Maddy Keyes
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University of Oklahoma alum. Investigative reporter @readfrontier.bsky.social | send tips to maddy@readfrontier.com
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State officials are negotiating a deal to cover the cost of rent and other services for people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City, a move that contrasts sharply with the approach taken in Tulsa.
Despite Stitt’s hardline rhetoric, the state plans to fund housing for those swept by Operation SAFE in Oklahoma City
State officials are negotiating a deal to cover the cost of rent and other services for people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City, a move that contrasts sharply with the approach taken in Tuls...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
State officials are negotiating a deal to cover the cost of rent and other services for people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City, a move that contrasts sharply with the approach taken in Tulsa.
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The Frontier can follow stories about immigration and other important issues because of our readers’ investment in independent journalism.
From the U.S.-Mexico border to Oklahoma’s backroads: Why deep reporting matters
The Frontier can follow stories about immigration and other important issues because of our readers’ investment in independent journalism.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Frontier can follow stories about immigration and other important issues because of our readers’ investment in independent journalism.
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Tomorrow’s your chance to attend for free a panel discussion exploring how energy industry practices impact our groundwater.
Come early, grab a snack, hear what the reporters uncovered—and bring a friend. Because when we stay informed together, we’re stronger.
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Come early, grab a snack, hear what the reporters uncovered—and bring a friend. Because when we stay informed together, we’re stronger.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Tomorrow’s your chance to attend for free a panel discussion exploring how energy industry practices impact our groundwater.
Come early, grab a snack, hear what the reporters uncovered—and bring a friend. Because when we stay informed together, we’re stronger.
www.eventbrite.com/e/overpressu...
Come early, grab a snack, hear what the reporters uncovered—and bring a friend. Because when we stay informed together, we’re stronger.
www.eventbrite.com/e/overpressu...
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The reopening of a private prison in a small Oklahoma town will bring hundreds of jobs, even as CoreCivic faces national scrutiny for alleged mistreatment and isolation of immigration detainees.
Watonga confronts economic need and ethical unease over housing ICE detainees
The reopening of a private prison will bring hundreds of jobs to the shrinking town, even as CoreCivic faces national scrutiny for alleged mistreatment and isolation of immigration detainees.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The reopening of a private prison in a small Oklahoma town will bring hundreds of jobs, even as CoreCivic faces national scrutiny for alleged mistreatment and isolation of immigration detainees.
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From floating the Illinois River to tracking political dark money, The Frontier’s reporting this year shows why independent journalism matters — and why reader support keeps it alive.
Why we chase the stories others miss — and the big ones everyone follows
From floating the Illinois River to tracking political dark money, The Frontier’s reporting this year shows why independent journalism matters — and why reader support keeps it alive.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
From floating the Illinois River to tracking political dark money, The Frontier’s reporting this year shows why independent journalism matters — and why reader support keeps it alive.
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It’s the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death row prisoner’s sentence to life in prison without parole.
Oklahoma spares Tremane Wood from execution with minutes to spare
It’s the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death row prisoner’s sentence to life in prison without parole.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It’s the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death row prisoner’s sentence to life in prison without parole.
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The settlement comes after William Henry Jamerson spent more than two decades in prison for a rape conviction that was overturned last year. The Frontier first detailed his case in 2023.
Tulsa to pay $26.25 million to man wrongfully convicted of rape after decades-long fight
The settlement comes after William Henry Jamerson spent more than two decades in prison for a rape conviction that was overturned last year.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The settlement comes after William Henry Jamerson spent more than two decades in prison for a rape conviction that was overturned last year. The Frontier first detailed his case in 2023.
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Via @ashlyndhuffman.bsky.social - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has granted clemency to Tremane Wood, who was set to be executed today. Story to come.
Read Ashlynd's story on Wood's case here - www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br...
Read Ashlynd's story on Wood's case here - www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br...
