The ‘Southern Surge’ suggests Oklahoma’s education system can bounce back
(Editor’s note: This article is adapted from The Fall to 48th: Documenting Oklahoma’s Educational Decline, a recent publication of the Oklahoma Center for Education...
Lawyers, guns and money: OHRC questions remain despite OKBred Fund report
Amid years of confusion, concern and consternation about the Oklahoma Breeding and Development Fund, horse racing stakeholders remain unsure what to take away from...
Nichols nominates 3 for Tulsa Housing Authority Board as 2021 audit released
On the heels of the municipal agency's 2021 audit being released to start 2026, Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols has nominated three new members to...
Primary Function: Governor debate set for GOP primary
In partnership with KSWO 7News, NonDoc is hosting a 2026 Oklahoma gubernatorial debate ahead of the Republican primary election at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, May...
OSDE audit: Oklahoma lacks ‘effective mechanism to catch financial wrongdoing’
A review of the Oklahoma State Department of Education during Fiscal Year 2021 recommended improvements to the agency's financial reporting system, but it found...
After new charges lingered, sex offender has suspended sentence revoked
Melvin Platt, a sex offender who has faced new accusations that he filmed assaults of multiple victims, was taken into custody Wednesday at the...
Housing roundup: Key to Home sees success, seeks funding; senior complex opens
Before OKC Mayor David Holt secured his third term in office, he campaigned on a series of initiatives he would like to see through....
Seeking property tax reform, Senate leader pans ‘immature’ elimination proposal
With a variety of rising costs frustrating Oklahoma homeowners, legislative leaders are weighing options for property tax reforms to head off a proposed state...
Cole leads bipartisan push to uncover history of Indian boarding schools
WASHINGTON — Oklahoma has been home to at least 76 Indian boarding schools, more than any other state in the nation. Now, those schools...
Former Cherokee Supreme Court Justice Troy Poteete killed, wife charged with murder
On Feb. 12, tribal prosecutors charged Elizabeth Poteete with first-degree murder in Cherokee Nation District Court for allegedly killing her husband, former Cherokee Nation Supreme...


















