Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Spicer Joins Oklahoma Agents Group as Workers’ Comp Program Account Manager
Dec 13 2018 // Nikki Spicer has joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma (IIAO) as the association’s new workers’ compensation program account manager. She will be working alongside Susan Starr and is replacing...
Senate OK of Farm Bill Sends It to President Trump Who Is Expected to Sign It
Dec 12 2018 // The House cleared farm legislation that renews agricultural subsidies and food aid for low-income families without a controversial provision backed by conservatives and President Donald Trump that would have toughened work...
Arkansas, Oklahoma Still Recovering From Last Week’s Tornadoes
Dec 7 2018 // Oklahoma and Arkansas continue recovery efforts following a series of tornadoes that ripped through the region last week. An EF2 tornado in Oklahoma’s Lake Tenkiller area destroyed homes, boat docks and buildings....
Utah Lawmakers OK Medical Marijuana Changes Despite Concerns
Dec 5 2018 // Lawmakers in conservative Utah havev passed sweeping changes to a new voter-approved medical-marijuana ballot measure under a planned compromise that secured the support of the influential Mormon church but sparked a...
3 Oil Companies Settle in Class-Action Suit over Oklahoma Earthquakes
Dec 4 2018 // Three oil companies have reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over damaging earthquakes in central Oklahoma. The companies — Spess Oil Co., Equal Energy US Inc. and Fairfield Oil and Gas Corp....
Oklahoma Ruling Could Set Precedent for Marijuana Use in Work Comp Cases
Dec 3 2018 // A recent Oklahoma court ruling that permits an injured worker to receive workers’ compensation benefits with a positive drug test could set a precedent for such cases at a time when medical marijuana may soon be...
VW Investors’ $48M Diesel Settlement Receives Preliminary OK
Dec 3 2018 // A U.S. judge in California has granted preliminary approval to a $48 million settlement for investors who said Volkswagen AG made false and misleading statements over its excess diesel emissions. Lawyers for the investors,...
Laughlin Named Chief of Staff for Okla. Insurance Commissioner-Elect Mulready
Nov 29 2018 // Insurance Commissioner-Elect Glen Mulready has tapped Oklahoma native and longtime conservative adviser, Tyler Laughlin, as chief of staff and first deputy insurance commissioner. Laughlin, currently a deputy commissioner...
Kreiter Named Deputy General Counsel at Oklahoma Insurance Department
Nov 19 2018 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has appointed Ron Kreiter as deputy general counsel at the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). Kreiter previously worked at the OID from 1980-1987 as an assistant commissioner...
Universal Insurance Adds Anderson in Oklahoma
Nov 15 2018 // Carol Anderson has joined Universal Insurance, a subsidiary of First United Bank, as an employee benefits insurance advisor in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Operating out of First United Bank in Sapulpa, Anderson will be partnering...
Health Insurer Aetna Faces $25M Verdict in Oklahoma Coverage Case
Nov 9 2018 // A jury has ordered Aetna to pay more than $25 million to the family of an Oklahoma City woman who died a year after the insurance company refused to cover a type of radiation therapy. Jurors found that Aetna doctors...
Mulready Voted in as Oklahoma’s Next Insurance Commissioner
Nov 7 2018 // Republican Glen Mulready has won the election to become Oklahoma’s next insurance commissioner. According to the state’s election board, Mulready received nearly 62 percent of the votes in the statewide...
Earthquake Prompts Shut Down of Well Completion Site in Oklahoma
Nov 6 2018 // State oil and gas regulators in Oklahoma have ordered the indefinite shutdown hydraulic fracturing operations at a well site after an earthquake struck nearby. The 3.3 magnitude quake was reported Sunday night near Bridge...
Oklahoma Sees Increase in Number of Volunteer Firefighters
Nov 1 2018 // Almost 300 new volunteer firefighters have joined rural fire departments in three years after state lawmakers eliminated the age limit for new volunteers, according to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House Bill...
Oklahoma Troopers Say Semi’s Lost Wheels Caused Crashes, 1 Fatal
Oct 31 2018 // Oklahoma state troopers are trying to find a tractor-trailer they say lost a wheel assembly in Oklahoma City and caused multiple crashes, including one that left a driver dead. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the series...
Lawsuits: Operator of Oklahoma Rig That Exploded Used Cheaper Drilling Plan
Oct 30 2018 // The operator of a gas well that exploded in southeastern Oklahoma used a cheaper and quicker drilling plan than experts advised, the latest court filings in two lawsuits allege. Amendments filed earlier this month to the...
Texas, Oklahoma Panhandles Shaken by Magnitude 4.0 Quake
Oct 22 2018 // An earthquake shook parts of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles on Oct. 20. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 8:04 a.m. Saturday about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north-northeast of...
Glen Mulready, Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
Oct 18 2018 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Election 2018 The office of the insurance commissioner in Oklahoma is an elected position. The current commissioner, John D. Doak, is term limited and cannot run again; his successor will be...
Texas DOT Report: Crashed Oklahoma School Bus Was Traveling Too Fast
Oct 17 2018 // An Oklahoma school bus that hydroplaned on a wet road and crashed in Central Texas last month, injuring nearly everyone on board, was traveling at an unsafe speed for the conditions, according to a Texas Department of...
Hub Acquires Oklahoma Retirement Plan Consulting, Financial Services Firm
Oct 16 2018 // Hub International Investment Services Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, and a subsidiary of Chicago-based global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub), has acquired the Oklahoma-based retirement plan consulting and...
