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Police chase from Oklahoma City to Luther, 30 miles northeast, with shots fired on Kilpatrick Turnpike ends with suspect shot dead on Turner Turnpike.

As the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority moves forward with a statewide expansion of toll roads, transportation experts say new roads can increase congestion while other alternatives reduce it.

A suspect is dead after a pursuit and stand-off with police on the Turner Turnpike.

COVID-19 is credited with a drop in travel and revenues in 2020, yet it still was the third-highest year for toll collections in the past decade.

A representative from the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority said the agency did not know the number of homes that would be affected by the proposed ACCESS Oklahoma Turnpike during a Tuesday

Upset Norman residents on Tuesday confronted, for the first time, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority over its plans to acquire and destroy hundreds of homes as part of the ACCESS Oklahoma turnpike system expansion.

The Norman City Council pressed officials from the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority with dozens of questions during a study session Tuesday that left many unknowns for councilors and their constituents.

A long-awaited meeting between turnpike officials and the City Council will be hosted today for a presentation of proposed toll roads in Norman in the next 15 years.

Editors note: this article has been updated to reflect council will hold a meeting with OTA officials in council chambers, not the conference room. The agenda stated it would be

Since 2019, Oklahoma state agencies have spent more than $99 million on public relations and marketing work with outside companies.