OKC interstate junction nearing finish; vaccine supply to increase; layoffs at Chesapeake. Your morning headlines for Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 4 Feb, 2021 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Subscribe]( today! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [I-235/I-44 junction racing toward fall finish with opening of second flyover]( The second of two Dallas-style flyover ramps connecting Interstate 235 and Interstate 44 opens Thursday with reconstruction of the junction on track for an opening by this fall. Latest News/Sports [Vaccine supply expected to increase in Oklahoma; pharmacies to begin vaccinations]( COVID-19 vaccine supplies are expected to increase about 5% next week in Oklahoma. [Oklahoma Senate panel rejects bill to classify abortion as homicide]( An Oklahoma Senate panel unanimously rejected a bill that would classify abortion as homicide. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Oklahoma State football: Trace Ford's recovery will be key to defensive line in 2021]( Back in mid-December, on the turf of Baylor's McLane Stadium, one of the scariest moments of the Oklahoma State football season occurred. [Oklahoma high school football: The Oklahoman's final 2021 Super 30 rankings]( Now that both football signing days have come and gone, here's one last look at Oklahoma's top high school football players in the 2021 class. [Harding Prep's Kendra Gillispie, a Marquette commit decorated in her father's memory, keeps 'pushing like a freight train']( Kendra Gillispie puts on her jersey and laces up her sneakers like she's always done before games. Business [Layoffs at Chesapeake: Hundreds cut as bankruptcy process nears end]( Chesapeake Energy shed about 15% of its staff this week as it nears the finish line in its bankruptcy process. [US productivity fell sharply in Q4 while labor costs rose]( U.S. productivity fell sharply in the October-December quarter while labor costs rose. [UnitedHealth names former Glaxo CEO Witty to lead company]( UnitedHealth Group is promoting former GlaxoSmithKline leader Sir Andrew Witty to become the health insurance provider's next CEO immediately. Opinion [Point of view: Oklahoma school funding model needs fixing]( This is because Oklahoma law states that school districts receive funding based off the highest student enrollment number from the preceding two years. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 W Main St, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2021 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.