May 30 The Oklahoma case pushing state Republicans to rethink the death penalty By Adam Kemp Richard Glossip has been given nine different execution dates for a crime he says he did not commit, and right now it’s uncertain if he’ll be assigned a 10th. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 10:31 Oklahomans with disabilities face long waitlists for home and community-based services By Judy Woodruff, Layla Quran, Adam Kemp More than half a million Americans are on waiting lists to receive long-term care in their homes. Most people on these lists have intellectual and developmental disabilities and sometimes need help with daily activities like cooking, maintaining a job or… Continue watching
May 15 The wait for government disability services can last years. Some states are trying to change that By Adam Kemp More than half a million Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are currently waiting for government funding for long-term care in their homes. Some states have been working on clearing the backlog. Continue reading
May 02 7 bodies found, 4 identified in missing teenager search in Oklahoma By Sean Murphy, Associated Press A woman said Tuesday that her daughter and three grandchildren were among the seven people found dead at a rural Oklahoma property during a search for two missing teens and a convicted sex offender. Continue reading
May 01 Oklahoma governor signs ban on gender-affirming care for trans kids By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Oklahoma is the latest state to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors. Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Monday that makes it a felony for health care workers to provide children with treatments that can include puberty-blocking drugs and… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 5:59 Oklahoma county officials recorded making racist remarks, discussing killing reporter By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings, Adam Kemp, Shoshana Dubnow Calls for the resignation of county officials in southeastern Oklahoma continued after they were recorded making racist remarks, including explicit comments about murder and invoking violence harking back to the Jim Crow era. Stephanie Sy discussed the backlash with Deon… Continue watching
Apr 19 WATCH: An Oklahoma City bombing survivor on why he’s worried about extremism today By Frank Carlson, Adam Kemp Dennis Purifoy survived the largest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. Now, 28 years after the Oklahoma City bombing, he believes there’s not enough discussion around far-right extremism in the country. Continue reading
Apr 19 Oklahoma official who discussed killing journalists resigns By Sean Murphy, Associated Press A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was identified by a local newspaper as one of several officials caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from office. Continue reading
Apr 18 Oklahoma sheriff taped discussing killing journalists and Black people says comments were illegally recorded By Ken Miller, Associated Press An Oklahoma sheriff's office says the recording in which the sheriff and others are reportedly heard discussing killing two journalists was illegal and predicted felony charges will be filed. Continue reading
Apr 17 Oklahoma governor seeks resignation of officials accused of talking about killing journalists By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Gov. Kevin Stitt is calling for the resignations of four officials in southeast Oklahoma after a newspaper's audio recording apparently captured some of them talking of knowing hit men and complaining about two of the paper's journalists. Continue reading