Monday, June 15, 2026 • Partly cloudy, and seasonably cool. Mid-80s. ⛅

• Oklahoma Primary Election Guide: When you can vote and what to know before heading to the polls (KOCO)

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By J.C. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch
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Four Republican candidates for insurance commissioner appearing Tuesday on an OETA forum fielded a question on whether insurance executives found to have acted in bad faith should be subjected to potential incarceration.

The answers provided distinctions between the candidates as they vie to lead a department that commands substantial authority over Oklahomans’ finances, but is widely regarded as inscrutable — which is to say, boring.

Councilperson Greta Shuler of Shawnee, an insurance sales professional who once lost her own home to an Oklahoma tornado, spoke of having found evidence of insurance fraud across the state and did not hesitate to assert that financial penalties for insurance company bad actors may not be enough.

“There’s a point at which monetary value is not painful enough,” Shuler said. “Depending on what type of criminal activity has taken place, people should be held accountable for their behavior. If money is not an object to them, fining them doesn’t do any good.”

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• What’s true, false and uncertain in the Oklahoma insurance commissioner race (The Frontier)

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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:

• Here are the award winners of the 2026 deadCenter Film Festival (Oklahoma City Free Press)

• Plans for Oklahoma City’s Legends Tower still alive, but developer says demand is biggest hurdle (News 9)

• Enid father warns parents of social media challenge after daughter is hospitalized (KFOR)

• Four people stabbed at Cherokee County campground; two suspects arrested (2 News Oklahoma)

• Encampment sweeps, a shelter shutdown and nowhere left to go: Norman’s homeless crisis deepens (Oklahoma Watch)

• Security checks and no unaccompanied minors: What to expect at Tulsa’s Juneteenth festival (The Oklahoma Eagle)

• Quantum Space plans major Tulsa expansion after public market deal (Tulsa World)*

• Tahlequah firefighters help rescue 15 campers from rising floodwaters (KOCO)

• Mother Road feast: 66 things to eat and drink on Tulsa's stretch of Route 66 (Tulsa World)*

• Tulsa kids celebrate becoming U.S. citizens at Gathering Place ceremony (Tulsa Flyer)

• Is Buc-ee's still coming to Oklahoma City? Latest updates (The Oklahoman)*

• Documentary shares story of martyred priest Blessed Stanley Rother (The Oklahoman)*

Saturday’s Games
• Oklahoma 9, Alabama 0
• Georgia 7, Texas 1

Sunday’s Games
• Troy 12, Ole Miss 8 (Rebels eliminated)
• North Carolina 5, West Virginia 2

Monday’s Games
• Alabama vs. Texas (elimination game)
• Georgia vs. Oklahoma

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