A man who set up a hidden camera to see who was setting fires on his land unexpectedly captured images of his wife starting a fire, prompting Pottawatomie County authorities to charge her with arson and her family to get …
Oklahoma will spend $30 million to create a unified, online system to manage court cases statewide. The state now has two online systems, with 13 counties using one system and the other 64 using a different system. The new system …
Two historic hotel buildings in downtown Seminole have been destroyed by fire. Seminole emergency manager Ernest Willis says a blaze began about 11:15 p.m. Saturday in the Grisso building and then spread to the Worth building next door. Fire Chief …
Gov. Mary Fallin says the White House has approved a request for federal disaster assistance for Atoka County in the wake of a tornado that killed two people. The announcement means individuals and business owners affected by the April 14 …
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 …
Authorities say an oil tank fire at a Tulsa refinery is now under control. The Tulsa World reports that a fire broke out in an oil tank about 9:30 p.m. on April 22 and that no one was injured in …
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 say the two agencies will increase their level of cooperation …
A fire that burned an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 acres at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Oklahoma has been put out. Comanche County Emergency Services manager Clint Wagstaff said Wednesday morning that firefighters extinguished the blaze about 1 …
The Red Cross says preliminary reports indicate four homes, five outbuildings and possibly a few vacant mobile homes were destroyed in a wind-driven wildfire that swept through Spencer. Red Cross spokesman Rusty Surette said in a news release that dozens …
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ordered Health Net Inc., a major health maintenance organization, to cover more than $180 million in claims by consumers, health care providers and creditors in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon told …