Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Pause New Data Center Projects for Three Years
News Clip1:33Oklahoma's Own·OK·10/5/2026
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes voted to pause new data center projects on tribal lands in Oklahoma for three years. Tribal leaders said the moratorium will provide time to study potential impacts and determine whether data centers fit the tribes’ future plans.
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1. Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes pause data center projects
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes have voted to pause new data center projects on tribal lands for three years.
Tribal leaders say the moratorium will give them time to study the potential impacts and determine whether data centers are a good fit for the tribes' future.
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Deputies say one person stabbed the other, who then shot and killed the person with the knife. The investigation is ongoing.
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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating what led to the incident.
6. Sara Polston back in prison
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