Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
First Medical Marijuana Patient Licenses Awarded in Oklahoma
Aug 28 2018 // More than 1,600 people and businesses applied for Oklahoma medical marijuana licenses on the first day that applications were made available. The online application system went live at 10 a.m. Saturday at www.OMMA.ok.gov...
Combs Named Oklahoma Deputy Commissioner of Insurance Business Transfers
Aug 24 2018 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has named Buddy Combs the new deputy commissioner of insurance business transfers at the Oklahoma Insurance Department. The move is in preparation for the new Insurance Business...
Oklahoma Concert-Goers Injured by Powerful Storm
Aug 21 2018 // An Oklahoma casino says 14 people suffered cuts and bruises when a powerful rainstorm toppled entrance trusses and disrupted the start of an outdoor concert by the Backstreet Boys. Kym Koch-Thompson, spokeswoman for the...
Federal Safety Board Links Plugged Drill Pipe to Deadly Oklahoma Well Fire
Aug 17 2018 // There were signs that a natural gas well was not fully sealed before it exploded in January, killing five workers, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said in an updated report on the accident on Thursday. The incident, which...
Lingering Texas Drought Has Ranchers Reducing Herds
Aug 16 2018 // A growing number of Texas ranchers and farmers are trimming their livestock, or selling them altogether, as the persistent drought has eliminated water supplies and forage for the animals. Some landowners describe a...
4 Oklahoma Counties Declared Disaster Areas Due to Drought
Aug 13 2018 // Gov. Mary Fallin’s office says four counties in northeastern Oklahoma have been designated disaster areas because of drought, making farmers and ranchers eligible for federal assistance. Fallin’s office said...
Judge Sends Oklahoma’s Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers Back to State Court
Aug 7 2018 // U.S. judge has determined that a lawsuit the state of Oklahoma filed against the makers of opioids does not “necessarily rise” to a federal issue. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange in...
Class-Action Status OK’d in Oklahoma Suit Over Earthquakes
Aug 6 2018 // Central Oklahoma residents won’t get a trial this fall for a case against an oil company accused of triggering earthquakes that damaged homes and buildings. A Cleveland County judge has outlined rules for the...
3 Companies in Cited in Fatal Oklahoma Rig Explosion Case
Aug 3 2018 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to three companies involved in a natural gas rig explosion in Oklahoma that killed five workers. OSHA announced that it’s fined Patterson-UTI...
Midlands Management Enters Oklahoma Marijuana Insurance Market
Jul 31 2018 // Oklahoma City-based wholesale insurance broker and program manager, Midlands Management Corp., has introduced comprehensive coverage for the marijuana industry in Oklahoma. The Midlands program offers products liability,...
Oklahoma Quake Lawsuit Against Oil Company Moves to Class-Action Status
Jul 30 2018 // Central Oklahoma residents won’t get a trial this fall for a case against an oil company accused of triggering earthquakes that damaged homes and buildings. The Journal Record reports that a Cleveland County judge...
Explosion, Fire at Oklahoma Disposal Well Injures 3
Jul 20 2018 // Central Oklahoma authorities say three people have been injured in an explosion and fire at a saltwater disposal well. Kingfisher County emergency management officials say the explosion occurred shortly after 3 p.m....
Oklahoma Attorney General Assembles Team of Lawyers over Marijuana Rules
Jul 18 2018 // Oklahoma’s attorney general says he’s assigning a team of lawyers to advise him on matters surrounding the Board of Health’s decision to insert last-minute restrictions on the state’s new medical...
Oklahoma City Spending to Improve Traffic Issues, Prepping for Self-Driving Cars
Jul 17 2018 // A city in central Oklahoma is spending millions of dollars preparing for self-driving cars while working to alleviate traffic problems. Edmond Traffic Engineer Tom Minnick told The Oklahoman that the city is laying down...
Conservative States Like Oklahoma Balk at Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana
Jul 16 2018 // Pot advocates celebrated the culmination of a yearslong effort to ease restrictions on the use of cannabis last month when nearly 60 percent of Oklahoma voters approved medical marijuana. Oklahoma’s proponents had...
3 New P/C Insurers OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas
Jul 16 2018 // Three new property/casualty insurance companies have been approved to do business in Arkansas, the state insurance department reported. All three are based in Florida. Counting the recently accepted companies, 10 new...
Mulready Wins GOP Primary for Insurance Commissioner, Faces Fobbs in November
Jul 16 2018 // Glen Mulready, a long-time insurance professional and state representative, has won the nomination to run as the Republican candidate for Oklahoma’s next insurance commissioner. He will face Democratic challenger...
Oklahoma High Court: Workers’ Comp Carriers, Self Insurers Eligible for Rebates
Jul 16 2018 // If a recent ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court remains unchanged, the state’s tax authority may end up having to pay millions of dollars in rebates to workers’ compensation carriers and companies that...
Oklahoma Sees Fewer but More Severe Earthquakes This Year
Jul 10 2018 // Oklahoma’s 4.0 earthquakes are up significantly this year, but the overall rate of earthquakes is declining. Oklahoma has had six quakes of at least magnitude 4.0 halfway through this year, which is one more than all...
Oklahoma High Court: Rebates Still Available to Workers’ Comp Carriers, Self Insurers
Jul 9 2018 // If a recent ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court remains unchanged, the state’s tax authority may end up having to pay millions of dollars in rebates to workers’ compensation carriers and companies that...
