Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lawsuit Results in $15.3M Returned to Oklahoma Hospitals, Doctors
Aug 10 2012 // Health care providers across Oklahoma will be receiving checks worth more than $15.3 million this month, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced. The funds are actual damages owed by the defunct AmCare...
Oklahoma, Federal Officials Assess Wildfire Damage
Aug 10 2012 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and state and federal emergency management officials have surveyed parts of the state scorched by recent wildfires. The group viewed damage in Cleveland County on Aug. 9 where they stopped at the...
Storm Damages 21 Homes in Oklahoma’s Comanche County
Aug 9 2012 // Authorities say 21 homes in Comanche County were damaged by a summer storm that brought high winds and large hail. The storm moved into the area Tuesday night and authorities said no one was injured. Lightning from the...
Recent Oklahoma Wildfires Result in 340 Insurance Claims
Aug 8 2012 // Recent wildfires in Oklahoma have resulted in at least 340 insurance claims statewide, authorities say, but many victims don’t have homeowners insurance. The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) said it is working...
PURE Expands Coverage to High-Net Worth Individuals in Oklahoma
Aug 3 2012 // Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange, a policyholder-owned property/casualty insurer that exclusively caters to high net worth individuals and families, has announced that it will begin accepting new members...
Oklahoma Forester: Wildfire Danger Increases as Drought Persists
Aug 2 2012 // A deepening drought and persistent 100-degree temperatures are turning forests and crops into tinder boxes and increasing the danger of wildfires across the state, Oklahoma’s top forester said. Oklahoma State...
At Least 10 Homes Damaged in Oklahoma Grass Fires
Aug 1 2012 // Grass fires damaged at least 10 homes and burned about 1,500 acres before crews were able to control them late on July 30, authorities in north-central Oklahoma said. Seven mobile homes and three houses were damaged in the...
Oklahoma Drilling Firm Faces Fines for Safety Hazards at Texas Site
Jul 31 2012 // An Oklahoma-based horizontal drilling company faces up to $55,000 in penalties for safety violations at a drilling site in Jacksboro, Texas, federal officials say. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...
OSU Appeals Ruling Over ‘Gift of a Lifetime’ Insurance Money
Jul 27 2012 // Oklahoma State University has appealed a judge’s order that blocked the university’s attempt to recover $33 million spent on life insurance premiums in its “Gift of a Lifetime” fundraising plan. The...
April Tornadoes Set Record in Oklahoma
Jul 23 2012 // Timing rather than a trend seems to be the key as to why Oklahoma has broken the state record for tornadoes in the month of April the past two years, according to weather officials. In April 2011, there were 50 confirmed...
Man Files Federal Lawsuit Against Oklahoma Town in Wake of Police Probe
Jul 20 2012 // A former inmate who was freed from prison has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Tulsa, Okla., and two convicted police investigators, claiming they fabricated a search warrant and staged “bogus and sham...
Michigan House GOP Won’t OK Health Exchange Anytime Soon
Jul 20 2012 // Republican lawmakers want more questions answered before they’ll consider giving GOP Gov. Rick Snyder approval to start work on a website for purchasing health insurance required under the federal health care law,...
Oklahoma Governor, Insurance Commissioner Visit Lloyd’s of London
Jul 17 2012 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak and insurance industry executives, have met with insurance market representatives at Lloyd’s of London to discuss the state’s $15 billion insurance...
Number of April Tornadoes Set Record in Oklahoma
Jul 16 2012 // Timing rather than a trend seems to be the key as to why Oklahoma has broken the state record for tornadoes in the month of April the past two years, according to weather officials. In April 2011, there were 50 confirmed...
Berman to Lead INSURICA’s Robert C. Bates Agency in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jul 13 2012 // INSURICA Insurance Management Network announced that Bryan E. Berman has been named president of its Tulsa, Okla., office, Robert C. Bates LLC (RCB). Berman is also owner and chairman of Tulsa-based The JRJ Agency, an...
Trains Weren’t Speeding Before Fatal Oklahoma Wreck
Jul 11 2012 // Two freight trains were not speeding when they collided in a fiery head-on crash that killed three people in the Oklahoma Panhandle, according to a preliminary federal report released July 9. The National Transportation...
NTSB Says Trains not Speeding Before Oklahoma Wreck
Jul 11 2012 // The National Transportation Safety Board says trains that collided head-on last month in the Oklahoma Panhandle weren’t speeding at the time of the wreck. Three Union Pacific employees died in the June 24 accident...
Oklahoma Leaders Still Mulling Federal Health Care Law
Jul 9 2012 // More than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the sweeping federal health care law, Oklahoma’s political leaders have offered few specifics about how the state will proceed in complying with its...
Feds OK Help for Mich. Fruit Growers Hammered by Weather
Jul 5 2012 // The federal government has declared Michigan a disaster area because of damage to fruit crops from erratic spring weather, making growers eligible to seek low-interest loans. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, said...
Oklahoma Commissioner: More Legal Challenges to Health Reform Law Possible
Jul 3 2012 // While he is disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold federal health reform legislation, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak said he will do his duty under the law. However, he said potential...
