The Oklahoman has launched a new project called the State of Oklahoma. The project explores the various areas where the state needs improvement. Phil O’Connor, Kelly Fry and Ben Felder talk about the genesis of the series, and the different topics The Oklahoman will explore over the next few months.

The Oklahoman has launched a new project called the State of Oklahoma. The project explores the various areas where the state needs improvement. Phil O’Connor, Kelly Fry and Ben Felder talk about the genesis of the series, and the different topics The Oklahoman will explore over the next few months.

The Oklahoma County jail is overcrowded. The criminal justice system is underfunded. County officials are struggling to remedy the situation. The Oklahoman's Josh Dulaney spent several weeks talking to public officials, inmates and criminal justice reform advocates, to shed light on the challenges the jail faces.

Forty years after the sadistic murders of three young Girl Scouts at an Oklahoma summer camp, law officers are raising funds to find the answers that have remained elusive.

Kelly Dyer Fry, editor of The Oklahoman, and Nolan Clay, a senior investigative reporter, look back at one of the most violent periods in Oklahoma history beginning with the disturbing case of a cannibal, Gregory Canatis.

Authorities ruled the 2014 death of Sandra Stevens in northwest Oklahoma City a suicide. Were they right? Pick up a copy of The Oklahoman on May 21 for the first chapter of our series "Suspicious Suicides."

If you're thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States. The number is 800-273-8255. The free and confidential Lifeline is available for everyone.

The Oklahoman's Ben Felder sat down with Kristen Compton, a school counselor at Capitol Hill High School, to discuss interactions she has had with students who worry their parents or family members will be deported. In a school system like Oklahoma City Public Schools, where over half of the student body is Hispanic, the presidency of Donald Trump has increased concern among many students and families, according to conversations with many school officials, parents and teachers.

The Oklahoman's Ben Felder talks about his latest six-part series leading up to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. The project explores how various groups of Oklahomans are anticipating the next four years.

The Oklahoman's Jaclyn Cosgrove talks about her latest four-part series examining the consequences of Oklahoma investing its resources into jails and prisons, instead of treatment facilities and its mental health system.

We recently invited several public officials, community activists and faith leaders to join us for a Sunday lunch and discussion about race relations in Oklahoma City. Here's what they had to say.