🌱 Northwest Homicide + Unemployment Lowest In Modern History

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on locally today.

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First, today's weather:

Plenty of sun. High: 67 Low: 50.

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Here are the top stories in Oklahoma City today:

1. Oklahoma City Police are investigating a Wednesday night homicide. This happened near NW 36th and Western. Now the search is on for the person responsible. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
2. A local mother is offering $2,500 for information that leads to the arrest of the person who ran over her son and fled the scene last month in Oklahoma City. Sheryl's son, 36-year-old Scott Bacon, died Tuesday, Oct. 12 after he was hit by a vehicle while trying to cross Northwest Expressway near Council Road. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
3. Oklahoma City's unemployment rate is the lowest it's ever been in modern history at -1.9%. (news9.com KWTV)
4. OSDH reports positive results after switching to a new COVID-19 reporting system. (news9.com KWTV)
5. Teachers fired for not complying with OKCPS's mask requirement are speaking out. (KOCO Oklahoma City)

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Today in Oklahoma City:

• Crafting - First Baptist Mustang (8:00 AM)
• Guthrie Scottish Rite Reunion - Norman Masonic Lodge #38 (8:00 AM)
• Autism Speaks Walk - Myriad Botanical Gardens (9:00 AM)
• Tulsa Community College Big Blue Blitz (9:30 AM)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master's degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.