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Michigan Lawmakers OK Alcohol on Liability-Insured ‘Pedal Pubs’
Jun 22 2015 // People would be able to drink alcohol on certain pedal-powered vehicles under legislation going to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder for consideration. The state House on June 18 gave final approval to the two bills. The bills...
18 More Oklahoma Counties to Receive U.S. Disaster Help
Jun 19 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved disaster assistance for 18 additional Oklahoma counties as a result of storms and flooding that battered the state last month. Gov. Mary Fallin’s spokesman Alex...
Louisiana, Oklahoma Face Deadlines for Flood Insurance Claims
Jun 18 2015 // Insurance regulators in Louisiana and Oklahoma are are encouraging folks with flood insurance policies to file claims from recent flooding in those states as soon as possible. FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program...
Tropical Storm Bill Makes Landfall in Texas with 60 MPH Winds
Jun 16 2015 // Tropical Storm Bill came ashore on the Texas mainland this morning near Seadrift, packing heavy rains that will drop as much as 10 inches along the coast. Bill’s winds were 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour, up from...
Heavy Flow Rates Have Oklahoma Barge Traffic at Standstill
Jun 15 2015 // Oklahoma’s upstream commercial ports may not receive incoming barge traffic until July. Heavy flow rates on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System have idled most Oklahoma commercial shipping since...
Blue Bell Says Listeria Source Likely Found at Oklahoma Plant
Jun 15 2015 // Blue Bell Creameries says it has likely identified the source of listeria contamination at its Oklahoma plant, but it may not be able to pinpoint a single source for the problem at its Texas plant. The Texas-based company...
Oklahoma, Texas Assessing Damage from Violent May Weather
Jun 15 2015 // Even though it meant the commencement of hurricane season, weather-beleaguered Texans are likely pleased that May 2015 has come and gone. Both Texas and Oklahoma were pelted during the month of May with all kinds of...
People – South Central
Jun 15 2015 // CoVerica Agency Alliance, based in Dallas, added Chris Sterlacci as regional vice president. Sterlacci will help enroll new partners and support existing members with building more profitable and successful agencies. The...
Report: 4.5 Million Homes in 13 States at Extreme Wildfire Risk
Jun 10 2015 // A report issued today shows 4.5 million U.S. homes at high or extreme risk of wildfire as the multi-year drought continues. The report’s author said the worsening drought means 2015 has the potential to be one of the...
3.6 Magnitude Quake Strikes Northern Oklahoma
Jun 9 2015 // A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has rattled parts of northern Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the tremor was recorded around 8:20 a.m. on June 8 about 12 miles northwest of Fairview. It was about three miles...
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance OK’d to Write in Michigan
Jun 9 2015 // Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. announced that the Michigan Department of Insurance issued a Certificate of Authority to Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (UPCIC), establishing UPCIC as a...
10 More Oklahoma Counties to Receive Federal Help
Jun 8 2015 // Ten more Oklahoma counties have been approved for federal disaster assistance following severe storms in May that caused tornadoes and flooding. Gov. Mary Fallin said the Federal Emergency Management Agency had approved...
2 Years After Tornado, Oklahoma’s Moore Rebuilding; View Video
Jun 5 2015 // Two years ago on May 20, an EF 5 tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, 4.4 miles west of Newcastle. The powerful twister, with wind speeds reaching 210 miles per hour, cleared a path of destruction stretching 14 miles...
Oklahoma Severe Weather Death Toll Rises to 6
Jun 4 2015 // The death toll from severe weather, flooding and tornadoes in Oklahoma since the Memorial Day weekend has risen to six with the drowning death of a 42-year-old man. The Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission says firefighters...
Oklahoma Storm Damage May Reach $200M, Official Says
Jun 4 2015 // Damage from severe storms that dropped historic levels of rainfall and spawned tornadoes and flooding across Oklahoma could reach $200 million, the state’s emergency management director said Tuesday. Albert Ashwood,...
May U.S. Storm, Tornado Claims over $1Bn: Aon Benfield/Impact Forecasting
Jun 4 2015 // Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, has released its latest Global Catastrophe Recap report for the month of May. The report highlights the “powerful thunderstorms” that...
Federal Aid Sought for 13 More Oklahoma Counties
Jun 3 2015 // Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking federal disaster funds for 13 more Oklahoma counties to help repair damage following flooding, tornadoes and severe storms in May. Fallin’s earlier request for federal aid has already been...
Economic Report Suggests Slower Growth in Midwest
Jun 2 2015 // Slower economic growth is likely through the end of the third quarter this year for nine Midwestern and Plains states, according to a report issued on June 1. The survey report says the overall Mid-America Business...
Oklahoma Governor Signs Measure Preventing Local Fracking Bans
Jun 1 2015 // Oklahoma cities and counties would no longer be able to ban hydraulic fracturing — a process commonly called fracking — or other oil and gas operations within their boundaries under a bill signed into law on May 29 by...
Texas Lawmakers OK ‘Campus Carry’ Bill
Jun 1 2015 // Texas surged toward allowing concealed handguns in public college classrooms, dorms and buildings with a key Senate vote May 30, while much-watched legislative efforts to curb the rising costs of free college tuition for...
