Latest Oklahoma Headlines

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

Declarations

Jun 3 2024 // “The guys did get stung on a regular basis. Everyone got stung at least a couple of times.” — Fire Chief Travis Leary, of Clinton, Maine, said of first responders who had worked to ensure that the 15...

Mercury Launches New Umbrella Insurance in Oklahoma

May 30 2024 // Rising liability injury claims for home and auto owners that exceed traditional policy limits have spurred Mercury Insurance, headquartered in Los Angeles, to unveil an all-new personal umbrella insurance policy for...

Latest Texas Storms Bring Damaging Winds, Baseball-Sized Hail

May 30 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on Tuesday, leaving one person dead and about 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe...

Relation Insurance Services Acquires Oklahoma’s First Insurance

May 29 2024 // Relation Insurance Services acquired the assets of First Insurance an Affiliate of FirstBank, Inc. The transaction went into effect on April 1, 2024; terms of the transaction were not disclosed. First Insurance, based in...

Storms Leave 15 Dead, Hundreds Injured in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas

May 28 2024 // VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms killed at least 15 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop...

Iowa Wind Farm Hit by Tornado, Resulting in Rare Destruction of Turbines

May 24 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive, power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames. But experts say...

Governor Signs Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Act Into Law

May 14 2024 // Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed into law Monday a bill, which aims to provide financial grants to construct or retrofit homes, making them more resilient against the destructive forces of tornadoes, windstorms and...

After Deadly Oklahoma Tornado, Storms Bring Twisters to Midwest

May 9 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms battered the Midwest on Tuesday, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes throughout the region a day after a deadly twister ripped through a small Oklahoma town and...

Oklahoma Judge Blocks State’s Anti-ESG Law

May 9 2024 // A judge in Oklahoma blocked a state law that prohibits state pension systems from investing with companies that limit investment in the oil and gas industry.Oklahoma County District Court Judge Sheila Stinson on Tuesday...

Oklahoma Sues Gas Companies for Alleged Fraud During Winter Storm Uri

May 6 2024 // Two Texas-based natural gas companies are being sued by Oklahoma, which alleges they fraudulently reduced gas supplies to send prices soaring during Winter Storm Uri making huge profits while thousands shivered across the...

Kansas Won’t Legalize Medical Marijuana for at Least a Year

May 1 2024 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year.Republican state senators on...

Tornadoes Damaged 7,200 Residential Properties, Left $2B in Reconstruction Costs

May 1 2024 // The tornadoes that ripped through parts of Nebraska, Iowa and Oklahoma late last week damaged some 7,200 homes, leaving a reconstruction tab of $2.1 billion, according to CoreLogic, the data analytics firm.Some 127...

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Provides Resources for Storm Victims

Apr 30 2024 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready notified residents of where to seek help and report damage in response to severe storms that killed four and left more than 20,000 people without power.“Our hearts go out...

Tornadoes Kill 4 in Oklahoma, Leaving Trail of Destruction

Apr 30 2024 // SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural...

Oklahoma Bus Driver Crashes Into Building After Being Punched by Passenger

Apr 23 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man was arrested after being accused of punching an Oklahoma City bus driver and causing the bus to crash into a building.Oklahoma City police reported only minor injuries stemming from the...

Republicans Weigh Rolling Back Anti-ESG Law They Passed

Apr 23 2024 // Lawmakers in Oklahoma are having second thoughts about anti-ESG legislation that limits which Wall Street banks local governments can do business with.A Republican-introduced bill that would narrow the scope of a state law...

Biden OK’s Major Disaster Declaration for California

Apr 16 2024 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making ederal disaster assistance available to California to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and...

Business Moves

Apr 15 2024 // Risk Strategies, H.W. InternationalGlobal specialty brokerage Risk Strategies reported it has acquired the U.S. and Canadian operating entities of global insurance holding company, H.W. International B.V. Based in New York...

What’s So Great About a Career in an Insurance Agency?

Apr 15 2024 // What’s so great about a career in an insurance agency?Lots, actually. Like opportunity, flexibility, training, challenges, good pay, helping others, and job security. What’s more, it’s an opportunity...

Oklahoma Sues Natural Gas Companies Over Price Spikes During Winter Storm Uri

Apr 12 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two Texas-based natural gas companies are being sued by Oklahoma, which alleges they fraudulently reduced gas supplies to send prices soaring during Winter Storm Uri, making huge profits while...