Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Latest Texas Storms Bring Damaging Winds, Baseball-Sized Hail
May 30 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on Tuesday, leaving one person dead and about 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe...
Relation Insurance Services Acquires Oklahoma’s First Insurance
May 29 2024 // Relation Insurance Services acquired the assets of First Insurance an Affiliate of FirstBank, Inc. The transaction went into effect on April 1, 2024; terms of the transaction were not disclosed. First Insurance, based in...
Storms Leave 15 Dead, Hundreds Injured in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas
May 28 2024 // VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms killed at least 15 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop...
Iowa Wind Farm Hit by Tornado, Resulting in Rare Destruction of Turbines
May 24 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive, power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames. But experts say...
Governor Signs Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Act Into Law
May 14 2024 // Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed into law Monday a bill, which aims to provide financial grants to construct or retrofit homes, making them more resilient against the destructive forces of tornadoes, windstorms and...
After Deadly Oklahoma Tornado, Storms Bring Twisters to Midwest
May 9 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms battered the Midwest on Tuesday, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes throughout the region a day after a deadly twister ripped through a small Oklahoma town and...
Oklahoma Judge Blocks State’s Anti-ESG Law
May 9 2024 // A judge in Oklahoma blocked a state law that prohibits state pension systems from investing with companies that limit investment in the oil and gas industry. Oklahoma County District Court Judge Sheila Stinson on Tuesday...
Oklahoma Sues Gas Companies for Alleged Fraud During Winter Storm Uri
May 6 2024 // Two Texas-based natural gas companies are being sued by Oklahoma, which alleges they fraudulently reduced gas supplies to send prices soaring during Winter Storm Uri making huge profits while thousands shivered across the...
Kansas Won’t Legalize Medical Marijuana for at Least a Year
May 1 2024 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year. Republican state senators on...
Tornadoes Damaged 7,200 Residential Properties, Left $2B in Reconstruction Costs
May 1 2024 // The tornadoes that ripped through parts of Nebraska, Iowa and Oklahoma late last week damaged some 7,200 homes, leaving a reconstruction tab of $2.1 billion, according to CoreLogic, the data analytics firm. Some 127...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Provides Resources for Storm Victims
Apr 30 2024 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready notified residents of where to seek help and report damage in response to severe storms that killed four and left more than 20,000 people without power. “Our hearts go...
Tornadoes Kill 4 in Oklahoma, Leaving Trail of Destruction
Apr 30 2024 // SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural...
Oklahoma Bus Driver Crashes Into Building After Being Punched by Passenger
Apr 23 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man was arrested after being accused of punching an Oklahoma City bus driver and causing the bus to crash into a building. Oklahoma City police reported only minor injuries stemming from the...
Republicans Weigh Rolling Back Anti-ESG Law They Passed
Apr 23 2024 // Lawmakers in Oklahoma are having second thoughts about anti-ESG legislation that limits which Wall Street banks local governments can do business with. A Republican-introduced bill that would narrow the scope of a state...
Biden OK’s Major Disaster Declaration for California
Apr 16 2024 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making ederal disaster assistance available to California to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and...
Business Moves
Apr 15 2024 // National Risk Strategies, H.W. International Global specialty brokerage Risk Strategies reported it has acquired the U.S. and Canadian operating entities of global insurance holding company, H.W. International B.V. Based...
What’s So Great About a Career in an Insurance Agency?
Apr 15 2024 // What’s so great about a career in an insurance agency? Lots, actually. Like opportunity, flexibility, training, challenges, good pay, helping others, and job security. What’s more, it’s an opportunity...
Oklahoma Sues Natural Gas Companies Over Price Spikes During Winter Storm Uri
Apr 12 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two Texas-based natural gas companies are being sued by Oklahoma, which alleges they fraudulently reduced gas supplies to send prices soaring during Winter Storm Uri, making huge profits while...
Oklahoma Judge Orders Chiefs Superfan to Pay $10.8M to Bank Teller
Apr 11 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge ordered a Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” who admitted to a series of bank robberies to pay $10.8 million to a teller who was assaulted with a gun,...
Two Oklahoma Firefighters Injured Battling Wildfire That Prompted Evacuations
Apr 10 2024 // MOORELAND, Okla. (AP) — Two Oklahoma volunteer firefighters are recovering after suffering burns battling a weekend wildfire in northwest Oklahoma, officials said. Mooreland firefighters Jared Brittain and Max Clark...
