Showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday in Oklahoma City with flash‑flood potential. Expect standing water on streets and slowed commutes.

A new penthouse cocktail lounge at Vast debuts with skyline views, craft cocktails and bite‑sized plates photographed this week.

Troopers are training as Aurora and Volvo expand a Dallas–Oklahoma City autonomous freight route. Driverless semis could appear on Oklahoma highways as soon as June.

Middleberg Public School ended its school resource deputy program, prompting Grady County Sheriff Gary Boggess to warn that emergency response times could rise. The district says armed security will remain.

A reported abduction that started in Tulsa ended in Inola when a traffic stop turned deadly. Rogers County detectives say one man died and the investigation is ongoing.

A single-vehicle rollover on southbound I-35 at mile marker 16 in Love County left two people dead and two others hurt Sunday evening. State troopers identified the victims and say the vehicle struck a tree.

A 44-year-old man, identified as Daniel Buchanan, was killed May 16 when a southbound vehicle crossed the center line and struck his car on State Highway 72, troopers said.

Two teenagers were detained after separate shootings near Scissortail Park and Paycom Center; one person was grazed and taken to a hospital while police recovered firearms.

Two Guymon firefighters were hurt when their brush unit rolled while responding to grass fires; one was treated and released and the other admitted in stable condition.

A new state law creates a narrow safety exception that lets Oklahoma’s juvenile‑oversight office notify police when a complainant makes a credible threat. Most complaint details remain confidential.

A new Oklahoma law raises the incidental raw‑milk cap to 1,500 gallons and allows on‑farm advertising, while requiring state warning labels and rulemaking.

The Oklahoma Senate adopted an amendment to strip a 1990s ‘trigger’ so federal gas‑tax relief can actually lower prices at local pumps.

An anonymous caller told a Checotah Walmart employee that bombs had been scattered through the store, prompting evacuations and a brief lockdown of nearby schools. Police swept the building and found no devices; the investigation is ongoing.