As Oklahomans in the northwest and the Panhandle suffered from disastrous wildfires this past week that burned nearly 155,000 acres in the state and grew to nearly 300,000 acres total combined with Kansas, observers witnessed what fueled some of the quickly spreading fires—–cedar trees that turned into firebombs. Now Rep. Mike Dobrinski, R-Okeene, has picked …
This map shows the area of the I-344/John Kilpatrick Turnpike that will be widened to six lanes between W. Wilshire Blvd. (mm 116) to just north of N.W. 122nd St. (mm 120) starting Feb. 23, 2026. Widening work is scheduled to begin Monday on the I-344/John Kilpatrick Turnpike in north Oklahoma City as part …
ONE Gas, one of the largest natural gas utilities in the United States and parent to natural gas operations in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, plans its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders in a few months. The Tulsa-based company said the virtual meeting will be held Thursday, May 21 at 9 a.m. central daylight time. …
Electrical grid batteries, such as those planned by Oklahoma Gas and Electric near Enid and Ponca City, are breaking records nationwide….their development that is. Canary Media reported that more than 13 gigawatts of energy storage was installed last year across the nation. It cited the information in a new report from the Business Council for Sustainable …
Wichita Falls, Texas is getting a large data center to be built by Skybox, a data center builder and operator. Skybox has other projects in Houston, Round Rock, and San Angelo, Texas, and in Santa Clara, California. The 225-acre site will include a first building of 150,000 square feet in size but eventually the company plans up …
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning businesses that the Emergency Price Stabilization Act is in effect in the four counties where a State of Emergency has been declared due to the past week’s wildfires. The law, also referred to as the price gouging statute, prohibits an increase of more than 10 percent for the price …
