🌱 13-Year-Old Shot In South Tulsa + Free Christmas Tree Disposal

Happy Tuesday, Tulsa! Here's everything you need to know today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Clouds breaking and warm. High: 71 Low: 40.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Tulsa:

1. Authorities are investigating after a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed early Monday morning. The incident occurred at the Savanna Landing Apartments in south Tulsa, where police responded after neighbors called to report they had heard more than two dozen shots fired. The victim was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital, marking the 60th homicide in Tulsa this year. (KOKI FOX 23)
2. The City of Tulsa is offering free curbside Christmas tree disposal through the end of January. The city will take all trees, artificial or real, as long the tree is divided into four-foot sections, and ornaments do not need to be removed. The city's mulch site on 145th East Avenue is also accepting donations of live trees to turn into mulch. (KRMG)
3. Several Tusla police officers have adopted puppies after they were left abandoned in a duffel bag at a QuikTrip on Sunday night. The responding officers immediately volunteered to provide safe homes to four of the five abandoned puppies. The fifth puppy went home with one of the employees at the convenience store. (News On 6)

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Today in Tulsa:

• Turkey Tuesday Hike/Run At Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area (6:15 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Tulsa Police Department is seeking the public's help identifying a woman who is connected to the theft of a Chevrolet pickup near Peoria Avenue. (Facebook)
• Absentee ballot applications are now available for the 2022 Election Year. If you received absentee ballots by mail in 2021 and would like to continue receiving ballots by mail, you will need to complete a new absentee ballot application. (Facebook)
• The Oklahoma Blood Institute of Tulsa is partnering with Osage Casinos, Spirit Bank, and KOTV to host a New Year Blood Drive on Jan. 3 at the Tulsa Osage Casino and Hotel in the Sunflower Ballroom. (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Katarina Betterton

About me: Katarina loves to read and write. Her hobbies include cooking her grandmother's recipes, learning new languages, and crafting. She and her husband live with their mutt, Ledger, and Shiba Inu, Mikasa, who are both way too cute for their own good.