The final phase of construction related to the rebuilding of Interstate 235 is set to end next month after the completion of a new Lincoln Boulevard ramp that will improve access to Interstate 44 and add a direct link to Broadway Extension. The “Off Broadway” project along I-235 between downtown Oklahoma City and I-44 began more […]
More than 170 items were struck from the Missouri state budget Friday as Gov. Mike Parson cut $1 billion from the spending plan passed this year by lawmakers. In a statement explaining his cuts, Parson said he vetoed earmarked items that he believes were loaded into the budget for special projects and organizations without considering […]
JOPLIN, Mo. — Several law enforcement agencies teamed up tonight, to quickly stop a man from jumping off an overpass onto I-44. Authorities with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office say they were dispatched around 7:30 p.m. for a man experiencing a mental health emergency. The incident happened near Prigmore Avenue where it crosses I-44. Officers […]
UPDATE @ 4:00 P.M. OHP now says there was a second person in the vehicle who has also died. UPDATE @ 3:50 P.M. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the person killed in the crash was the driver of the three-wheeler vehicle. The three-wheeler vehicle was reportedly the only vehicle involved in the crash. ORIGINAL […]
OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – A semi-truck rollover shut down a large part of I-44 earlier Sunday according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The crash happened near East I-44 and Pennsylvania Avenue per officials. As of 2:30 p.m., the intersection is still closed down. It is unknown the condition of the driver. Fuel spilled out […]
BRISTOW, Okla. (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority said it has now reopened parts of the Turner Turnpike that were closed due to two multiple-vehicle crashed from the winter weather. Eastbound I-44/Turner Turnpike near Bristow is now back open as well as a section near Kellyville at mile marker 211. Westbound I-44/Turner Turnpike at Chandler […]