MIDWEST CITY, Okla. — The City of Midwest City is taking a big step to avoid being fined by the Department of Environmental Quality.

One of the city’s biggest facilities is crumbling but now work on a new plant has begun.

It’s created quite the spectacle on the north side of town.

Whether it’s the water from your sink or you toilet, it all has to go somewhere.

In Midwest City, it goes to the Wastewater Treatment Facility.

This plant is getting a major makeover thanks to voters and a new sales tax.

William Janacek, the Director of Midwest City Environmental Services, said, “I love it. I’ve been in favor of it since I first heard about it.”

The centerpiece right now is a huge crater nearly as long as a football field and about two stories deep.

It’s just one of a few holes that will eventually hold all of Midwest City’s wastewater.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The majority of school buses do not have air conditioning. Last summer’s heat made that more of a concern from some districts.

While they did what they could to keep students safe, now the State Department of Education’s Transportation Department has outlined new guidelines for new buses in an effort to help keep students cool during Oklahoma’s hottest seasons.

Trent Gibson, director of transportation for the Oklahoma State Board of Education, said, “We want to make sure students are transported safely and efficiently as possible.”

The State Board of Education is making some changes when it comes to new school buses.

Starting next fall any brand new buses will be required to have certain features to keep them cooler when temperatures soar.

Gibson said, “What we’re trying to do is provide guidance and help to make sure a minimum standard is met.”