Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Lawmaker Files Bill to Fund School Storm Shelters
Jan 17 2014 // An Oklahoma lawmaker has filed legislation that would ask voters to decide whether to fund storm shelters in public schools. The measure was filed by Rep. Joe Dorman of Rush Springs, a Democratic candidate for governor. It...
Company Denies Negligence in Explosion at Oklahoma Propane Plant
Jan 14 2014 // A McAlester, Okla., propane company has denied wrongdoing in civil lawsuits filed over an explosion at a Eufaula plant that killed one man and injured another. Two lawsuits have been filed in McIntosh County District Court...
Husband of Oklahoma Gov. Won’t Practice Before Workers’ Comp Panel
Jan 13 2014 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin’s husband has announced that he will not work as a lawyer before the new workers’ compensation commission to avoid any appearance of impropriety. First gentleman Wade Christensen, 59,...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants Church Shelters Protected from Liability Lawsuits
Jan 13 2014 // An Oklahoma legislator is proposing a measure that would protect churches from lawsuits if someone is injured when they open their doors as disaster shelters. On Friday, state Rep. Bobby Cleveland of Slaughterville...
Oklahoma Homes Earthquake Shaken On Christmas
Dec 27 2013 // It wasn’t Santa and his reindeer landing on roofs that shook some central Oklahoma homes early Christmas morning. A small earthquake struck near Spencer at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geology...
Clingman to Join Workers’ Comp Research Group in Oklahoma
Dec 20 2013 // The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that Michael Clingman will be joining WCRI in January as a regional director. He will be based in Oklahoma. Clingman most recently served as administrator of the...
Court Alcohol Breath Test Ruling Could Cost Oklahoma DPS $11M
Dec 18 2013 // An Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling could mean the state Department of Public Safety must refund at least $11 million to drivers in alcohol-related cases. The Court earlier has rejected DPS’ appeal of a lower court...
Quake Reported in South-Central Kansas
Dec 18 2013 // A magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit south-central Kansas on Dec. 16, rattling windows and doors, but causing no reported damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the earthquake that hit about 9 a.m. to...
Constitutionality of Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Law Upheld
Dec 17 2013 // A constitutional challenge to Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation law has been rejected by the state’s highest court. In a ruling on Dec. 16, the Oklahoma Supreme Court said Senate Bill 1062, which was...
Excess Insurance and Equitable Subrogation: Oklahoma Clarifies Equitable Subrogation Rule
Dec 12 2013 // Most jurisdictions have held that an insurance company with the primary policy owes a duty of good faith and fair dealing to the insurance company with the excess policy requiring a settlement of claims within the primary...
Study: State Employees in Oklahoma Have Low Pay, Good Benefits
Dec 9 2013 // A new study on employee compensation shows state workers in Oklahoma earn less than their counterparts in other states or the private sector, but also enjoy a far more generous benefits package. The $200,000 study...
Magnitude-4.5 Earthquake Rattles Central Oklahoma
Dec 9 2013 // A magnitude-4.5 earthquake in central Oklahoma shook residents on Dec. 7, just weeks after the two-year anniversary of the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the Sooner state, and was followed by two smaller temblors...
Proposal to Raise Gift Allowance from Lobbyists Raises Concern in Oklahoma
Dec 6 2013 // A plan to increase by 500 percent the amount in meals and other gifts that a lobbyist can give to a legislator in Oklahoma each year is raising concerns from a public watchdog group and some state legislators over the...
Red Rock Insurance to Provide Temporary Coverage for Oklahoma Uninsured Drivers
Dec 5 2013 // Red Rock Insurance Co., an Oklahoma-based business, has been chosen to provide liability coverage for offenders whose license plates were seized for failure to carry state-mandated auto insurance, the Oklahoma Insurance...
Interest in Insurance Rises in Oklahoma Along with Earthquake Activity
Dec 3 2013 // It’s become a predictable routine at Matt Pryor’s insurance agency: An earthquake rumbles through Oklahoma, rattling dishes and nerves. Then the phones light up with calls and text messages from desperate...
Let College Player Keep Half-Court Shot Prize Money: Athletic Board
Dec 3 2013 // The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference recommended that the college basketball player who hit a half-court shot for $20,000 at an Oklahoma City Thunder game be allowed to use the money toward his tuition. Cameron...
American Interstate Insurance, Silver Oak Casualty OK’d to Move to Nebraska
Dec 2 2013 // Insurance Director Bruce Ramge has approved the two property/casualty insurance companies to domicile in Nebraska. American Interstate Insurance Co. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Silver Oak Casualty Inc., were...
New Oklahoma Law Allows Seizure of License Plates from Uninsured Drivers
Dec 2 2013 // Law enforcement officers in Oklahoma will soon have the option to seize license plates from uninsured drivers and assign temporary insurance under a new law passed this year by the Legislature. The law went into effect...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Sets Arguments in Workers’ Comp Law Case
Nov 27 2013 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s new workers’ compensation law. The high court scheduled arguments for 9 a.m. Dec. 10 in...
College Player May Be Blocked from Collecting on $20,000 Half-Court Shot
Nov 26 2013 // Making a half-court shot during a promotion at an Oklahoma City Thunder game might be easier for 23-year-old Cameron Rodriguez than keeping the $20,000 prize. Rodriguez, a basketball player at Southwestern College in...
