Selected Journalism
Reporting on public systems, overlooked communities and Oklahoma stories with national reach.
Selected Reporting
A look at Oklahoma’s new resentencing law for incarcerated survivors of domestic violence, told through the case of April Wilkens, the first person to seek relief under the law.
Read story →Reporting on a class-action settlement, a state political impasse and the months-long waits faced by people in county jails who have been ordered to receive competency restoration treatment.
Read story →An examination of the Cherokee Nation’s response to a severe housing shortage, including new construction and lease-to-own programs designed to expand affordable homeownership.
Read story →A report on researchers working to close a life-or-death language gap in severe-weather warnings for Spanish-speaking communities across Tornado Alley and beyond.
Read story →A reported feature on Native growers and tribal programs using traditional crops, seed banks and land stewardship to preserve culture, strengthen food systems and respond to climate change.
Read story →A story about an Oklahoma City public-art installation commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the Vietnamese refugees who rebuilt their lives in the city.
Read story →A portrait of Kenny Blair, the beloved Oklahoma City educator, former football player and Black Santa whose custom suits and community presence made him a holiday figure far beyond Oklahoma.
Read story →A character-driven profile of Tommy McDowell, a 70-year-old man experiencing homelessness who made a 10-block stretch of NW 23 his home and took it upon himself to keep the corridor clean, finding dignity and purpose in the work.
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