Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Judge Blocks Oklahoma Firm from Selling Execution Drug to Missouri
Feb 13 2014 // A federal judge on Feb. 12 agreed to temporarily block an Oklahoma pharmacy from providing an execution drug to the Missouri Department of Corrections for use in an upcoming lethal injection. The temporary restraining...
New Texting-While-Driving Ban Proponents: Oklahoma Teens
Feb 13 2014 // A group of teenagers who support a ban on texting while driving in Oklahoma are urging legislators to pass a new state law outlawing the practice. About a dozen high school students with a group called “Generation...
Oklahoma, Texas Had Costliest Natural Disasters in 2013: Hartwig
Feb 11 2014 // The Oklahoma tornadoes of May 2013 not only caused significant loss of life but also contributed to its designation last year as the costliest state for natural disaster related insurance payouts, according to the...
Oklahoma DPS: December Traffic Fatalities Half That of Previous Year
Feb 10 2014 // The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says there were half as many fatalities in December 2013 versus the same month in the previous year. There were 33 fatalities on Oklahoma roadways in December 2013 compared to 66 in...
Dubious Distinction: Texas, Oklahoma Have Most Twisters in 2013
Feb 7 2014 // Texas and Oklahoma led the nation in the number of tornadoes last year. Oklahoma’s 79 was well above the state’s average of 57. Texas had 81. Greg Carbin, the warning coordination meteorologist with the Storm...
Missouri Judge: Speed Trap Headlight Flashing OK
Feb 7 2014 // It’s a common practice among drivers who pass through a speed trap: Flash your headlights at approaching cars as a warning to slow down. Now, a federal court judge in Missouri says penalizing drivers for the...
Tulsa, Oklahoma Considers Code Change for Storm Shelters in New Schools
Feb 6 2014 // City councilors in Tulsa planned to begin discussions today on a proposed change to the city’s building code that would require storm shelters in new school construction. Building storm shelters in schools has become...
National Tornado Summit Focused on Catastrophe Preparedness, Response
Feb 5 2014 // The third annual National Tornado Summit being held Feb. 10 and 11 in Oklahoma City will bring together insurance industry professionals, emergency managers, policymakers and weather experts. Oklahoma Insurance...
Oklahoma Insurance Department Hosting Tornado Survivor Claims, Tax Forum
Feb 5 2014 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is hosting a consumer assistance event to help tornado survivors with their insurance claims and inform them of important tax information, including possible deductions, the...
Willis North America Adds Folkerts as Surety Manager in Oklahoma
Feb 5 2014 // Willis North America, a unit of global risk advisor and insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, has appointed Renee Folkerts as surety manager at Willis of Oklahoma. Folkerts will be responsible for client service and...
Mothers of Tornado Victims Sue Oklahoma Governor over School Safety Records
Feb 5 2014 // The mothers of two Moore schoolchildren who were killed in last year’s tornado have filed a lawsuit accusing Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin of violating the state’s open records law. The lawsuit was filed in...
Oklahoma DPS: December Traffic Fatalities Half That of Previous Year
Feb 2 2014 // The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says there were half as many fatalities in December 2013 verse the same month the previous year. There were 33 fatalities on Oklahoma roadways in December 2013 compared to 66 in...
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Settles Police Corruption Case for $425K
Jan 31 2014 // A federal lawsuit filed against the city of Tulsa by a man who was freed from prison following an investigation into police corruption has been settled for $425,000. Larry Wayne Barnes Sr. was convicted in April 2008 of...
Oklahoma Gov. Backs Statewide Vote on School Storm Shelters, Safety Upgrades
Jan 30 2014 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin endorsed a proposal that would enable voters to weigh in on efforts to improve school safety and grant school districts a one-time increase in local bond limits to pay for storm shelters, safe...
Oklahoma-Based INSURICA Acquires Joe West Co., Related Agencies
Jan 30 2014 // INSURICA Insurance Management Network, based in Oklahoma City, has acquired Tulsa-area agency, Joe West Company, and related agencies, Lon T. Jackson Agency and McMasters Insurance Counselors/Keystone Insurance Agency,...
California Lawmakers OK School Planning For Abuse, Safety
Jan 29 2014 // The California state Assembly has approved two bills that would require school districts to make detailed plans for reporting child abuse and prepare for violent incidents on campus. AB135 by Democratic Assemblywoman Joan...
Oklahoma Bill Would Allow Electronic Citations for Traffic Violations
Jan 27 2014 // An Oklahoma state senator has filed a bill to allow law enforcement officers to issue electronic citations for traffic, misdemeanor and municipal ordinance violations. A former police officer, Sen. Al McAffrey, said Senate...
People – South Central
Jan 27 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Cos. added John Brooks as a senior field representative for Arkansas, Louisiana and eastern Texas. A graduate of Louisiana State University, Brooks has been part of the insurance industry...
Marketing Leadership Changing at Columbia Lloyds, MDOW Insurance Cos.
Jan 26 2014 // Houston-based Columbia Lloyds Insurance Co. (CLIC) and MDOW Insurance Co. (MDOW) announced the retirement of James Robert “Bob” Sullivan effective Jan. 31, 2014. Sullivan served CLIC and MDOW as president from...
Oklahoma Insurance Agent Accused of Defrauding Elderly Couple
Jan 17 2014 // Tulsa insurance agent Presley Keith Dennis has been arrested and accused of defrauding a Muskogee couple out of nearly $300,000, the Oklahoma Insurance Department reported. The arrest follows an investigation by the...
