All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 28 2016 // The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has announced fines totaling $732,000 against Tulsa-based ONEOK following a fire at a ONEOK facility in Bushton,...
Oct 27 2016 // A Seaway Crude Pipeline Co. pipeline that spilled oil at a storage hub in Oklahoma remained closed on Oct. 25, according to a spokesman for Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners, a 50 percent owner of Seaway.“As...
Oct 27 2016 // Oklahoma public sector employers have reduced the rate of employee injury and illness to 3.8 per 100 workers, down from 4.0 in 2014, the Oklahoma Department of Labor reported.With the recent reduction, Oklahoma has seen a...
Oct 26 2016 // The third-largest earthquake in Oklahoma was likely triggered by underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production, the U.S. Geological Survey found in a report issued on Oct. 24.The magnitude 5.1...
Oct 24 2016 // Several earthquakes have been recorded in northwest Oklahoma during the past two days, including one of magnitude 4.0.No injuries or significant damage have been reported. The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.0 and 3.5...
Oct 19 2016 // Brightway Insurance is expanding into Oklahoma.The company said Paul Sacchieri will open the doors to Brightway, The Sacchieri Agency in Blanchard, Okla., on Oct. 24. It will be Brightway’s first location in the...
Oct 19 2016 // Landowners in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, have filed a lawsuit against a railroad company over a chemical spill caused by a train derailment two decades ago.The Journal Record reported that public documents indicate a...
Oct 19 2016 // There seems to be more questions than answers as to what happens next in the wake of the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s finding that the opt out portion of the state’s 2013 comprehensive workers’ compensation...
Oct 17 2016 // A jury has found that the operator of an Oklahoma City group home acted recklessly in connection to a man who died soon after he was relocated to the home.Mitchell Boles, 52, lived at a state-run center for the...
Oct 13 2016 // Oklahoma Natural Gas will pay more than $1 million in fines for a gas explosion in Oklahoma City.The Jan. 2 blast destroyed one home and damaged about 50 others. One person was burned and two people were treated for...
Oct 11 2016 // Three years after passage of sweeping legislation that revamped Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system, courts are scrapping significant parts of the law in decisions that say the regulations violate the state...
Oct 10 2016 // The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded four small earthquakes in northern Oklahoma.No injuries or damage are reported. A magnitude 3.1 quake was recorded at 6:10 a.m. Saturday 16 miles northwest of Fairview, 93 miles...
Oct 10 2016 // Contrary to the trend in most of the nation, home foreclosure rates in Oklahoma have risen over the past two years, and some researchers say increased earthquake activity in the state may be a factor.California-based...
Oct 7 2016 // A 3.5 magnitude earthquake has rattled parts of northwestern Oklahoma.No damage or injuries have been reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was recorded at 10:02 a.m. on Oct. 5 near Fairview, about 110...
Oct 6 2016 // The Oklahoma Transportation Commission has decided that an 80-year-old bridge over a creek in Guthrie will be replaced as part of a continued effort to decrease the number of obsolete bridges in the state.In 2004, 17...
Oct 5 2016 // A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck northern Oklahoma on Tuesday morning, hitting the same spot where a record setting temblor was centered a month ago.The U.S. Geological Survey says Tuesday’s earthquake hit shortly...
Oct 4 2016 // A petition that would legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma will go before voters in a future election after a 10-day period that allowed for challenges over the validity of the signatures expired this week.Supporters of...
Oct 3 2016 // The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says traffic-related fatalities in August were higher than the same month a year ago.Preliminary information indicates there were 67 fatalities in August, up from 52 deaths in the...
Oct 3 2016 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak wants to quell rumors that insurers are imposing six-month moratoriums on purchasing earthquake insurance. He said consumers raised concerns about moratoriums after a 5.8...
Oct 3 2016 // It’s back to the drawing boards for proponents of workers’ compensation alternatives now that the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s Opt Out Act is unconstitutional.The high court’s...