Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Oklahoma Lawmakers Want to Regulate Drones in State
Feb 6 2015 // Concerned about the growing presence of drones in the skies above Oklahoma, a couple of state lawmakers have filed legislation to rein in their use. But state officials trying to attract unmanned aerial vehicle designers...
Oklahoma Orders Shut Down of Injection Well After Quakes
Feb 5 2015 // A SandRidge Energy injection well has been ordered shut down because of numerous earthquakes near the well in north-central Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission issued the order after a 4.1 magnitude earthquake...
37 Captive Insurers Licensed in Oklahoma During 2014
Feb 2 2015 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced that it issued 37 new captive insurance licenses last year, bringing the total number of licensed captives in the state to 47. Oklahoma has licensed pure, association, sponsored...
250 Vases Stolen from Central Oklahoma Cemeteries
Feb 2 2015 // Authorities are investigating the theft of 30 bronze vases from a Norman cemetery, and officials say more than 200 other vases have been stolen recently in central Oklahoma. Cleveland County Sheriff Joe Lester told the...
4.2 Magnitude Quake Recorded in Northern Oklahoma
Jan 29 2015 // A 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook part of Grant County in northern Oklahoma on Jan. 27. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded shortly before 10 a.m. about 13 miles south-southeast of...
Oklahoma Senate Proposal Tackles Uninsured Drivers with DUIs
Jan 28 2015 // Oklahoma Sen. Ron Sharp has filed legislation to address the state’s high number of uninsured motorists especially those with DUI convictions. Senate Bill 260 would require an individual convicted of Driving Under...
1.8M Oklahomans Now Impacted by Drought
Jan 28 2015 // The U.S. Drought Monitor says more than 1.8 million Oklahomans are being affected by an ongoing, deepening drought. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board says that in the past month, the percentage of Oklahoma classified as...
Oklahoma Supreme Court to Hear Oil Company/Earthquake Lawsuit
Jan 26 2015 // Oklahoma’s highest court has decided to hear a lawsuit that alleges two oil companies are liable for injuries a Prague woman suffered during a 2011 earthquake. The lawsuit by Sandra Ladra of Prague is among dozens of...
Oklahoma Jazz Hall : Insurance Debts Paid or Not?
Jan 25 2015 // The shaky finances of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame seem to be attracting more attention than the museum itself. Executives at the nearly 30-year-old Tulsa nonprofit have sternly denied that the museum was in dire straits...
Oklahoma AG Files Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges Against 2
Jan 23 2015 // Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has filed workers’ compensation fraud charges in two separate cases. Pruitt’s office announced the charges against 30-year-old Nicholas Hurt and 48-year-old James Cramer....
Experts: Steady Rate of Earthquakes in Oklahoma in 2014
Jan 21 2015 // After increasing rapidly over the past three years, the pace of earthquakes in Oklahoma held steady in 2014 at a rate higher than California and far higher than the historic average in Oklahoma. Oklahoma experienced 567...
Work Comp Death Benefits Awarded to Husband of Oklahoma Beheading Victim
Jan 20 2015 // The husband of a woman who was beheaded last year at an Oklahoma food-processing plant has been awarded $100,000 in death benefits plus $418 a week for the rest of his life. The Oklahoman newspaper reports the benefits...
4.1 Mag Quake Recorded in North-Central Oklahoma
Jan 20 2015 // The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded a 4.1 magnitude earthquake near Cherokee in north-central Oklahoma. The USGS reports the quake occurred at 4:19 a.m. on Jan. 21 about nine miles east of Cherokee in Alfalfa County...
Grass Fires Burn 2,100 Acres in Oklahoma, Close I-35
Jan 20 2015 // Wildfires scorched thousands of acres of land in central Oklahoma on Jan. 18, prompting evacuations, damaging buildings and forcing the closure of busy Interstate 35 in Logan County for more than an hour. Two fires began...
Oklahoma Bill Targets Use of Hand-Held Devices While Driving
Jan 12 2015 // Oklahoma Sen. Ron Sharp has filed legislation banning the use of cellphones or other handheld devices to text, email or call while driving in his state. Senate Bill 67 would make it a misdemeanor to use a handheld device...
Weather Service: Fewest Tornadoes on Record in Oklahoma in 2014
Jan 12 2015 // Just 16 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma in 2014, which the National Weather Service says is the fewest on record. Oklahoma state climatologist Gary McManus says a combination of factors led to the relative lack of...
Business Moves
Jan 12 2015 // Brown & Brown, Global Benefit Strategies Florida-based national insurance broker Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its New Jersey-based subsidiary Brown & Brown Metro Inc. has acquired certain assets of...
More Earthquakes in Oklahoma in 2014 than in Past 30 Years
Jan 8 2015 // Officials say Oklahoma had more earthquakes last year than in the past 30 years. The U.S. Geological Survey says 567 earthquakes with magnitudes of 3.0 or greater were registered in Oklahoma, making it the most seismically...
3.7 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Central Oklahoma
Jan 6 2015 // A 3.7 magnitude earthquake has rattled the Guthrie area in central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at 3:37 p.m. Sunday about two miles south-southwest of the Logan County city. The USGS...
Weather Service: Fewest Tornadoes on Record in Oklahoma in 2014
Jan 4 2015 // Just 16 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma in 2014, which the National Weather Service says is the fewest on record. Oklahoma state climatologist Gary McManus says a combination of factors led to the relative lack of...
