All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mar 9 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma voters on Tuesday rejected the legalization of recreational marijuana, following a late blitz of opposition from faith leaders, law enforcement and prosecutors.Oklahoma would have become...
Mar 6 2023 // Tens of thousands of Texans from the bustling Dallas-Fort Worth area routinely drive across the Red River to gamble in glitzy, Las Vegas- style tribal casinos or to relax at cabins or swim and ski in lakes that dot...
Mar 2 2023 // The state of Oklahoma added 11 new captive insurance companies in 2022 and has already issued three additional captive insurer licenses in 2023, according to the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID).Oklahoma also reported...
Feb 28 2023 // A long line of quick-moving thunderstorms that produced a swath of damaging wind gusts across northern Texas and Oklahoma late Sunday likely qualified the event as a derecho, although that’s not an official...
Feb 7 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana from owning firearms is unconstitutional, the latest challenge to firearms regulations after the U.S....
Feb 6 2023 // The Office of Administrative Law approved the California Division of Workers’ Compensation regulations affecting its Medical-Legal Evaluation program. The regulations include the permanent adoption of emergency...
Jan 23 2023 // Oklahoma entered settlement agreements with three major pharmacy chains and an opioid manufacturer totaling more than $226 million, Attorney General John O’Connor announced.Including the new settlements with...
Jan 23 2023 // American Piping Inspection, Inc. (API), an Oklahoma-based testing and piping inspection services company, agreed to pay $250,000 and to provide other substantial equitable relief to resolve a discrimination and retaliation...
Jan 20 2023 // Kinion to Lead Oklahoma Captive Division Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced the appointment of Steve Kinion as the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s new Captive Director. Kinion previously served...
Jan 10 2023 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready was sworn into office for his second term by Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice M. John Kane, IV on the steps of the Oklahoma Capitol Building Monday, Jan. 9. Commissioner...
Jan 6 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma entered settlement agreements with three major pharmacy chains and an opioid manufacturer totaling more than $226 million, Attorney General John O’Connor announced Wednesday.Including...
Dec 29 2022 // STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) – A military cargo aircraft carrying the U.S. Air Force Academy women’s basketball team to a game at Oklahoma State University landed without authorization at the city’s airport and...
Dec 27 2022 // American Piping Inspection, Inc. (API), an Oklahoma-based testing and piping inspection services company, agreed to pay $250,000 and to provide other substantial equitable relief to resolve a discrimination and retaliation...
Dec 12 2022 // Mercury Insurance announced five new coverages available for homeowners and renters in Oklahoma. Mercury’s new coverages provide additional insurance protections with an option for environmentally-friendly...