Piedmont's aging water system is strapped for capacity as state loans fund upgrades, but neighbors fear a proposed data center could overwhelm supplies.

NTIA approval unlocked $428M in BEAD last‑mile grants for Oklahoma, a package officials say will connect roughly 40,500 locations and push statewide coverage past 95%.

ONE Transit won a $400,000 federal grant to study 52 rail crossings between Edmond and Norman as it moves to finalize a commuter‑rail proposal that could reach voters within about a year.

Two inside lanes of westbound I‑40 at S.E. 29th Street were shut after concrete fell from an overpass; troopers advised alternate routes.

Oklahoma’s only passenger train runs daily between OKC and Fort Worth, but a Texas funding gap and emergency local money have left its future in doubt.

An Oklahoma County jury awarded nearly $7.8 million to a man injured when his pickup was struck by a tractor-trailer in southwest Oklahoma City. The verdict comes as federal enforcement of trucking safety ramps up.

Norman’s council voted 7‑2 to approve two agreements with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority covering water well relocations and folding a 36th Ave NW widening into the turnpike plans.

A new FMCSA rule and enforcement push are forcing Oklahoma licensing offices and local CDL schools to tighten checks, audits and paperwork.

A White House–backed pilot picked Joby Aviation as a partner, opening the door to early eVTOL flights that could appear over Oklahoma City and Tulsa in 2026. State and federal filings show regulators and operators will phase in tests while planners study routes, noise and community impact.

OKC says work on NW 23rd and Walker Street will be coordinated and paused for Paseo First Fridays and the Memorial Day Paseo Arts Festival. Expect temporary lane shifts.

Gusty winds toppled a semi on I‑40 near Oklahoma City, sending the trailer onto its side and snarling traffic. Video from the scene captures the truck being lifted by wind.

A ribbon-cutting capped a $170M rebuild of the I‑40/Douglas interchange — now named for Sen. James Inhofe — widening the freeway and upgrading key bridges in the OKC metro.

A Ledger analysis finds Oklahoma's CIRB formula sent outsized per‑mile road dollars to oil‑producing counties, leaving larger counties with less support.