Corruption
Judge Lets Tulsa DA Grand Jury Petition Keep Collecting Signatures
A judge refused to pause signature gathering on the citizen petition targeting Tulsa County DA Steve Kunzweiler. A ruling on tossing it is expected Friday.
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Piedmont Data Centers
1.7 gigawatts of proposed hyperscale data centers on Canadian County wheat fields.
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Coweta: City Hall and the Schools
A secret data center deal at City Hall and alleged cover-ups of student abuse in the schools.
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The Surveillance State
License plate cameras, police databases and the companies selling surveillance to Oklahoma.
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The Attorney General's Office
Conflict-of-interest questions inside the Oklahoma Attorney General's office.
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GRDA
Oklahoma's public power agency, closed-door decisions and a fight over recording public meetings.
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Spavinaw City Hall
A gun pulled at a city council meeting and the officials who went after the reporters.
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Pawhuska City Hall
Felons and accused embezzlers running City Hall, and the officials who protected them.
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Watonga
An autistic child assaulted by an officer, and the city leaders who resigned after.
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Gore
Locked doors, a police extortion video and a city attorney who tried to outlaw recording.
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Lexington, Mississippi Police
A police department under a Justice Department civil rights investigation.
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Stillwater: The Jesse Butler Case
How a convicted rapist got his deal, and a back-door trip through the Stillwater courthouse.
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Library Arrests
Journalists arrested for filming in public libraries across the Tulsa area.
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Meeker Town Hall
A mayor who hired himself, contracts for his wife, and the citizens who fought back.
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Sallisaw
School safety, a removed city manager and a resigned officer.
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Arkoma
A mayor takes control of the police department after a judge warns against it.
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Project Mustang: Claremore
Secret NDAs, private briefings and a lawsuit over the Claremore data center deal.
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Rogers County Courthouse
Deputies, prosecutors and commissioners confront citizens and reporters at public meetings.
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Inola Aluminum Smelter
A foreign-owned aluminum smelter, emergency moratoriums and a citizen ballot fight at the Port of Inola.
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Government Transparency
The Mayor Texted a Resignation Letter to Bartlesville's City Manager. Fourteen Days Later, a $225,853.33 Check Followed.
Bartlesville records show Mayor Jim Curd texted City Manager Mike Bailey a letter asking him to resign. Fourteen days later, a $225,853.33 check followed. The City has produced no Council vote.
The Daily Memo: Thursday, October 29, 2026
The Lead KJRH reports that Broken Arrow Police Chief Lance Arnold called a news conference to speak as a private citizen about his administrative leave, then did not hold it after receiving a letter from the city. KJRH's headline says the letter forbids him from speaking. When a city side…
Data Centers
Enid Voted 6-1 to Rezone Farmland for a Data Center With No Operator, Unfinished Financing and an Unfinished Water Plan
Enid's Mayor and Commissioners voted 6-1 on Oct. 27 to rezone agricultural land for Project Thunderbird. The developers' own website names no operator, calls the financing unfinished, and leaves the water plan incomplete. Guerrilla News warned the Board before the vote.
Data Centers
Enid Referendum Petition Examples: Ordinances 2026-21, 2026-22 and 2026-23
Three example referendum packets for Enid residents who want to challenge the Project Thunderbird rezonings, with ballot titles, signature sheets and filing notices. Proponent blocks stay blank. Have your attorney review them.
Open Records
Records Released: Coweta Police Chief Bell's Emails and Texts, 18 Radio Recordings and the CAD Log in Request 26-116
Coweta's response to request 26-116 now includes 27 of Chief Michael Bell's emails, 12 text screenshots, 18 dispatch radio recordings, the CAD log and the use-of-force file. Here is what is in the folder and what is still missing.
Open Records
The Chief Said He Was "Very Comfortable" With the Officer the Day Before His Review Board's Chair Asked Officers for Their Narratives
On Aug. 31, Coweta's chief emailed his PR firm that he was "very comfortable" with the officer who broke a 69-year-old's arm. The review board's chair asked officers for narratives the next morning. The risk pool had already opened a claim.
Inola
Inola Scheduled a Vote on the Smelter. Tulsa Ports Voted to Sue First.
A cattle rancher two miles from the site is looking for somewhere else to live. Inola set an April 7, 2027 vote on banning the $4 billion smelter. On Oct. 15, Tulsa Ports voted to sue the town.
Data Centers
Rezone First, Name the Buyer Later: What Enid Is Really Voting On Oct. 27
"It gets rezoned and then the protections don't come in until a data center moves in." Enid votes Oct. 27 on Project Thunderbird's rezoning. The developers have named no buyer.
The Daily Memo: Monday, October 19, 2026
The Lead About 180,000 Oklahomans have active driver's license suspensions tied to court debt, and the average suspension has lasted 38 months, Oklahoma Watch reports . Lawmakers heard testimony Oct. 13 on ending the practice, which at least 25 states have already done. Oklahoma is still…
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Saved $202 Million by Not Imprisoning Drug Users. Counties Got $37.5 Million.
Voters told Oklahoma to send SQ 780 prison savings to county treatment. A 2025 report puts savings at $202.3 million and county investment at $37.5 million. Three words in the statute let lawmakers wait six years.