Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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High Definition Vehicle Insurance Expands Commercial Trucking Product Into Oklahoma
Jun 15 2023 // High Definition Vehicle Insurance, a commercial auto insurance provider, launched its insurance products for commercial trucking fleets in Oklahoma, effective July 1. HDVI used approximately 3.5 billion miles of telematics...
Whistleblowers File Lawsuits Against Oklahoma State Superintendent, Top Aide
Jun 1 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Two former employees at the State Department of Education filed separate federal lawsuits Tuesday against Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters and his top aide, alleging they were...
Hazards at Oklahoma Dollar General Stores Lead to $267K in Penalties
May 31 2023 // When federal workplace safety investigators opened inspections in December 2022 at two Dollar General stores in southeast Oklahoma, they found blocked exit routes and walkways exposing employees to fire hazards, the same...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Agree on $1M Settlement Over Inmate’s Death
May 25 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma lawmakers on Tuesday signed off on a $1.05 million settlement with the family of a state prison inmate who died of appendicitis in 2018 despite five visits to the prison’s medical...
Native American Former Student Sues Ok. School for Removing Feather at Graduation
May 22 2023 // TULSA, Okla. (AP) – A Native American former student is suing an Oklahoma school district for the removal of an eagle feather from her graduation cap prior to her high school graduation ceremony. The lawsuit filed...
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...
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...
