Max Bryan

Oklahomans will head to the polls Tuesday to decide runoffs, local ballot initiatives and more. Here are a few of the races Oklahoma public radio reporters are keeping an eye on this election cycle.

Tulsa officials announced Thursday the city will form a commission to explore how to give reparations to victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Tulsa police use non-lethal force on Black people far more than anyone else in the city, but TPD officials argue there is legitimacy to when officers choose to use force.

With the governor’s blessing, a levee system that was pushed almost to its breaking point five years ago is now getting fixed.

Rural northeast Oklahoma is trying a new way to prevent overdoses and sexually transmitted infections.

Following two student deaths in Oklahoma, a state senator has introduced a bill to enhance penalties for individuals who bully people who later die by suicide.

No district in Oklahoma is under the State Board of Education’s microscope quite like Tulsa Public Schools. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis and OPMX’s Max Bryan have this update on how TPS’ state-mandated improvement plan is going so far and the work that lies ahead.

Next Thursday, the State Board of Education will consider changing the accreditation status of the state’s largest school district, Tulsa Public Schools. This comes after over a year of remarks from State Superintendent Ryan Walters targeting the district.