The Beggs Police Department cycled through five chiefs in 16 months before three officers resigned at once, the attorney ...

Republicans swept every statewide office in Tuesday’s Oklahoma midterms, with Mike Mazzei winning the governor’s race by ...

A Town on the Edge, Unused Grants and DUI Pitfalls Brenna Witchey and Jake Ramsey examine how funding cuts threaten to undo major progress against violence in a small Oklahoma town. Keaton Ross breaks ...

Paul Ziriax, secretary of the Oklahoma Election Board, closes the third and final day of candidate filing at the Capitol in Oklahoma City on Friday, April 3, 2026. (Paul Monies/Oklahoma Watch) A ...

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Outside groups have poured more than $5.5 million into Oklahoma midterm races, nearly matching what candidates have spent themselves. The governor’s race dominates, but state legislative candidates ...

In November 2023, Bob Holbrook was in his home office when his wife called him across the house to a window overlooking 10th Street in Wewoka. Outside, four police cars surrounded a home, their doors ...

Beckham County Associate District Judge Michelle Kirby-Roper speaks during an Oct. 21 interim study on maximizing the County Community Safety Investment Fund. (Keaton Ross/Oklahoma Watch) Ten years ...

Ten years after Oklahoma voters approved State Question 781 to direct prison savings to county diversion programs, only 43 of 77 counties are participating. Lawmakers and court officials heard at an ...

$5.5 Million in Outside Spending Is Flooding Oklahoma’s Midterm Races. Almost None of It Is Traceable. Two days before Oklahoma’s midterm election, outside groups have spent more than $5.5 million on ...

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