Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Small Plane Crash Kills 3 Near Oklahoma City
Dec 8 2022 // YUKON, Okla. (AP). – A small plane crashed near Oklahoma City, killing all three people who were on board, authorities said Tuesday. The Beechcraft Bonanza F33A crashed at around 9:20 p.m. Monday near Clarence E. Page...
Police: 4 Dead at Oklahoma Pot Farm Were ‘Executed,’ Chinese Citizens
Nov 28 2022 // LACEY, Okla. (AP) – Police have identified a suspect in the slayings of four people at an Oklahoma marijuana farm but said they aren’t releasing a name because doing so could put more people in danger. Authorities...
Suspect Sought After 4 Killed at Oklahoma Marijuana Farm
Nov 23 2022 // LACEY, Okla. (AP) – Authorities have “a suspect in mind” after four people were found dead and one injured at a marijuana farm in rural Oklahoma, but no arrests have been announced. Oklahoma State Bureau of...
After Election, Marijuana Advocates Look to Oklahoma, Other States
Nov 15 2022 // JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Law-abiding marijuana enthusiasts could find themselves in a bit of a predicament following voter approval of a recreational cannabis initiative in Missouri. Though it soon will become legal...
Glen Mulready Wins Reelection as Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
Nov 9 2022 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready won reelection without opposition Tuesday. Mulready’s new term goes through 2026. Glen Mulready Mulready, a Republican, served eight years in the Oklahoma House of...
Deadly Tornadoes Hit Texas and Oklahoma, Flatten Buildings
Nov 7 2022 // Residents in southeastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas began assessing weather damage Saturday, working to recover and thankful to have survived after a storm stretching from Dallas to northwest Arkansas spawned...
Oklahoma Work Comp Rates to Decrease 8.2% in 2023
Nov 7 2022 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced that businesses should see another rate decrease in workers’ compensation insurance beginning on January 1, 2023. The Oklahoma Insurance Department has approved...
Suspect in Oklahoma Murder-Suicide Was Plagued by Workplace Head Injury
Nov 1 2022 // BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) – An Oklahoma couple considered “primary suspects” in last week’s killings of their six children faced growing financial pressures and the husband experienced recurring pain...
Oklahoma House Fires Leaves 8 Dead
Oct 31 2022 // BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) – Eight people were found dead in a burning Tulsa-area house in what was being investigated as multiple homicides, police said. The fire was reported about 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in a quiet...
USI Acquires Oklahoma’s Beasley & Company
Oct 31 2022 // USI Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Beasley & Company. Founded in 1992, Beasley & Company is a regional benefit consulting firm specializing in retirement, executive...
Oklahoma Prepared Foods Firm Recalls Frozen Pork Loin Product
Oct 17 2022 // AdvancePierre Foods Inc., an Enid, Oklahoma food company, is recalling approximately 4,137 pounds of pork loin steak fritter product that may be contaminated with hard pieces of plastic. The problem was discovered after...
EPA to Hold Meeting on Toxic Air Pollution in Ardmore, Oklahoma
Oct 13 2022 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is committed to reducing health risks associated with toxic air pollution and is working to update and strengthen Clean Air Act standards for commercial sterilizers to achieve that...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Encourages Fire Prevention
Oct 12 2022 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready is using fire prevention week to encourage policyholders to check on their home heating systems as cooler weather approaches. Proper maintenance protects homes from fire...
Keystone to Add Bainswest Agencies in Oklahoma, Missouri
Oct 5 2022 // Keystone welcomed a group of Bainswest agencies from Oklahoma and Missouri to its network of growing agencies across the nation, effective January 1, 2023. Bainswest formed in Tulsa, OK in 1994. Bainswest ranks No. 18 in...
Oklahoma Town Facing Probation From National Flood Insurance Program
Sep 28 2022 // Moffett, Oklahoma could soon face probation by the National Flood Insurance Problem due to deficiencies and violations with the town’s floodplain management program, FEMA announced this week. FEMA will place the town...
