Oklahoma News
HOLIDAY TRAFFIC REPORT
Statewide
I-35 / Kay Co.
North and southbound I-35 near Blackwell is narrowed to one lane between SH-11 and US-177 for reconstruction.
I-35 / Noble Co.
North and southbound I-35 is narrowed to one lane between US-412 and SH-15, north of Perry for cable barrier installation.
I-40 /
Beckham Co.
East and westbound I-40 is narrowed to one lane west of Sayre for resurfacing and cable barrier installation.
I-40 /
Beckham Co.
East and westbound I-40 will be intermittently narrowed to one lane between Sayre and Elk City daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for resurfacing and cable barrier installation.
I-44 /
Comanche Co.
East and westbound I-44 (runs north and south) is narrowed to one lane between Gore Blvd. and Rogers Lane (US-62) in Lawton for a rehabilitation project. The Cache Rd. on- and off-ramps are closed.
I-40 /
Muskogee Co.
East and westbound I-40 is narrowed to one lane near Webbers Falls for a reconstruction project.
Tulsa Metro
• Inner Dispersal Loop ramps, lanes closed until further notice
• A ll westbound lanes of I-244 on the north and west legs of Tulsa’s IDL are closed. The following lanes and ramps are closed until further notice:
• Westbound I-244 on & off-ramps at Cincinnati/Detroit (on north leg of IDL).
• Northbound and southbound US-75 off-ramps to westbound I-244.
• Eastbound US-412 off-ramp to westbound I-244.
• The southbound Tisdale Parkway off-ramp to westbound US-412/US-64/SH-51.
• The westbound I-244 on-ramp from 6th St. (SW corner of the IDL).
• All lanes of Elgin Ave. under the north leg of the IDL.
• US-412/US-64 narrowed near Cimarron Turnpike
• Drivers can expect various lane closures on eastbound US-412/US-64 between the end of the Cimarron Turnpike and the Lake Keystone Bridge until further notice for resurfacing.
OKC Metro
• I-40 lanes slightly narrowed near Portland Ave. in OKC
• Eastbound I-40 is slightly narrowed but all lanes remain open between Portland Ave. and I-44 through summer 2010 as part of ongoing I-40 Crosstown construction.
•I-35 lanes slightly narrowed in Norman
• While all lanes remain open, drivers are reminded to expect heavy traffic and narrower lanes between Indian Hills Rd. and Main St. as part of the ongoing I-35 widening.
ROAD
CONDITIONS
• Arkansas 800-2451672 – www.arkansashighways.com
• Colorado 303-639-1111 – www.cotrip.org
• Kansas 866-511-5368 – 511.ksdot.org
• Missouri 800-222-6400 – www.modot.org
• New Mexico 800-432-4269 – www.nmroads.com
Oklahoma 888-425-2385 – www.dps.state.ok.us
Texas 800-452-9292 – www.txdot.gov
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Oklahoma prison inmate recaptured
Jackie Brannon Correctional Center officials say an inmate has been recpatured.
Deputy Ward Rick Moham says an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper picked up Stephen G. Thomas without incident just before 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Indian Nations Turnpike (U.S. 75) south of McAlester. -
H2Oh, so wet
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DEADLY DOUSING
OKLAHOMA CITY — Record-busting rainfall and ensuing flooding in Oklahoma led to at least one death, officials confirmed Tuesday, a day after several dramatic rescues of people who took treetops and roofs to escape swift-moving waters.
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Flash flooding strands motorists in OKC
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Flash flooding across the Oklahoma City area stranded motorists on their morning commutes Monday, prompting at least a half-dozen rescues and at least three interstate closures, authorities said.
No injuries were immediately reported but drivers were being warned to stay off the roads, Oklahoma Police Lt. Gamille Hardin said. Portions of interstates 35, 44 and 235 were closed, as were numerous smaller thoroughfares in and out of the metro area. -
Okla. City woman dies in fiery Grady Co. crash
NEWCASTLE, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma City woman has been killed in a fiery collision with a tractor-trailer rig at an Interstate 44 toll plaza in Grady
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Families need to prepare before the storm
CHICKASHA, Okla. –If there is one thing that holds true, springtime weather in Oklahoma can be volatile. Oklahomans were reassured of that fact with the outbreak of tornadoes recently across the state.
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Agency honors Chickasha native for 25 years of service to citizens
Oklahoma City — Oklahoma Commission for Rehabilitation Services recently honored Chickasha native Jeannie Milligan for 25 years of service to the State of Oklahoma and its citizens with disabilities.
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Duncan man pleads guilty
Richard Bishop, 36, of Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to serve 180 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal ephedrine to supply to methamphetamine cooks, Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, said.
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Twelve Bailey Scholars named at OSU
Twelve Oklahoma State University students have been awarded Bailey Family Memorial Trust Scholarships that will enable them to study abroad during the upcoming academic year.
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Court refuses immigration case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court is refusing to reconsider its ruling that prohibits Oklahoma from enforcing parts of a law that targets illegal immigrants.
A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 2 that two provisions in the law are not enforceable. - More Oklahoma News Headlines
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Oklahoma prison inmate recaptured





