Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Federal Aid OK’d For New Mexico Storm, Flood Damage
Oct 8 2014 // Local governments and some other entities in New Mexico are now eligible for federal assistance to recover from flooding and storm damage suffered during last summer. The White House says a disaster declaration by...
West Virginia Judges Give Preliminary OK to University Settlement
Oct 8 2014 // A January hearing is set on a proposed settlement of hundreds of lawsuits against Mountain State University. Media outlets reported that a three-judge mass litigation panel gave preliminary approval to the settlement...
Moore, Oklahoma Sued by Family of Man Who Died in Struggle with Police
Oct 7 2014 // The family of a man who died after a struggle with police outside of a Moore movie theater in February has filed a claim against the city. The Oklahoman reports that Luis Rodriguez’s family filed a tort claim against...
Oklahoma Commissioner Adopts Emergency Rules for Navigators
Oct 7 2014 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announce that new, emergency rules for registered federal health insurance program navigators have been approved by Gov. Mary Fallin. “The roles and duties of navigators...
Fatal DUI in Oklahoma Settled Between Parents and School
Oct 6 2014 // The parents of an Oklahoma teenager killed in a drunken driving accident after he left an Ottawa County high school campus have settled a civil lawsuit against the school district. Duane and Donna Kerns sued the Fairland...
Oklahoma Earthquakes Rattle On
Oct 6 2014 // Government officials say the rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma of magnitude 3.0 or greater has risen significantly and that statistics show an increased chance for a magnitude 5.5 or greater quake in the state. From January...
Additional $1B Ohio BWC Rebate OK’d; Public Employer Rate Reduction Proposed
Oct 6 2014 // Ohio employers will receive another $1 billion rebate and workers will benefit from a major new investment in worker safety research and training, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). The...
Insurer USAA Seeks OK to Test Drones for Claims Service
Oct 3 2014 // United Services Automobile Association (USAA), the insurer that specializes in coverage for military families, has filed for permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use unmanned drone aircraft at...
Federal Judge in Oklahoma Rules Against Health Insurance Subsidies
Oct 2 2014 // Some of the health-insurance subsidies being offered under the Affordable Care Act represent an “abuse of discretion” by the federal government, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled on Sept. 30, marking another...
Fire Causes $1M Damage to Oklahoma City Office Complex
Oct 1 2014 // Authorities say an overnight fire has caused about $1 million in damage to a northwest Oklahoma City office complex. The blaze broke out early on Sept. 29 at the Wilshire Gardens Office Park. Firefighters battled the blaze...
Cause of Oklahoma Truck-Bus Crash Still a Mystery
Oct 1 2014 // The softball coach who was driving a team bus smashed into by an errant truck did everything he could to save four players who died in the accident, a relative said, even as investigators tried to solve the mystery of why...
Truck Driver: Distraction a Factor in Fatal Oklahoma Crash
Sep 30 2014 // The driver of a tractor-trailer that crashed into a bus and killed four college students on Interstate 35 in southern Oklahoma told investigators he was distracted. Russell Staley, 53, of Saginaw, Texas, was traveling...
Police: Fired Oklahoma Man Beheads Co-Worker, Attacks Another
Sep 28 2014 // A man who was shot after authorities say he beheaded one woman and attacked another at an Oklahoma food processing plant from which he had just been fired has regained consciousness and was interviewed by detectives on...
Oklahoma Legislature Urged to Boost Nursing Home Staffing Rules
Sep 26 2014 // A Seminole woman pleaded with Oklahoma state lawmakers recently to “demand changes in the staffing and other requirements of our state’s long-term care facilities.” “We tried to do precisely that...
Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent Arrested for Fraud
Sep 25 2014 // An investigation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Unit has led to the arrest of former insurance agent Nathan Sullivan, Jr., 47. Sullivan is accused of defrauding a Weatherford woman out of more than...
Oklahoma Volunteer Firefighter Charged with Arson
Sep 24 2014 // The Craig County Sheriff’s Office says a volunteer firefighter faces arson charges following a series of hay and structure fires. Jesse Bennett, 19, was arrested in connection to eight fires that occurred in August...
Oklahoma Man Drives Truck into Lake, Gets Charged with Insurance Fraud
Sep 23 2014 // Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has filed insurance fraud charges against Brian Troutman for falsely submitting a claim for the loss of his vehicle. According to the AG’s office, a fraud unit investigation...
$1.6M in Preparedness Grants Go to Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Sep 23 2014 // Emergency management agencies in five states – Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas – have been awarded more than $1.6 million in preparedness grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),...
Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Recorded in Oklahoma
Sep 22 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a magnitude 4.0 earthquake near Medford, Okla. The earthquake happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. about 20 miles east of Enid and 17 miles southeast of Medford. A Grant County...
Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Declining Again in Oklahoma
Sep 22 2014 // For the second straight year, workers’ compensation loss costs used by insurers to determine rates for employers will show an overall decrease in Oklahoma. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has...
