Latest Oklahoma Headlines

All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.

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...

Oklahoma Voters Reject Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

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...

Cannabis Vote Has Oklahoma Hungry to Rake in Green From Texas

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...

Oklahoma Captive Program Grows 15% in 2022

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...

Storm Across Texas and Oklahoma Likely Qualified as a Derecho

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...

Oklahoma Federal Judge: Banning Guns for Marijuana Users Unconstitutional

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....

California Workers’ Comp Department’s Medical-Legal Evaluation Regulations OK’d

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...

Oklahoma Agrees to Opioid Settlements Worth $226M

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...

Oklahoma Piping Inspection Company to Pay $250K Fine

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...

People Moves: Kinion to Lead Oklahoma Captive Division

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...

Oklahoma Commissioner Mulready Begins Second Term

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...

Oklahoma AG Announces New Opioid Settlements Worth $226M

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...

Oklahoma Airport Says Air Force Charter Damaged Runway

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...

Oklahoma Piping Inspection Company to Pay $250K EEOC Fine

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...

Mercury Insurance Adds New Coverages in Oklahoma

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...