May 6, 2011
The severe drought ravaging Texas and other parts of the U.S. Southwest is getting worse, weather experts said Thursday, and little respite is in sight for farmers, ranchers and others whose livelihoods and properties are suffering. The latest report from …
May 5, 2011
A northeast Oklahoma woman will be allowed to keep a partially paralyzed kangaroo in her house as a therapy animal. The Broken Arrow City Council voted unanimously to create an exotic animal ordinance exemption that will allow Irwin the red …
April 25, 2011
A tornado that destroyed 149 structures in Oklahoma’s Atoka County on April 14 is causing a major financial strain on residents and relief agencies, officials said. About 65 percent of the people who lost houses when the tornado hit Tushka …
April 25, 2011
The National Weather Service has confirmed at least three tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma in the night on April 22 as a line of fierce storms passed through the state, and although power was knocked out to about 1,700 people, …
April 25, 2011
An anonymous donor has purchased a $50,000 insurance policy to help an Oklahoma woman keep her pet kangaroo as a therapy pet. The Broken Arrow City Council is considering an exotic animal ordinance exemption that would allow Christie Carr to …
April 20, 2011
Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking a federal disaster declaration for Atoka County in the wake of a deadly tornado that swept through the southeastern Oklahoma town of Tushka. Two people were killed and 43 others were injured when the tornado …
April 20, 2011
An Oklahoma woman who asked her local city council for permission to keep her pet kangaroo says proposed changes to the law meant to help her keep the animal may be too costly. The Broken Arrow City Council tabled Christie …
April 19, 2011
The massive, weekend storm system that killed dozens of people, and destroyed buildings, livestock and other property as it swept east across the country, produced the most significant insured losses in North Carolina and Virginia, officials said. The thunderstorm system …
April 18, 2011
Tornadoes, violent thunderstorms, high wind and hail struck large swaths of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas last week and now those states are beginning the process of assessing the damage. In Arkansas, storms killed seven people, left a trail of …
April 15, 2011
Oklahoma’s new Republican insurance commissioner and top prosecutor say they’re revamping how insurance fraud is investigated and prosecuted in the state. Attorney General Scott Pruitt and Insurance Commissioner John Doak said the two agencies are increasing their level of cooperation …