoma’s senior U.S. Senator told attendees at the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce Congressional Forum that “hard conversations have to take place” as the U.S. is set to “overspend our budget by $2 trillion.”

04/21/2025

Wayne Thompson was convicted for a crime he committed when he was 15 years old. His family has been trying to win his release ever since.

04/21/2025

Come celebrate a decade of our hard-hitting accountability journalism at the Tulsa City County Library. Join us for a special evening featuring a fireside chat with new Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols. It's going to be a night to remember as we reflect on the past ten years and look forward to the future. Don't miss out on this exciting event!

Come celebrate The Frontier's 10th Anniversary with Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols at our party - it's gonna be a blast!

04/18/2025

When the coronavirus pandemic first arrived in Oklahoma five years ago, The Frontier reported on a lack of transparency in government spending, COVID outbreaks in state prisons and struggling hospitals.

04/17/2025

A state investigator raised questions about how much school leaders knew about a scheme to defraud Tulsa Public Schools of at least $800,000 before they notified the police, documents show.

04/14/2025

The Trump Administration is cutting programs labeled as DEI. Some Oklahoma programs have already seen funding freezes.

04/14/2025

A bill that would have restricted the locations of homeless shelters is dormant for now. But it’s just one of a spate of recent measures penalizing service providers or people experiencing homelessness.

04/10/2025

The national media descended on Tulsa, putting pressure not just on the community as a whole but on the county’s legal system as it tried to cope with yet another high-profile police killing.

04/09/2025

Flock Safety’s marketing materials portray Tulsa as a national success story and “a beacon for what modern, data-driven policing can achieve.” But crime data tells a different story.

04/08/2025

Thousands of Oklahomans got payments from a Biden-era program to help address generations of farm lending discrimination. Now the Trump Administration wants to end programs that could be labeled as DEI. Some Oklahoma programs have already seen funding freezes.

04/07/2025

Some jails in the state have faced ongoing issues with detainee deaths and poor inspection results. State inspectors ruled most county jails didn’t comply with the standards in 2024.

04/03/2025

The Frontier broke the story about past domestic violence allegations against the head of the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

04/02/2025

In honor of our upcoming 10th Anniversary party in April, we’re giving away some exciting prizes, including tickets to OU, OSU and Oklahoma City Thunder games.

In honor of our upcoming 10th Anniversary party in April, we're giving away some exciting prizes, including tickets to OU, OSU and Oklahoma City Thunder games.

04/02/2025

Police credit Flock cameras with reducing violent crime. But after millions spent, the data tells a murkier story — and the system may violate the law.

03/28/2025

Oklahoma’s ma*****na underworld now worth over $100 billion, new estimates show.

State and federal officials are calling on the state Legislature to impose production limits on ma*****na farms.