Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
‘Crash Tax’ Regs Still OK in California
May 16 2011 // A bill that would have prevented state and local governments from imposing accident response fees for emergency response in vehicle accidents has died in the Senate Public Safety Committee. Senate Bill 49 would have...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Oklahoma’s Meyers-Reynolds & Associates
May 10 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Meyers-Reynolds & Associates Inc., a retail insurance broker headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1985,...
Oklahoma Boating Under the Influence Bill Goes to Governor
May 6 2011 // Gov. Mary Fallin’s desk in the next stop for legislation that strengthens Oklahoma’s law regarding operation of a boat while under the influence. The measure by Tulsa state Sen. Bill Brown lowers the legal...
‘Exceptional Drought’ Expands in Texas, Oklahoma
May 6 2011 // The severe drought ravaging Texas and other parts of the U.S. Southwest is getting worse, weather experts said Thursday, and little respite is in sight for farmers, ranchers and others whose livelihoods and properties are...
Oklahoma Residents Get $1M in Federal Aid After Tornado
May 5 2011 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that more than $1 million in federal aid has been disbursed to Oklahomans recovering from the deadly April 14 tornado that tore through Atoka County. The Oklahoma...
Oklahoma Town Council OKs Kangaroo in City Limits
May 5 2011 // A northeast Oklahoma woman will be allowed to keep a partially paralyzed kangaroo in her house as a therapy animal. The Broken Arrow City Council voted unanimously to create an exotic animal ordinance exemption that will...
Gov. Fallin Requests Storm Assistance for Oklahoma; Uninsured Losses at $10M
May 2 2011 // Gov. Mary Fallin is requesting federal assistance for storm-battered Atoka County in southeast Oklahoma where initial damage estimates show more than $10 million in uninsured losses. Fallin has submitted the request to the...
Officials Say Oklahoma Tornado Causing Financial Woes
May 2 2011 // President Barack Obama approved a request by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin for federal disaster assistance for Atoka County following an April 14 tornado that devastated the town of Tushka. The EF3 tornado cut a swath four...
Anonymous Donor Buys Insurance for Oklahoma Kangaroo
May 2 2011 // An anonymous donor has purchased a $50,000 insurance policy to help an Oklahoma woman keep her pet kangaroo as a therapy pet. The Broken Arrow City Council is considering an exotic animal ordinance exemption that would...
Officials Say Oklahoma Tornado Causing Financial Woes
Apr 25 2011 // A tornado that destroyed 149 structures in Oklahoma’s Atoka County on April 14 is causing a major financial strain on residents and relief agencies, officials said. About 65 percent of the people who lost houses when...
Tornadoes Confirmed in Oklahoma, Arkansas
Apr 25 2011 // The National Weather Service has confirmed at least three tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma in the night on April 22 as a line of fierce storms passed through the state, and although power was knocked out to about 1,700...
Anonymous Donor Buys Insurance for Oklahoma Kangaroo
Apr 25 2011 // An anonymous donor has purchased a $50,000 insurance policy to help an Oklahoma woman keep her pet kangaroo as a therapy pet. The Broken Arrow City Council is considering an exotic animal ordinance exemption that would...
Arizona Court: OK to Use Bill Reveiwer to Determine Workers’ Comp Award
Apr 22 2011 // The Arizona Court Supreme Court has declined to review a petition challenging a lower court ruling that SCF Arizona paid a “reasonable amount” to two ambulatory surgery centers. In so doing, the court rejected...
Oklahoma Officials Favor Exemption for Pet Kangaroo
Apr 21 2011 // An Oklahoma woman who said the cost of insurance and fees might force her to give up her pet kangaroo may get to keep the pet after all. City councilors in a Tulsa suburb are in favor of an exotic animal ordinance...
Oklahoma Governor Seeks Federal Declaration for Atoka Tornado
Apr 20 2011 // Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking a federal disaster declaration for Atoka County in the wake of a deadly tornado that swept through the southeastern Oklahoma town of Tushka. Two people were killed and 43 others were injured...
Money, Insurance May Stop Oklahoma Woman from Keeping Pet Kangaroo
Apr 20 2011 // An Oklahoma woman who asked her local city council for permission to keep her pet kangaroo says proposed changes to the law meant to help her keep the animal may be too costly. The Broken Arrow City Council tabled Christie...
Storm Losses Largest in North Carolina and Virginia
Apr 19 2011 // The massive, weekend storm system that killed dozens of people, and destroyed buildings, livestock and other property as it swept east across the country, produced the most significant insured losses in North Carolina and...
South Central States Assess Damage from Recent Storms
Apr 18 2011 // Tornadoes, violent thunderstorms, high wind and hail struck large swaths of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas last week and now those states are beginning the process of assessing the damage. In Arkansas, storms...
HMO Ordered to Cover Claims in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma
Apr 18 2011 // The Louisiana Supreme Court on April 1 ordered health maintenance organization Health Net Inc. to cover more than $180 million in claims by consumers, health care providers and creditors in Louisiana, Oklahoma and...
Bill to Cap Civil Damages Signed by Oklahoma Governor
Apr 18 2011 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a package of bills aimed at overhauling the state’s civil justice system, including a bill that caps damages for pain and suffering in lawsuits at $350,000. House Bill 2128, which...
