Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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4.0 Magnitude Quake Rattles Northern Oklahoma
Aug 17 2015 // An earthquake has shaken parts of northern Oklahoma near the Kansas border. The U.S. Geological Survey says the preliminary 4.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded at about 4:25 p.m. on Aug. 14 about 3 miles west-northwest...
Officials: Effort to End Oklahoma’s Earthquakes Will Take Time
Aug 17 2015 // It could take up to another year of research to determine what has caused a recent series of Oklahoma earthquakes and whether the state is doing enough to stop them, officials said. After meeting with members of the...
Oklahoman Arrested for Attack on Insurance Adjuster, Fraud
Aug 14 2015 // A Tulsa, Oklahoma, man suspected of assaulting an insurance adjuster and filing a bogus insurance claim was arrested on Aug. 13, the state insurance department reported. The adjuster was attacked after questioning an...
Price Tag from Spring Severe Weather Adding Up in Oklahoma
Aug 11 2015 // The rain has stopped falling and the triple-digit heat of an Oklahoma summer has finally arrived, but state emergency managers are still adding up the price tag for repairing roads, bridges and other public infrastructure...
Texas-Based Blue Bell Gets OK to Make Ice Cream at Alabama Plant
Aug 7 2015 // Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries can resume production and sale of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced. A state inspection found that Blue Bell’s...
Report: 20K Jobs May Be Lost in Oklahoma Due to Energy Prices
Aug 7 2015 // A new Oklahoma State University economic forecast says the state could lose more than 20,000 jobs due to energy price volatility through 2016. The Journal Record reports that the state’s mining sector, which is...
New Rules Limit Amount of Wastewater in Oklahoma Disposal Wells
Aug 5 2015 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is imposing new guidelines on oil and natural gas disposal well operations in response to a rise in earthquake activity in northern Oklahoma and southern Logan counties. The commission...
Another Earthquake Shakes Northern Oklahoma
Aug 3 2015 // Another earthquake has shaken parts of northern Oklahoma near the Kansas border. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 3:28 p.m. on Aug. 1 about 11 miles south-southwest of Medford in...
Business Moves
Aug 3 2015 // Zywave, Intygral Insurance software provider Zywave has completed the asset purchase of Intygral, a provider of automated marketing for property/casualty personal lines brokers. The Intygral system provides automated,...
19 Oklahoma Counties Denied Federal Disaster Assistance
Jul 31 2015 // Gov. Mary Fallin says the federal government has rejected the state’s request for disaster assistance for 19 Oklahoma counties affected by severe weather, flooding and tornadoes in May and June. Fallin said Wednesday...
10 Children Injured in Crash of Church Van on Oklahoma Highway
Jul 29 2015 // The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a church van headed to Branson, Mo., crashed on the Will Rogers Turnpike in northeastern Oklahoma, injuring 10 children who were onboard. Trooper Dwight Durant says the van crashed just...
2 Oklahoma Injection Wells Being Shut Down Following Quakes
Jul 29 2015 // Two energy companies are shutting injection wells after three strong earthquakes struck near an Oklahoma town, in response to concerns about the practice of injecting wastewater from oil and gas operations deep...
Oklahoma Town OKs Rules Restricting Oil, Gas Drilling in City
Jul 23 2015 // Leaders in Stillwater, Okla., approved new rules for oil and gas drilling within the city to the disappointment of industry representatives. A.J. Ferate, vice president of regulatory affairs at the Oklahoma Independent...
4.4M Northern Oklahoma Earthquake Rattles State
Jul 22 2015 // A magnitude 4.4 earthquake centered in northern Oklahoma has shaken the state, with reports of it being felt hundreds of miles away. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the July 20 quake happened at about 3:20 p.m., with...
Quakes Spur more Study of Wells by Oklahoma Corp. Commission
Jul 20 2015 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission said it is placing more than 200 oil and natural gas wastewater disposal wells under scrutiny as the regulatory agency investigates whether the wells are triggering earthquakes in the...
Drought Disappearing from Oklahoma, Texas After Record Rainfall
Jul 20 2015 // Record-shattering spring showers across Oklahoma have replenished lakes and reservoirs, helped farmers recover from a difficult year and eliminated any traces of a devastating drought that had gripped the state for five...
Business Moves
Jul 20 2015 // Alliant, Preferred Concepts Specialty insurance brokerage Alliant Insurance Services has expanded its managing general agent (MGA) practice through the acquisition of Preferred Concepts, an insurance program underwriter...
Ex-Oppenheimer Exec Gets Jail Time for Role in Oklahoma Insurer Fraud
Jul 16 2015 // A former Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. executive was sentenced to almost two years in prison for his role in a fraud that prosecutors say led to the collapse of an Oklahoma insurance company. Allen Reichman, 54, and three...
Berkshire Hathaway’s MedPro Buying Oklahoma Medical Liability Insurer PLICO
Jul 8 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway’s MedPro Group has agreed to acquire Oklahoma healthcare liability insurer PLICO Inc., which is owned by the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA). The boards of each entity have approved...
Small Quake Shakes Central Oklahoma
Jul 7 2015 // An earthquake has rattled part of central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 8:13 a.m. Sunday about four miles east-southeast of Jones in Oklahoma County. Geologists...
