Oklahoma's medical marijuana testing system faces questions about inconsistent laboratory results, lab shopping for favorable potency numbers and whether the state's pesticide screening panel tests ...

Though the Department of Homeland Security has self-reported zero releases of non-U.S. nationals since May 2025, immigration ...

Marty Quinn, a candidate for insurance commissioner, is shown speaking to journalists at the Oklahoma Press Association convention in Norman on June 6, 2026. (Ted Streuli/Oklahoma Watch) On April 1, ...

Oklahoma voters know the drill. You arrive at your precinct, get in line and prepare to present proof of identification to a poll worker manning the check-in station. The precinct official reads your ...

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Kris Steele poses in front of the TEEM building in Oklahoma City. (M. Scott Carter/Oklahoma Watch) Poverty is deeply woven into the fabric of Oklahoma history. Whether it is the result of tornadoes ...

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Mike Mazzei, who advances to the August governor's runoff, has missed three-fourths of the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement Board meetings since Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed him in 2023, attending ...

Nondisclosure agreements between Oklahoma communities and data center developers have become a flashpoint in the debate over government transparency, with critics arguing public officials should not ...

Russell Goodwin aims to identify and expose dangerous people online through his predator-catching group. His tactics frustrate police efforts and target vulnerable people. (Todd Pendleton/The ...