Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Troopers Write 90-Plus ‘Texting and Driving’ Tickets in November
Dec 2 2015 // Authorities have written nearly 100 tickets for texting while driving in the first month Oklahoma state’s ban has been in effect. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. John Vincent says troopers have written 91 tickets for...
Audit: Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission not Tracking Payments
Nov 23 2015 // A state audit of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission indicates the agency has not been tracking some mandatory assessments. A sample test of claims paid from two funds showed roughly half had no supporting...
Northern Oklahoma Rattled by Magnitude 4.7 Quake
Nov 20 2015 // A magnitude 4.7 earthquake rattled northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas early on Nov. 19. It was the second quake over 4.0 magnitude to strike the northern part of the state in less than a week. Two smaller quakes struck...
Settlement OK’d in Class-Action Suit Against Tulsa Appraisal Firm
Nov 17 2015 // A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit on behalf of former residents of the old mining town of Picher, Okla., against a Tulsa-based appraisal firm involved with the federal buyout of property in the...
Trucker in Fatal Oklahoma Crash Had History of Synthetic Drug Use
Nov 17 2015 // The truck that killed four members of a college women’s softball team in Oklahoma last year was driven by a Texas man with a history of using synthetic marijuana, U.S. safety investigators found. Russell Staley...
Kingstone OK’d to Write Insurance in Connecticut, New Jersey
Nov 16 2015 // Kingstone Companies Inc., a New York-domiciled multi-line property/casualty insurance holding company, announced that its subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Company, was granted approval to write P/C insurance in Connecticut...
New Oklahoma Texting While Driving Law Now in Effect
Nov 16 2015 // A new law making it illegal to text and drive in Oklahoma became effective on Nov. 1. People caught reading or writing texts or emails while driving will be fined $100 under the Trooper Nicholas Dees and Trooper Keith...
$7.1M Settlement in Louisiana Red-Light Camera Suit OK’d
Nov 15 2015 // A $7.1 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit involving the controversial red-light camera system used in Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish from 2007 until 2010 has been approved. The Advocate reports checks will go...
Oklahoma Grass Fires Burn Houses, Barns
Nov 13 2015 // Authorities say a large grass fire in northeastern Oklahoma that burned two houses and several barns has been mostly contained. Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Keli Cain tells The Oklahoman a large...
New Oklahoma Texting Law Now in Effect
Nov 3 2015 // A new law making it illegal to text and drive in Oklahoma has received plenty of attention, but it’s just one of more than 250 laws enacted on Nov. 1. People caught reading or writing texts or emails while driving...
Oklahoma Commissioner to Insurers: Clarify Earthquake Coverage
Nov 2 2015 // In response to questions from consumers about earthquake coverage, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak is requiring property insurers in the state to issue a clarifying notice of earthquake coverage. In announcing...
Cost of Oklahoma Health Plans Skyrocketing
Oct 29 2015 // Thousands of Oklahoma residents who are expected to participate in the open enrollment period under the federal Affordable Care Act that begins this weekend can expect some dramatic increases in the cost of health...
Safety Experts: Oklahoma Quakes a National Security Threat
Oct 26 2015 // In the months after Sept. 11, 2001, as U.S. security officials assessed the top targets for potential terrorist attacks, the small town of Cushing, Okla., received special attention. Even though it is home to fewer than...
4 Dead, Dozens Injured, in Oklahoma State Parade Crash
Oct 26 2015 // A woman suspected of driving under the influence plowed into a crowd on Oct. 24 during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four people — including a 2-year-old boy — and injuring dozens more in a...
Study: Larger Oklahoma Quakes Caused by Industrial Activity
Oct 23 2015 // A sharp rise in earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past 100 years is likely the result of industrial activities in the energy-rich state, such as oil and natural gas production, a new study suggests. The paper by the U.S....
Oklahoma Commissioner to Insurers: Clarify Earthquake Coverage
Oct 21 2015 // In response to a growing number of questions from consumers about earthquake coverage, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has asked property/casualty insurers in the state to send each policyholder a clarifying...
Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths Fall 5% in Oklahoma
Oct 20 2015 // The number of Oklahoma residents dying from unintentional prescription drug overdose dropped last year. The Oklahoman reports the state saw a 5 percent decrease in such deaths from the previous year. Preliminary data from...
People – South Central
Oct 19 2015 // The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers elected Bill Henry as the group’s 2016 chairman. Henry is CEO and chairman of Dallas-based MHBT, a Marsh & McLennan Agency company. Henry succeeds Steve Brockmeyer,...
Oklahoma Oil Company Disputing Required Reduction in Disposal Well Volumes
Oct 15 2015 // A Tulsa oil company has agreed to a technical meeting with Oklahoma regulators after challenging their response to earthquakes and saltwater disposal wells. The Oklahoman reports Marjo Operating Co. Inc. and staff for the...
ProPublica, NPR: Inside Corporate America’s Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Comp
Oct 14 2015 // This article was published by ProPublica and NPR and is reprinted with permission. Standing before a giant map in his Dallas office, Bill Minick doesn’t seem like anyone’s idea of a bomb thrower. But backed by...
