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University of Central Oklahoma Offering Free Data Recovery to Storm Victims

Faculty and students at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Forensic Science Institute are offering free assistance with data recovery of photos or documents in the wake of last week’s deadly tornadoes. Forensics Science Institute Professor Mark McCoy says it could …

Tornadoes Harm Historic Oklahoma Structures

Tornadoes that ripped through El Reno damaged or destroyed historic structures at the Grazing Lands Research Laboratory at historic Fort Reno. The Oklahoman reports that an historic mare barn was among the structures damaged during Tuesday’s devastating storms. The mare …

Tenth Oklahoma Death Attributed to Tuesday Tornadoes

A 3-year-old child’s death was caused by one of the tornadoes that struck Oklahoma earlier this week, raising the state death toll from those storms to 10, a state official said Thursday. Cherokee Ballard, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma medical …

Oklahoma Schools Insurance Rates Increase After Storms

More than 400 Oklahoma schools have received notices of expected insurance rate increases averaging 19.5 percent. The notice from the Oklahoma Schools Insurance Group, which provides various types of coverage to 440 of Oklahoma’s 526 school districts, comes after schools …

Oklahoma Mother of Dead Teen Sues Pharmacy

The mother of a teenager killed during an attempted robbery of a south Oklahoma City drug store is suing the store and the pharmacist who shot the boy. The lawsuit filed Tuesday by Cleta Jennings seeks unspecified damages from 59-year-old …

Oklahoma Senate bill Targets Uninsured Motorists

Uninsured motorists involved in a traffic accident would be unable to receive compensation for pain and suffering damages under a bill approved in the Oklahoma Senate. The Senate voted 28-20 Wednesday for the bill over the objection of Democrats who …

Seismologist: Oklahoma Returning to Normal Levels

A state seismologist says Oklahoma is on track to experience a high number of earthquakes this year but expects the number and intensity to be less than last year as the state returns to normal seismic levels. Oklahoma Geological Survey …

Southeast Oklahoma Dam Classified as High Risk

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers classifies a dam in far southeast Oklahoma as extremely high risk, but officials say there’s no immediate danger the dam might fail and negatively affect those downstream along the Little River in southwest Arkansas. …

Oklahoma Woman Ordered to Repay Insurer $250,000

A federal judge has sentenced a Jones woman to 30 months in prison for embezzling $1.5 million from an Oklahoma City electric company where she worked as a bookkeeper. U.S. District Judge David Russell also on Tuesday ordered 50-year-old Lora …

Oklahoma Charity Founders Sue Hobby Lobby Owner

The founders of the charity Feed The Children are suing the founder and owner of Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby, saying he played a role in pushing them out of their jobs. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Oklahoma County District …