A brother confessed to murder and got life without parole. Tremane Wood got death
Death penalty
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November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Via @ashlyndhuffman.bsky.social - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has granted clemency to Tremane Wood, who was set to be executed today. Story to come.
Read Ashlynd's story on Wood's case here - www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br...
Read Ashlynd's story on Wood's case here - www.readfrontier.org/stories/a-br...
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After Charlie Kirk's death, the Oklahoma State Department of Education received over 400 complaints about schools and school staff accused of disrespecting the slain conservative activist. But the agency didn’t follow through on promises to investigate.
Ryan Walters’ promised investigations into schools that didn’t honor Charlie Kirk never happened, records show
Records reveal the Oklahoma State Department of Education never launched any school investigations, underscoring a tenure marked by spectacle rather than action.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
After Charlie Kirk's death, the Oklahoma State Department of Education received over 400 complaints about schools and school staff accused of disrespecting the slain conservative activist. But the agency didn’t follow through on promises to investigate.
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Newsrooms in Oklahoma are shrinking, and most reporters don’t have the chance for the long reporting days needed to tell in-depth stories.
Your support helps us dig into the stories you care about
Newsrooms in Oklahoma are shrinking, and most reporters don’t have the chance for the long reporting days needed to tell in-depth storie
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November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Newsrooms in Oklahoma are shrinking, and most reporters don’t have the chance for the long reporting days needed to tell in-depth stories.
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A new law requires continued treatment for death row prisoners too mentally ill to execute, even those who have been persistently psychotic for decades.
He thinks the trooper he killed is still alive — Oklahoma can’t execute him unless he understands his crime
A new law requires continued treatment for death row prisoners too mentally ill to execute, even those who have been persistently psychotic for decades.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A new law requires continued treatment for death row prisoners too mentally ill to execute, even those who have been persistently psychotic for decades.
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The crime is called felony murder. Prosecutors don't actually have to prove that you killed or intended to kill anyone to get a conviction.
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A brother confessed to murder and got life without parole. Tremane Wood got death
Death penalty
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November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The crime is called felony murder. Prosecutors don't actually have to prove that you killed or intended to kill anyone to get a conviction.
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Tribal nations, including the Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee and Seminole are deploying funds to ensure their citizens don’t go hungry — and urging state leaders to do the same.
Oklahoma tribes step in to feed citizens as federal shutdown threatens food aid
Tribal nations, including the Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee and Seminole are deploying funds to ensure their citizens don’t go hungry — and urging state leaders to do the same.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Tribal nations, including the Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee and Seminole are deploying funds to ensure their citizens don’t go hungry — and urging state leaders to do the same.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A lot of hard work goes into making sure our reporting is accurate and fair. We spend weeks and sometimes months digging up records and convincing people to talk. Then there’s writing, rounds of edits and fact-checking.
Your donations help fund this work. And every dollar counts.
Your donations help fund this work. And every dollar counts.
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Residents near Enid say the smell of an oilfield waste disposal site made them feel sick. State officials weren’t sure who was in charge of enforcement.
It smelled like a ‘buried body.’ A small town was overwhelmed by fumes from an oil waste disposal facility
Residents near Enid say the smell of an oilfield waste disposal site made them feel sick. State officials weren’t sure who was in charge of enforcement.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Residents near Enid say the smell of an oilfield waste disposal site made them feel sick. State officials weren’t sure who was in charge of enforcement.
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Service providers say added regulations could hinder their ability to help people in need.
Oklahoma lawmakers push ahead with plans to propose state oversight of homeless shelters
Service providers say added regulations could hinder their ability to help people in need.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Service providers say added regulations could hinder their ability to help people in need.
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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 drinking water.
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
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 drin...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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 drinking water.
Important read today from my colleagues @readfrontier.bsky.social !
Current and former employees describe a punishing pace of work and questionable safety standards at a Heavener plant where recent immigrants fill a constant need for laborers.
