Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tulsa County Democratic Party Chair to Run for Insurance Commissioner
Apr 24 2018 // The chair of the Tulsa County Democratic Party has entered the race to become Oklahoma’s next insurance commissioner. Kimberly Fobbs currently is the only Democrat who has filed to run for the insurance...
Sheriff: Arson a Possibility in Deadly Oklahoma Wildfire
Apr 23 2018 // Authorities are investigating the possibility of arson in connection with one of two large wildfires burning in Oklahoma, a blaze that’s resulted in the death of one person. Dewey County Sheriff Clay Sander said that...
Sompo International Receives Luxembourg OK for Post-Brexit P/C Subsidiary
Apr 23 2018 // Bermuda-based property/casualty insurer and reinsurer Sompo International Holdings Ltd. said it has received the regulatory approvals from the Ministry of Finance of Luxembourg to establish a new subsidiary, SI Insurance...
Firefighters Hope Better Weather Will Aid Oklahoma Wildfire Fight
Apr 20 2018 // Firefighters are hoping higher humidity and milder winds will help them fight wildfires in Oklahoma, though conditions are critical in Arizona and New Mexico. U.S. Forest Service spokesman Todd Schroeder said on April 19...
2 Killed in Oklahoma Wildfires, Threat Continues
Apr 17 2018 // Wildfires have killed two people and burned more than 400,000 acres in western Oklahoma, and dry, windy weather already hindering firefighting efforts there will only get worse as the week progresses, fire and forestry...
Dozens of Wildfires Burn Hundreds of Square Miles in Oklahoma, Texas
Apr 16 2018 // Strong winds are fueling more than two dozen wildfires burning across Oklahoma and Texas. Authorities say one blaze in western Oklahoma is estimated to be nearly 40 miles across at its widest point. Oklahoma Forestry...
Oklahoma Orders More Cuts in Water Injection Amounts After Earthquakes
Apr 12 2018 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has directed a wastewater disposal well to reduce its volume of injection after more than a dozen earthquakes rattled part of northwest Oklahoma since Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey...
Smith Named Executive Director of Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission
Apr 11 2018 // Hopper Smith has been hired as executive director of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC). Smith, a retired Brigadier General, will begin serving in the post on May 1. Smith succeeds interim Executive...
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas Facing Dual Threats: Tornadoes, Wildfires
Apr 9 2018 // Emergency officials in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas are bracing for two types of disasters as spring gets into full swing: The start of what’s historically the most active time of year for tornadoes plus wildfire...
Seeman Holtz P&C Acquires Federal Employee Insurance Business in Oklahoma
Apr 6 2018 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Inc. has acquired the federal employee insurance business of Federal Employee Services LLC in Edmond, Oklahoma. Federal Employee Services provides coverages to both civil service and...
Antifraud Group Adds Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner to Executive Committee
Apr 5 2018 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has been named to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud‘s executive committee. He was elected unanimously by the Coalition’s executive committee. Doak, who is...
3 Month-Old Oklahoma ‘Left Lane’ Law Results in Dozens of Citations
Mar 28 2018 // An Oklahoma law forbidding motorists on four-lane highways to impede traffic by traveling in the left lane has resulted in dozens of citations since going into effect last year. Records obtained by The Oklahoman show that...
Texas Oil Field Service Company Settles Oklahoma Pollution Lawsuit
Mar 27 2018 // A Texas-based oil field service company has settled a lawsuit with more than 100 southern Oklahoma residents who allege their homes and businesses were damaged by groundwater contamination caused by the...
Revamp of Kentucky Workers’ Comp System Gets OK From State Senate
Mar 26 2018 // Kentucky lawmakers are closing in on making the biggest changes to the workers’ compensation system in decades after the Senate passed the measure on Thursday. The legislation – backed by business groups but...
$250K in Stolen Property Uncovered in Oklahoma Burglary Raid
Mar 22 2018 // An investigation continues in east-central Oklahoma after deputies found about $250,000 in stolen property while raiding a burglary stash house. The Shawnee News-Star reports that some of the stolen items discovered by...
Service Insurance Holdings Acquires Oklahoma’s American Healthcare Indemnity
Mar 20 2018 // Service Insurance Holdings Inc. (SIHI), parent of Texas-based workers’ compensation insurer, Service Lloyds Insurance Co., has acquired American Healthcare Indemnity Co. (AHIC), an Oklahoma-based insurer. The new...
Oklahoma County to Pay $6M in Suit Over Killing of Unarmed Black Man
Mar 19 2018 // An Oklahoma county will pay $6 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white former sheriff’s reserve deputy, according to court...
3rd Wrongful Death Suit Filed Over Oklahoma Gas Rig Explosion
Mar 16 2018 // A third wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a natural gas rig explosion in Oklahoma that killed five workers. Julie Smith of McAlester, widow of Matthew Smith, filed the lawsuit Wednesday. The widows of Roger...
Another Oklahoma Tribe Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors
Mar 16 2018 // A tribe in Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit accusing 26 drug manufacturers and distributors of contributing to the tribe’s opioid epidemic by fraudulently misrepresenting the risks and benefits of addictive...
Oklahoma Gas Rig Explosion Draws 2nd Wrongful Death Suit
Mar 13 2018 // A second wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a natural gas rig explosion in Oklahoma that killed five workers. Betty Jo Cunningham of Seminole, Oklahoma, filed the lawsuit on March 9. Cunningham is the widow of...
