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While an officer in Clinton, Emanuel Ruiz allegedly lied in court, then 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. readfrontier.org/stories/when-o…

Hey everyone. @readfrontier is nearing our 11th anniversary. I would be lying if I said I thought that was likely back when we launched. You all know the situation journalism is in. But our newsroom is growing. Our budget is growing. I think we have a model that works. So...

Like most other members of Congress, Sen. Markwayne Mullin has a leadership PAC. Unlike most other lawmakers, most of his PAC's spending hasn't been on political contributions. @cliftonhowze @readfrontier examines where the money has gone instead readfrontier.org/stories/markwa…

When Oklahoma police officers suspected of misconduct move between agencies, the public can’t track them readfrontier.org/stories/when-o…

Charges against one officer illustrate how confidential records can hide when officers accused of wrongdoing move between departments. readfrontier.org/stories/when-o…

Federal rules do not require U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin to shut down his leadership PAC if he is confirmed to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The committee has spent money on flights on private jets, limousine rentals and luxury hotels. readfrontier.org/stories/markwa…

Across Oklahoma, oilfield wastewater has continued to surface from the ground — even as regulators failed to contain it. This investigation examines how oversight fell short, how contamination spread and how families were left to navigate the consequences readfrontier.org/special-projec…

After reporter @npbowlin received these previously unreported records, he checked if wells that had been flagged as problematic by Oklahoma’s oil regulators were near areas where wastewater later spewed out of the ground. He found at least 30 matches. readfrontier.org/stories/oil-re…

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.

Years ago, oil regulators took on an ambitious project to catalog all of Oklahoma’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite finding hundreds of rule violations, the state chose not to act. readfrontier.org/stories/oil-re…

Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking water pollution, the state chose not to act. readfrontier.org/stories/oil-re…

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols has ordered a review of jail operations after we uncovered a series of deaths at the facility. readfrontier.org/stories/five-t…

They were arrested for misdemeanors. Then they died in Tulsa’s city jail. readfrontier.org/stories/they-w…

Profiles of those who died in the Tulsa municipal jail

Six deaths in one Navy unit: The Frontier wants to talk to anyone with information about the recent deaths or access to mental health care at Tinker Air Force Base. readfrontier.org/stories/six-na…

They were arrested for misdemeanors. Then they died in Tulsa’s city jail. readfrontier.org/stories/they-w…