The board of directors of Ballet Oklahoma has rejected a possible merger with Tulsa Ballet and instead voted overwhelmingly in favor of a proposal to reinvent the Oklahoma City-based organization.

At first glance it looks like a mass of red dirt piled high off the ground, sloping downward as northbound Interstate 35 curves east onto I-40.

A proposed baseball stadium in downtown Tulsa would generate about $13 million a year in economic activity and create about 200 permanent jobs, according to an economic study.

More than 16,000 people have signed up to a season ticket request list for Oklahoma City’s new NBA team.