Corey Jones

Famed primatologist Jane Goodall offers insight into ape, human conditions at Tulsa school Famed primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall opened her talk Wednesday morning to students of a Tulsa private school by making a series of chimpanzee noises into a microphone.

Jane Goodall is probably the coolest person I've met.

I didn't ask her a question. She was there for the students, not me. I listened.

I ended my story with her response to a young child's question about who she would save if the world were ending: people or apes?
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Former Skiatook officer gets qualified immunity in deadly chase; one legal claim remains A key fact the judge determined to be in dispute is whether former Officer Leianne Richards intentionally or accidentally hit Michael McKee's motorcycle.

A key fact the judge determined to be in dispute is whether former Skiatook Police Officer Leianne Richards intentionally or accidentally hit Michael McKee's motorcycle.
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Former Skiatook officer gets qualified immunity in deadly chase; one legal claim remains A key fact the judge determined to be in dispute is whether former Officer Leianne Richards intentionally or accidentally hit Michael McKee's motorcycle.

A key fact the judge determined to be in dispute is whether former Skiatook Police Officer Leianne Richards intentionally or accidentally hit Michael McKee's motorcycle.
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Cops led fatal chase over car's paper tag. Body cam raises questions about why. An unnecessary and deadly high-speed car chase ensued after a police officer threatened to physically remove the Bristow mom and jail her for a suspended license and unregistered vehicle.

Two Mannford police officers misled colleagues by falsely alleging a driver had tried to run over them when she fled a traffic stop for a paper tag issue.

And the state trooper who caused the deadly wreck didn’t seem to know two people were in the car.

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Happy birthday! Just keep an eye out for vultures 👀

Cops led fatal chase over car's paper tag. Body cam raises questions about why. An unnecessary and deadly high-speed car chase ensued after a police officer threatened to physically remove the Bristow mom and jail her for a suspended license and unregistered vehicle.

Two Mannford police officers misled colleagues by falsely alleging a driver had tried to run over them when she fled a traffic stop for a paper tag issue.

And the state trooper who caused the deadly wreck didn’t seem to know two people were in the car.

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You're too kind to me, Paul. Save some of that praise for yourself too!

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The award still feels surreal. But undoubtedly it is a privilege to report the news, inform the public, and hold accountable the powerful people and government agencies in Oklahoma.

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And I’m especially grateful to all the courageous people who shared their heartbreaking stories after losing loved ones. Car chases might be thrilling to watch on the big screen, but each person has helped me to show and tell the potentially devastating consequences in real life.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol wants empty courtroom if testimony involves its pursuit policy during murder trial in trooper’s death NORMAN — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has asked a district judge to empty the courtroom if testimony comes up regarding the agency’s pursuit policy in a felony murder trial involving

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A special hat tip to our attorneys, Schaad Titus and Barry Reynolds. They forced OHP to release records it didn’t want to. Hopefully, they have dissuaded OHP from having me removed from any more open public court hearings tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

4/7 I’m thankful for the help and support over the years from editors Susan Ellerbach, Mike Strain, Paul Tyrrell, Jason Collington, Anna Codutti, Marc Chase, and Allison Petty. As well as my many friends and colleagues.

Tulsa World Special Report: Oklahoma Highway Patrol fatality pursuits, deadly shootings

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My yearslong investigation has uncovered reckless trooper actions and false/misleading statements; shoddy record-keeping; failure to address "alarming" concerns expressed by commanders; and unwillingness to formally review several fatal chases despite red flags tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

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The ONF Board of Trustees selected me for my ongoing coverage of Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s dangerous and deadly car chases and shootings tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

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I was incredibly honored Saturday to receive the 2025 Beachy Musselman Award from the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation. It’s the highest honor the foundation presents each year.

❌GOVERNOR VETO ❌Rep. Melissa Provenzano, who recently was diagnosed with breast cancer, helped pass HB 1389, which would require mammograms and other early diagnostic breast cancer screenings to be covered by health insurance. Stitt gave this explanation for his veto...🧵

EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY *sobs*

Ex-trooper bound over for trial after woman testifies to forced sex act amid traffic stop Jackie Lee Rhinehart, 53, is accused of forcing the driver to perform oral sex on him after issuing her a warning for speeding and turning off his cruiser's recording system.

My latest from Friday evening.

An ex-Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was bound over for trial after a woman testified that Jackie Rhinehart forced her to perform oral sex on him after issuing her a warning for speeding and turning off his cruiser’s recording system.
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Some Oklahomans are unhappy with political leadership, but are they enough to make change? While not huge, recent events have yielded surprisingly large turnouts to voice discontent.

Some Oklahomans are unhappy with political leadership, but are they enough to make change?
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Ex-police officer changes part of story about chase that killed motorcyclist in Tulsa The plaintiff's attorney alleges that contradictions and “feigned lack of memory” from Leianne Richards help prove her intent to harm Michael McKee after he fled her attempted stop for speeding.

The plaintiff's attorney alleges contradictions and “feigned lack of memory” from Leianne Richards help prove her intent to harm Michael McKee after he fled her attempted stop for speeding.

Richards contends it was accidental when she swerved around an office trailer.
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What do you do when your company's help ticket software throws an error message at you? (I do lunch and coffee) #FirstWorldProbs

I call on every Oklahoman to engage in the process of transparent governance. Request public records. Attend open meetings. Hold your elected officials, including me, accountable. Your actions aren’t just your rights; they are fundamental to a functional government. #SunshineWeek

D.C. Digest: Mullin, Lankford back Trump on tariffs U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin attracted a lot of attention with a CNN interview in which he acknowledged that "tariffs is a tax and it will be passed on to consumers."

D.C. Digest: Mullin, Lankford back Trump on tariffs
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin attracted a lot of attention with a CNN interview in which he acknowledged that "tariffs is a tax and it will be passed on to consumers."

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Ponca City settled an open records lawsuit brought by Oklahoma Watch and former Oklahoma Watch reporter Whitney Bryen, agreeing that the requested police records were public information and should not have been withheld.

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Did you ever adopt "kiddos" as the only word to refer to children or did you shun it

Have you had to unlearn any Oklahoma assimilations?

Trooper shot at fleeing car as innocent motorists passed. How does OHP use guns in chases? The way Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers use guns during high-speed pursuits raises questions about institutional firearm tactics, training and safety.

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The way Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers use guns during high-speed pursuits raises questions about institutional firearm tactics, training and safety.

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'I loved my job': FAA employees in Oklahoma fired in purge of federal workers President Trump and Elon Musk are reshaping the federal government. In Oklahoma City, this has led to FAA employees losing their job.

"We really thought we were exempt because we are contributing to public safety and national security.”

Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that. The Oklahoma agency originally in pursuit called off the chase within minutes because of the grave danger to the public, while two different agencies later picked it back up.

In case you missed it, here's my write up from earlier in the week about Logan Harrel and the pursuit that ended her life.

Her mother, Kim Guthrie-Harrel, survived the wreck.

Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that.
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Teen bound over for murder trial in police pursuit death of Army veteran in Rogers County Anthony Giancola, reported as a suicidal runaway, tried to flee Rogers County sheriff's deputies and an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper after Vinita police stopped because of hazards to the public.

Anthony Giancola, reported as a suicidal runaway, tried to flee Rogers County sheriff's deputies and an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper after Vinita police stopped because of hazards to the public.
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Here's my latest coverage of deadly car chases in Oklahoma.

Kim Guthrie-Harrel survived the wreck with serious injuries.

Her daughter, Logan Harrel, didn't.

"There's days that we'll just be sitting in the living room, and a commercial will come on and we start bawling."