Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Earthquakes with Magnitudes of 3.4 and 4.3 Recorded in North-Central Oklahoma
Nov 28 2016 // The U.S. Geological Survey on Sunday recorded a magnitude 3.4 earthquake in north-central Oklahoma just two days after a 4.3 magnitude temblor struck in the same area. The 3.4 magnitude quake was recorded at 8:34 a.m. on...
2 New Earthquakes Recorded near Oklahoma Oil Hub
Nov 23 2016 // Two earthquakes recorded within one minute of each other have shaken an area in north-central Oklahoma near the site near of a key oil hub. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquakes occurred Nov. 22 in Cushing in...
Oklahoma Commissioner to Ride Along with Troopers to Stress Highway Safety
Nov 23 2016 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced that Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak will ride along with Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) troopers to raise awareness of highway safety laws. Commissioner Doak wants to make...
27 Energy Companies Sued by Quake-Weary Oklahomans
Nov 21 2016 // Residents of a town hit by Oklahoma’s strongest earthquake have filed a class-action lawsuit against dozens of energy companies, accusing them of triggering destructive temblors by injecting wastewater from oil and...
In Oklahoma, Pawnee Nation Files Suit to Void Drilling Permits
Nov 21 2016 // The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to void drilling permits for oil and natural gas wells on tribal land that the tribe alleges cause earthquakes in northern Oklahoma. The...
Only 4 Out of 300 Claims Paid After Record Oklahoma Earthquake
Nov 21 2016 // Nearly 300 damage claims have been submitted since Oklahoma’s largest earthquake in September, but only four of those claims have been paid. An analysis of Oklahoma Insurance Department data by the Tulsa World shows...
Rising Earthquake Risks and Oklahoma’s Insurance Market
Nov 21 2016 // The 5.0 magnitude earthquake that struck near the oil and gas storage hub of Cushing, Oklahoma, on Nov. 6 put the nation on alert to the vulnerability of the country’s oil reserves to the significant increase in...
Oklahoma Company to Pay $50K to Settle Race Discrimination Charges
Nov 17 2016 // An Oklahoma-based automobile detailing business, OnSite Solutions LLC, will pay $50,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. EEOC...
Will Rising Earthquake Risks in Oklahoma Shake Up the Insurance Market?
Nov 14 2016 // The 5.0 magnitude earthquake that struck near the oil and gas storage hub of Cushing, Oklahoma, on Nov. 6 put the nation on alert to the vulnerability of the country’s oil reserves to the significant increase in...
Oklahoma Orders the Shut Down of More Disposal Wells
Nov 10 2016 // The 5.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred near Cushing, Oklahoma on Nov. 6 has prompted state oil and gas regulatory officials to order the shutdown of more underground wastewater disposal wells in the surrounding...
Medical Marijuana OK’d in Conservative Arkansas, but Fights Remain
Nov 10 2016 // Arkansas voters handed marijuana advocates a significant victory by passing a measure that would legalize the drug for medical use, but groups on both sides of the issue are now gearing up for fights over how to set up the...
Oklahoma Firm Partnering with NOAA on Hurricane Forecasting, Damage Assessment
Nov 9 2016 // Cherokee Nation Technologies has entered a partnership to support hurricane forecasting and damage assessment. The collaborative effort between Cherokee Nation along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Oklahoma Agency to Limit More Disposal Wells After Oil Hub Earthquake
Nov 8 2016 // Oklahoma’s oil and gas regulator plans to shut some disposal wells and reduce the volume of others as its initial response to Sunday’s earthquake near the oil hub of Cushing. “Other plans are being...
Oklahoma’s Fracking-Linked Earthquakes Raise National Security, Energy Concerns
Nov 8 2016 // Sunday night’s 5.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Cushing, Okla., is the latest and, in some ways, the most troubling in a series of temblors that has rocked the Sooner State over the past few years. Not only did it...
Property Damage Reported After 5.0 Mag Quake Hits Oklahoma near Cushing
Nov 7 2016 // A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck Oklahoma on the evening of Nov. 6 near the town of Cushing, an area that has experienced increased seismic activity since 2015, the Oklahoma Geological Survey reported. Several...
Oklahoma Officials, Utility Reach $1M Settlement in House Explosion Case
Nov 7 2016 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved a $1.01 million settlement with a natural gas utility in connection to a January house explosion. Authorities said a faulty weld in a plastic natural gas pipeline led to the...
Few Citations Issued in Year One of Oklahoma’s Texting and Driving Ban
Nov 3 2016 // Tulsa, Okla., police say a modest number of citations have been issued in the first year after Oklahoma banned texting and driving. The Tulsa World reports 75 citations were issued by the police department between Nov. 1,...
Pawnee, Oklahoma-Area Shaken by 4.5 Magnitude Temblor
Nov 3 2016 // A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has shaken north-central Oklahoma, hitting the same area where a record-setting 5.8 magnitude quake struck two months ago. The earthquake occurred at 11:27 p.m. Tuesday. The U.S. Geological...
Facility Fire Leads to $732K Federal Fine for Oklahoma’s ONEOK
Oct 28 2016 // The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has announced fines totaling $732,000 against Tulsa-based ONEOK following a fire at a ONEOK facility in Bushton,...
Oil Spill Shuts Down Pipeline in Cushing, Oklahoma
Oct 27 2016 // A Seaway Crude Pipeline Co. pipeline that spilled oil at a storage hub in Oklahoma remained closed on Oct. 25, according to a spokesman for Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners, a 50 percent owner of...
