Michael Dekker

Missouri Amendment 2 would legalize sports betting in the Show-me State and would leave Texas the only state bordering Oklahoma that still has not legalized it.

A bigger concern for meteorologists was the amount of rain for some areas.

With 51% of the vote in, Missouri Amendment 2 was passing with 53.6% voting yes and 46.4% voting no, according to unofficial election returns.

If tourists don't feel safe, "we can build the fanciest convention center hotel, (but) they won't come back," said Pete Patel, CEO and president of Promise Hotels.

This weekly update lists new commercial construction, expansions and enlargements of more than $80,000 in Tulsa. Descriptions of work are described where listed.

In addition to the 35,000-square-foot casino, the development will have a 46-room hotel with a pool, a fitness center, concierge services, and a meeting and event space.

City officials said the aquarium, which is building a new $8.5 million research center, "was really the catalyst" for growth in Jenks, long before Tulsa Premium Outlets opened Aug. 15.

This weekly update lists new commercial construction, expansions and enlargements of more than $80,000 in Tulsa. Descriptions of work are described where listed.

The 32-story, 412-foot Bank of America Center at Sixth Street and Boulder Avenue will soon be known as the Arvest Tower.

When a large fire broke out at a manufacturing facility on Wednesday west of downtown, outgoing Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum feared a potential nightmare scenario.