Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges Filed Against Oklahoma Woman
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says his office has filed charges against a Midwest City woman, accusing of her allegedly attempting to defraud the state’s workers’ compensation system. Pruitt...
View ArticleWorkers’ Comp Loss Costs Declining Again in Oklahoma
For the second straight year, workers’ compensation loss costs used by insurers to determine rates for employers will show an overall decrease in Oklahoma. The National Council on Compensation...
View ArticleResearchers Developing Tool to Help Oklahoma Farmers Predict Drought
Weather researchers are developing a new tool they say could give Oklahoma farmers and ranchers as much as a month’s warning when drought conditions are on the way. The Evaporative Stress Index is a...
View ArticleFormer Oklahoma Insurance Agent Sentenced for Selling Sans License
A former Oklahoma insurance agent has received a five-year suspended sentence and a $2,500 fine for selling insurance without a license. Preston Chadwick Henson, 44, was convicted of the felony after...
View ArticleInsurer Rate Filings Now Available Online in Oklahoma
Oklahoma residents can learn more about insurance company filings by using a new online tool that contains rate filings for property, casualty, life and health insurance products, the Oklahoma...
View ArticleOklahoma Receives Grant to Reduce Asbestos in Schools
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $204,000 grant for Oklahoma to help reduce asbestos exposure in schools. The agency announced Tuesday that the Oklahoma Department of Labor will...
View ArticleOklahoma Reels, Missouri Declares State of Emergency from Storm
Dozens of people were rescued from rising floodwaters and felled trees that smashed homes and blocked roadways in Oklahoma, as severe storms unleashing tornadoes and heavy rain roared through the...
View ArticleAt Least Five Dead as Storms Hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana
MADILL, Okla. — Severe weather was moving through Mississippi early Thursday after apparent tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, where five deaths included a trailer factory...
View ArticleNo One Hurt in Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion in Oklahoma
AMES, Okla. (AP) — There were no injuries when a natural gas pipeline exploded early Thursday in northwestern Oklahoma, authorities said. The explosion occurred at about 5:45 a.m. in a field southeast...
View ArticleFormer Oklahoma Doctor Guilty of Murder in Opioid Death
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma doctor has been convicted of second-degree murder in the opioid overdose death of a patient, according to state Attorney General Mike Hunter. Former Midwest City...
View ArticleTornadoes Cause Damage in Oklahoma; Storms Rock Central US
COWETA, Okla. (AP) — Several reported tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage but no immediate word of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system also...
View Article6 Students Killed in Oklahoma Crash Were in Car That Seats 4
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Six teenage girls on a high school lunch break were killed when their small car with only four seats collided with a large truck hauling rocks, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said...
View ArticleEight Found Dead After Tulsa Suburb House Fire; Homicide Feared
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) — Eight people were found dead in a burning Tulsa-area house in what was being investigated as multiple homicides, police said. The fire was reported about 4 p.m. Thursday in a...
View ArticleDeadly Tornadoes Hit Texas and Oklahoma, Flatten Buildings
DABEL, Okla. (AP) — Residents in southeastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas began assessing weather damage Saturday, working to recover and thankful to have survived after a storm stretching from...
View ArticleMagnitude 4.0 Earthquake Recorded in Central Oklahoma
CARNEY, Okla. (AP) — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was among a series of six tremors that struck central Oklahoma on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No injuries or serious...
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