Public defenders say judges routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving poor and homeless people jailed on low-level charges. Other counties have already faced civil rights ...

Regulators say the Ponca City carbon black plant failed to meet pollution limits, missed required equipment testing and ...

The Texas-based nonprofit Human Coalition lobbies for anti-abortion programs and gets millions of dollars in funding from other states.

The group’s leaders insist the movement is bigger than any one lawmaker. Critics say Republican voters already delivered their verdict. Sen. Shane Jett, left. Rep. Jim Olsen, middle. Sen. Dusty ...

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...

A growing number of women are facing criminal charges for substance use during pregnancy in Oklahoma. Experts and health care providers say that’s bad for moms and babies. Brittney Poolaw brushed away ...

A wave of big data centers is triggering a scramble for new electricity generation. OG&E and PSO are pushing to charge ratepayers more as they race to keep up. Construction has begun on the Project ...

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s ...

Some agreements allow the companies to sue cities to enforce the terms of the deals, sometimes in other states. Kyle Schmidt looks over land near his home that the City of Sand Springs annexed in June ...