An immigrant’s death at an Oklahoma poultry plant highlights dangerous conditions for workers
Current and former employees describe a punishing pace of work and questionable safety standards at a Heavener plant where recent immigrants fill a constant need for laborers.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Important read today from my colleagues @readfrontier.bsky.social !
@readfrontier.bsky.social ICYMI: Thousands of youth lacking permanent housing in Oklahoma don't qualify for many services funded by Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - one of the primary federal agencies working to address homelessness nationwide. Here's why: www.readfrontier.org/stories/less...
Less help for Oklahoma homeless youth unless they’re sleeping in a shelter or outside
Most youth who lack permanent housing in the state don’t fit the federal housing department’s definitions of homelessness and often don’t qualify for services.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@readfrontier.bsky.social ICYMI: Thousands of youth lacking permanent housing in Oklahoma don't qualify for many services funded by Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - one of the primary federal agencies working to address homelessness nationwide. Here's why: www.readfrontier.org/stories/less...
It’s been nearly a decade since Oklahoma has provided funding to the state’s 211 resource hotlines that connect hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans each year with critical services like housing and mental health support. Latest for @readfrontier.bsky.social www.readfrontier.org/stories/211-...
211 hotlines call on Oklahoma lawmakers for state funding
Private donations have kept the resource hotlines running for nearly a decade while state money has been on hold.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It’s been nearly a decade since Oklahoma has provided funding to the state’s 211 resource hotlines that connect hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans each year with critical services like housing and mental health support. Latest for @readfrontier.bsky.social www.readfrontier.org/stories/211-...
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Most youth who lack permanent housing in the state don’t fit the federal housing department’s definitions of homelessness and often don’t qualify for services.
Less help for Oklahoma homeless youth unless they’re sleeping in a shelter or outside
Most youth who lack permanent housing in the state don’t fit the federal housing department’s definitions of homelessness and often don’t qualify for services.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Most youth who lack permanent housing in the state don’t fit the federal housing department’s definitions of homelessness and often don’t qualify for services.
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After serving more than four decades for first-degree murder, Tony Mann is applying for commutation. His younger brother, convicted for the same crime, is getting out of prison later this month.
Running out of time, Oklahoma man's family hopes for a chance at freedom
After serving more than four decades for first-degree murder, Tony Mann is applying for commutation. His younger brother, convicted for the same crime, is getting out of prison later this month.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
After serving more than four decades for first-degree murder, Tony Mann is applying for commutation. His younger brother, convicted for the same crime, is getting out of prison later this month.
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City Care plans to open a 40-room medical respite facility in 2027 near their existing night shelter in Oklahoma City to help the ill and injured who have nowhere else to go.
A new facility in Oklahoma City will seek to help people too sick to stay in a homeless shelter
City Care plans to open a 40-room medical respite facility in 2027 near their existing night shelter in Oklahoma City to help the ill and injured who have nowhere else to go.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
City Care plans to open a 40-room medical respite facility in 2027 near their existing night shelter in Oklahoma City to help the ill and injured who have nowhere else to go.
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Five things to know about The Frontier’s investigation into Tulsa police officers suspected of driving under the influence
Five things to know about The Frontier’s investigation into Tulsa police officers suspected of driving under the influence
We got the officer disciplinary records that the Tulsa police union didn’t want the public to see.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Five things to know about The Frontier’s investigation into Tulsa police officers suspected of driving under the influence
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The Tulsa police union went to court to try to stop @readfrontier.bsky.social from getting these records. www.readfrontier.org/stories/tuls...
Tulsa police disciplined six officers suspected of driving drunk, some weren’t criminally charged
Most officers suspected of driving under the influence received suspensions ranging from three to 16 days, records the Tulsa police union tried to keep secret show.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Tulsa police union went to court to try to stop @readfrontier.bsky.social from getting these records. www.readfrontier.org/stories/tuls...