In the wake of a year interrupted by the coronavirus, Oklahoma is making a big bet on helping students with mental health support from a $35 million program that will hire hundreds of counselors in schools across the state.

An architectural-engineering firm plans to propose fixes to long-standing problems inside the Oklahoma County Jail. The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council hopes the consultants' recommendations will help paint a picture of what the jail could be in the future.

More than 100,000 Oklahomans have already enrolled in the program, which provides health coverage to low-income adults

House Bill 1775 was supposed to do a lot of things: Ban critical race theory, ensure white students aren’t shamed for actions of their ancestors and limit difficult conversations in the classroom. But its actual effects are unclear.

Some Oklahoma lawmakers who have doubts about the convictions of two death row prisoners want another layer of scrutiny in death penalty cases. StateImpact's Quinton Chandler reports on the debate around hiring investigators to vet convictions one more time before prisoners are executed.

A school year like no other has now led to a summer like no other for Oklahoma students. StateImpact's Robby Korth traveled to Stillwater to see how schools are incorporating fun and going back to basics to get students ready for a more typical fall.

Needle exchange programs can link people to critical treatment and prevent the spread of infectious disease, but they’re often associated with large coastal or European cities. Now, conservative Oklahoma is opening up to the idea.

Oklahoma has long struggled with Hepatitis C and remains third in the nation for deaths from the viral infection.

Oklahomans struggling with substance abuse no longer have to wait to get into some of the most intensive treatment for addiction. Treatment providers believe a $10 million increase in funding from the state Legislature two years ago is now saving lives.

To beat back the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines don’t just need to be available. They must be administered. Vaccine sites have to be organized and coordinated. Before that, testing and treatment were the focus. It took not just professionals, but volunteers, many of whom have been on the job since the crisis started, thanks to the Medical Reserve Corps.