Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Acrisure Brand Roll out Reaches Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma
Jul 24 2023 // Acrisure said that local partners in its South Region will be rebranded as Acrisure in a continuation of the firm’s global brand roll out. As part of the roll out, Acrisure businesses in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas...
Muscogee Nation Renews Lawsuit Over Alabama Casino on Sacred Site
Jul 24 2023 // The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has asked a federal appellate court to reinstate its lawsuit against the Poarch Creek Band of Indians and Auburn University for improperly removing graves from a sacred site in Alabama to build...
Water Damage Exclusions, on the Rise, May Frustrate Insureds but Are OK, Court Says
Jul 12 2023 // A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling that a Scottsdale Insurance commercial policy for a community center excludes almost all non-weather water damage. It’s the type of “infuriating”...
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Seeking Reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Jul 11 2023 // An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage. Judge Caroline Wall on...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Offers Recovery Tips After Severe Storms
Jul 6 2023 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gled Mulready offered recovery tips following the severe storms that hit Tulsa over Father’s Day weekend, causing extensive damage, including fallen trees and widespread power outages....
Court: Tulsa Can’t Give a Choctaw Man Ticket Because City is on Reservation Land
Jul 6 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Tulsa lacks the jurisdiction to prosecute a Native American man cited by police for speeding because the city is located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, a federal appeals court...
Thousands Remain Without Power in Oklahoma and Louisiana After Weekend Storms
Jun 23 2023 // TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Thousands of residents in Oklahoma and Louisiana remained without electricity Wednesday as work crews continued to repair power lines damaged by weekend storms. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, less than...
Texas Panhandle Storm Blamed for 3 Deaths, Wrecked Mobile Homes and Main Street
Jun 19 2023 // PERRYTON, Texas (AP) – As Sabrina Devers watched what would turn out to be a deadly storm approach her ranch just north of the Texas Panhandle town Perryton, she first spotted golf ball-sized and then softball-sized...
Hazards at Oklahoma Dollar General Stores Lead to $267K in Penalties
Jun 19 2023 // When federal workplace safety investigators opened inspections in December 2022 at two Dollar General stores in southeast Oklahoma, they found blocked exit routes and walkways exposing employees to fire hazards, the same...
High Definition Vehicle Insurance Expands Commercial Trucking Product Into Oklahoma
Jun 15 2023 // High Definition Vehicle Insurance, a commercial auto insurance provider, launched its insurance products for commercial trucking fleets in Oklahoma, effective July 1. HDVI used approximately 3.5 billion miles of telematics...
Whistleblowers File Lawsuits Against Oklahoma State Superintendent, Top Aide
Jun 1 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Two former employees at the State Department of Education filed separate federal lawsuits Tuesday against Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters and his top aide, alleging they were...
Hazards at Oklahoma Dollar General Stores Lead to $267K in Penalties
May 31 2023 // When federal workplace safety investigators opened inspections in December 2022 at two Dollar General stores in southeast Oklahoma, they found blocked exit routes and walkways exposing employees to fire hazards, the same...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Agree on $1M Settlement Over Inmate’s Death
May 25 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma lawmakers on Tuesday signed off on a $1.05 million settlement with the family of a state prison inmate who died of appendicitis in 2018 despite five visits to the prison’s medical...
Native American Former Student Sues Ok. School for Removing Feather at Graduation
May 22 2023 // TULSA, Okla. (AP) – A Native American former student is suing an Oklahoma school district for the removal of an eagle feather from her graduation cap prior to her high school graduation ceremony. The lawsuit filed...
Major New Mexico Transmission Line OK’d for Renewable Energy in West
May 19 2023 // The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains of New Mexico to big cities in the West. The Interior...
Oklahoma House Fire Kills 4
Apr 24 2023 // STROUD, Okla. (AP) – Four people, including two children, were killed in a house fire in Oklahoma, authorities said Saturday. Firefighters were called to the home near Stroud about 1:45 a.m. Friday, Milfay Volunteer...
Central Oklahoma Tornadoes Kill 3, Cause Widespread Damage
Apr 20 2023 // A tornado outbreak on in central Oklahoma left three people dead and caused heavy damage Wednesday night. Three fatalities were reported in McClain County, where a tornado hit the town of Cole. Another tornado touched down...
California Workers’ Comp Committee OK’s .03% Higher Pure Premium Filing
Apr 19 2023 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Governing Committee voted on Wednesday to authorize the WCIRB to submit a Sept. 1, 2023 pure premium rate filing to the state’s Insurance...
Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Recorded in Oklahoma
Apr 11 2023 // CARNEY, Okla. (AP) – A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was among a series of six tremors that struck central Oklahoma last Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No injuries or serious damage were...
Death Row Minister Files $10M Defamation Suit Against Oklahoma Corrections Agency
Mar 28 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A death row minister who was inside the execution chamber during Oklahoma’s last lethal injection sued the Department of Corrections for $10 million on Friday, alleging the agency and its...
