Untreated mental health and substance abuse conditions killed 28 people detained in Oklahoma jails last year with no consequences to those responsible for their care, an Oklahoma Watch investigation revealed.

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In a 7-2 decision, the United States Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the constitutionality of a federal law meant to keep Indian children with their families and tribes.

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A bill aimed at streamlining local rules for in-home daycares was signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt this week.

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A car accident impaired Andre Wilson's vision, ability to concentrate and his short-term memory. Now, he advocates for Oklahomans with disabilities.

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Organizers and voting rights advocates say the proposed changes could benefit well-financed groups with the resources to collect more signatures.

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Attorney General Gentner Drummond is withdrawing an opinion from his predecessor that opened the door to publicly funded religious schools. A Catholic virtual charter school proposal is under consideration.

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A state court approved Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s request to reset the 25 executions in 29 months pace it approved in 2022. Former corrections officials said the former pace left state penitentiary workers in distress.

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Gentner Drummond says his investigation into misuse of pandemic funds will now focus on individuals.

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Newly released video shows county detention officers twice slamming Ronald Gene Given — arrested days earlier in the midst of a mental health crisis — to the concrete floor, kneeling on his upper body and dragging the unconscious man by the ankles across a cell.

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A Texas developer canceled plans for a $1.5 billion hydroelectric storage project in Pushmataha County last week, citing protests from 200 residents and opposition from the Choctaw Nation.

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