All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 24 2020 // Baton Rouge, La.-based workers’ compensation insurance carrier, LUBA Workers’ Comp, has expanded its coverage into Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Alabama.Founded in 1991, the company currently writes workers’...
Jul 7 2020 // Arkansas’ governor on July 3 signed an order allowing cities to enact measures requiring masks in public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, relenting after opposing such mandates at the state or local...
Jun 29 2020 // Federal officials are investigating an Oklahoma zoo made famous in Netflix’s “Tiger King” series after an animal rights group accused it of neglect.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent...
Jun 26 2020 // A roofing contractor in Noble, Oklahoma, has been charged with four felony counts after allegedly receiving thousands of dollars from Oklahomans in exchange for roofing repairs he never completed, the state Attorney...
Jun 23 2020 // A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook northern Oklahoma on June 20 and was felt in parts of Tulsa as protesters filled the city’s downtown streets after President Donald Trump’s campaign rally. The U.S. Geological...
Jun 19 2020 // A home warranty contract is an insurance contract.That’s the conclusion of the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a case in which the plaintiffs challenged a mandatory arbitration provision in a home warranty contract,...
Jun 16 2020 // Four people were injured, at least three critically, when an ambulance crashed into a toll booth on an Oklahoma turnpike early Friday, Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesperson Sarah Stewart said.The Jackson County Emergency...
Jun 15 2020 // Dozens of residents of a small Oklahoma city were temporarily evacuated early on June 13 after a train derailed and spilled a hazardous chemical, officials said.The train went off the tracks at around 2 a.m. in Wynnewood,...
Jun 15 2020 // A home warranty contract is an insurance contract.That’s the conclusion of the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a case in which the plaintiffs challenged a mandatory arbitration provision in a home warranty contract,...
Jun 12 2020 // Note: In a previous story about there being fewer tornadoes in Oklahoma thus far in 2020, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of tornadoes through the first five months of 2019. There were 127, not 186...
Jun 11 2020 // Following a record-setting year for the number of tornadoes in Oklahoma, the state has seen fewer thus far in 2020, according to state climatologist Gary McManus.There were 33 twisters during the first five months of this...
Jun 8 2020 // Ashley Scott has been appointed director of Government and Community Affairs and Erin Wainner has been named assistant commissioner for Licensing Services at the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID).Scott will coordinate...
Jun 3 2020 // Sales of medical marijuana in Oklahoma topped $73 million last month, the highest monthly total yet, the Oklahoma Tax Commission reported. The data shows May sales generated more than $11.6 million in tax revenue last...
Jun 2 2020 // An Oklahoma-based internet retailer will pay $55,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, federal officials say.In its lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Black Forest Décor...
Jun 2 2020 // Four states have passed laws that grant businesses immunity from civil liability for claims relating to COVID-19, while legislation in at least three other states is advancing.The bills signed into law by the governors of...
Jun 1 2020 // Almost $23 million in opioid settlement funds will go to municipalities and counties throughout Oklahoma that have been impacted by the crisis of opioid addiction.The funds are from settlements reached by Oklahoma Attorney...
Jun 1 2020 // Louisiana lawmakers want to give protections from most lawsuits for coronavirus deaths and injuries to businesses that never closed during the outbreak and those that are newly reopening.The Republican-led bills by Sen....
May 27 2020 // The Oklahoma Legislature has adopted a proposed new Medical Fee Schedule, the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) reported.The WCC had submitted in House Joint Resolution (HJR) 1028; it goes into effect...
May 14 2020 // The Oklahoma Senate has approved legislation giving liability relief to essential businesses and those working to safely reopen, as well as a measure protecting manufacturers and people who make or donate materials related...
May 12 2020 // MADILL, Oklahoma — Sick with pneumonia, agitated and confused, Johnny Leija refused to return to his hospital room.Moments later, with three police officers pinning him on the floor, Leija was dead at age 34. Staff at...