Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feds Grant Oklahoma Tribe Disaster Designation Following Storms
Aug 9 2019 // The Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation has received a federal disaster designation to help it recover from damage caused by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in May and June. The declaration was announced by the...
Alliant Insurance Acquires Oklahoma’s Fred Daniel & Sons
Aug 7 2019 // Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Newport Beach, California, has acquired Fred Daniel & Sons, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fred Daniel & Sons brings nearly 100 years of experience and a legacy of excellence...
Oklahoma Independent Agents Group Confirms Officers for 2019-2020
Aug 2 2019 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma (IIAO), the state’s largest insurance and property casualty agents’ association, has confirmed its 2019-2020 officers and board members. IIAO Officers for 2019-2020...
Closely-Watched Oklahoma Public Nuisance Case Over Opioids Now in Judge’s Hands
Aug 1 2019 // Oklahoma’s attorney general on Wednesday made his final bid to force Johnson & Johnson to pay $17 billion for its part in fueling the opioid epidemic, saying the drugmaker’s “egregious”...
Labor Department Awards $1M in Unpaid Wages, Penalties to Oklahoma Employees
Jul 30 2019 // Unpaid workers in Oklahoma collectively are receiving nearly $1 million in back wages and penalties from the state’s labor department. The Oklahoma Department of Labor’s (ODOL) Wage and Hour Division said it...
Well Stopped After Central Oklahoma Hit With 3.1 Magnitude Quake
Jul 29 2019 // An oil well operator is stopping operations following a small earthquake in central Oklahoma, the fourth such earthquake in less than three weeks. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission says Newfield/Encana paused a well...
Canadian Firm Sues Oklahoma Marijuana Dispensary for Copyright Infringement
Jul 26 2019 // A Canadian children’s entertainment company is suing an Oklahoma medical cannabis dispensary chain accusing it of copyright infringement. The Tulsa World reports that Nelvana Enterprises Inc.’s suit filed in...
Oklahoma Manufacturer Cited, Fined $187K for Serious Workplace Hazards
Jul 24 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited HE&M Inc., a Pryor, Oklahoma-based metalworking band saw manufacturer, for exposing employees to fall, machine...
With Commissioner’s OK, Wisconsin Workers’ Comp Rates to Fall by 8.8%
Jul 23 2019 // Wisconsin’s chief insurance regulator has approved an overall 8.84% decrease in workers’ compensation premium rates. The new rates approved by Commissioner of Insurance Mark Afable are effective Oct. 1, 2019,...
Oklahoma County Joining Suits Against Opioid Manufacturers
Jul 22 2019 // Oklahoma County has joined over 50 other cities and counties in the state to prosecute drug companies for damages caused by the opioid epidemic. The Oklahoman reports that all three county commissioners voted to approve a...
Feds Approve Disaster Flooding Aid for 41 Oklahoma Counties
Jul 18 2019 // Gov. Kevin Stitt says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved disaster assistance for 41 Oklahoma counties as a result of spring flooding and severe weather in the state. The storms produced historic flooding...
Oklahoma Accuses J&J of Dodging Liability for ‘Cunning’ Opioid Drug Push
Jul 16 2019 // Even after illegally promoting opioid painkillers to reap billions of dollars in profit over the past two decades, Johnson & Johnson has accepted “zero responsibility” for its central role in fueling a...
Oklahoma, J&J Wrapping Up First Trial Over Opioid Crisis
Jul 15 2019 // Oklahoma’s attorney general is expected to urge a judge to find Johnson & Johnson responsible for flooding the market with painkillers and fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, as the first trial in nationwide...
Oklahoma Again Seeing Decline in Number of Earthquakes
Jul 10 2019 // The number of Oklahoma earthquakes registering a magnitude of 3.0 or greater is on pace to decline for the fourth straight year after state regulators began directing oil and natural gas producers to close some wells and...
Oklahoma State Lawmaker Wants Study on Arkansas River Flooding
Jul 8 2019 // Oklahoma State Rep. Lonnie Sims (R-Jenks) a before and after study of the recent catastrophic flooding that occurred in his state. Sims serves District 68, which includes Creek and Tulsa Counties.He has requested an...
Oklahoma Oil Rig Count Down 27% Year Over Year
Jul 2 2019 // The number of working oil rigs in Oklahoma is down more than a quarter from this time last year, amid a nationwide decrease. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes reported 102 rigs operating in the state on June 28. The...
US Government Wants Some of Oklahoma’s $270M Purdue Pharma Settlement Money
Jul 1 2019 // The U.S. government wants a portion of Oklahoma’s $270 million settlement with Purdue Pharma that stemmed from the state’s ongoing lawsuit against opioid makers. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Data: Oklahoma Highway Patrol Writing Fewer Tickets, Warnings
Jul 1 2019 // The number of tickets written by Oklahoma Highway Patrol officers is continuing to fall after the agency lifted a cost-saving measure that capped how many miles troopers can drive each shift, according to state ticket...
Opioid Lawsuits Unlikely to Top Tobacco Settlements
Jun 25 2019 // An Oklahoma case, the first of more than 1,600 lawsuits filed by U.S. state and local governments against opioid makers to go to trial, could serve as a key benchmark for governments hoping to recoup costs associated with...
Oklahoma Judge Approves Revised $85M Opioid Settlement With Teva
Jun 25 2019 // An Oklahoma judge has approved a revised $85 million settlement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. resolving claims by the state’s attorney general that the drugmaker helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic. The...
