Protectors to abusers: Here is the landing page for @ericferk.bsky.social and I's investigative reporting on a pattern of alleged sex abuse at the Canadian County Sheriff's Office in three stories tulsaworld.com/news/nation-...

My colleague @ericferk.bsky.social has our latest story arising from the Canadian County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Chris West. Police major's sex abuse of boys, men was common knowledge, multiple victims allege tulsaworld.com/news/nation-...

A police detective in Oklahoma, who failed to stop a girls basketball coach child predator for years, now has allegedly defended a boys basketball coach charged with secretly filming players in the locker room and sharing screenshots, according to my investigation. tulsaworld.com/news/nation-...

My latest is with @ericferk.bsky.social and out of Canadian County: Cop raped female inmate, then handed her a stack of napkins. Is it a bigger pattern? tulsaworld.com/news/nation-...

I wrote a deep dive two years ago with @hayleighcolombo.bsky.social on how closed primaries shut out millions of voters in the U.S. from participation in elections their tax dollars fund: tulsaworld.com/news/nation-... SQ 836 is a citizen petition effort to open up Oklahoma's primary elections.

The debate comes amid an unsettled future for massage therapy's regulatory board after Gov. Kevin Stitt criticized it and nearly ended its existence in May, suggesting it should be restructured or consolidated elsewhere.

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? tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

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. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

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. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

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. My latest: tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

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. My latest: tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

1/7 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*

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. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Some Oklahomans are unhappy with political leadership, but are they enough to make change? tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

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. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

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." tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

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. ow.ly/np7f50VbpA2

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

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

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. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

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."

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."

The Oklahoma agency originally pursuing called off the chase in minutes because of the grave danger to the public, while two other agencies later picked it back up. Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Burt Holmes co-founded Tulsa-based QuikTrip Corp. in 1958 with the late Chester Cadieux II.

I wrote about Gannett’s plan to kill off one of the last pieces of American legacy media to resist financialization: The Associated Press. mattdpearce.substack.com/p/wall-stree...

“You are giving zero weight to the treating doctor’s opinion on the necessity of the treatment regimen?” a lawyer asked [an internal UnitedHealthcare doctors reviewing a patient's appeal for coverage] in his deposition. He responded, “Yeah.” www.propublica.org/article/unit...

Apex, the most complete Stegosaurus skeleton known, just debuted today at the American Museum of Natural History. An amazing specimen from 150 million years ago in Colorado's Morrison Formation. And great to see it on view in a museum, not hidden in a private collection. 🧪🦕

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he was troubled by the governor’s abrupt dismissal of Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment Ken McQueen. “Water doesn’t make political donations. Poultry does,” he said. | via @cliftonhowze.bsky.social www.readfrontier.org/stories/stit...

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The driver who tried to flee had an expired paper tag and suspended license. So Mannford Police knew who he was when they decided to chase him. Oklahoma Highway Patrol intentionally hit the vehicle, which killed the driver and the passenger. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Believe it or not, there was a time on the bird app when I used to post more fun and personal content — and engage more. There are various reasons why that changed there over time. But I might try that again here in this space.

1/2 Pursuit in Creek County leaves two dead after trooper spins out fleeing vehicle tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Pursuit in Creek County leaves two dead after trooper spins out fleeing vehicle tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

I spent months creating a database of Oklahoma’s deadly police pursuits to learn who was being killed, which agencies were pursuing and why. Here are 5 takeaways from my four-part series: tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

I feel like employees should be given the rest of the day off when they ace corporate cyber security or HR training tests

Oklahoma journalists starter pack If you're not on the list but should be, let me know. Know of someone I missed? Let me know and I'll add them. go.bsky.app/7W5PP9M

The fourth and final story in my special investigation of deadly police chases in Oklahoma. Oklahoma crash reports no longer track when officers intentionally hit fleeing vehicles tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

Corey has been bringing attention to the issue of police pursuits in Oklahoma with extensive reporting the last few years. You can't miss this series.

Here's the third story in my special investigation of deadly pursuits in Oklahoma. Man in crisis said he wanted to ‘die by cop’ in high-speed chase. Oklahoma police obliged. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

Day 2 of my special investigation series. Oklahoma police chase deaths surged. One agency curbed pursuits; another erased policies. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Stay tuned for my second story that is set to publish Wednesday morning. In the meantime, why are we reporting this new four-part series? tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Oklahoma ranks 8th highest in the U.S. for police pursuit-related deaths. So I spent months piecing together a database of Oklahoma's deadly chases through public records to learn who was being killed, which agencies were pursuing and why. What I found might surprise you.