September 21, 2009 (30:00)

State and Federal railroad officials gathered in Oklahoma City today to explain to Oklahoma Transportation officials what it is going to take to tap into the billions of dollars set aside for high speed rail and other rail projects. The message was clear, form partnerships with other states or forget about getting the cash. The body of 1st Lt. David Wright II is back in Oklahoma. The Moore soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan along with several other members of his Stryker Unit. A procession led by a hearse that held his remains, made its way through central Oklahoma this afternoon. A new national study gives the state a grade of "C" for the financial stability of it families. The study concludes there is much more that policy makers could do to help the situation, namely invest more in education and increase access to health care. Historical markers, signs and new businesses are springing up along Route 66 in Oklahoma. The "mother road" is seeing increased traffic now in part because of higher fees on toll roads. The latest adoption offering of wild horses and burrows in Pauls Valley failed to attract one person. Federal officials in charge of the program blame the recession.

Originally broadcast on September 21, 2009