🌱 Remembering Tulsa Business Owner + Student Receives Award

Good morning, Tulsa! Let's get you all caught up to start this Friday, October 29 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around Tulsa today.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and windy. High: 61 Low: 39.

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Here are the top stories in Tulsa today:

1. A third-grade student at Metro Christian Academy received a special award from the Tulsa police department this week. Wyatt Watson and his mom wanted to help the homeless community in Tulsa and the two put together packages to distribute to those in need. (news9.com KWTV)
2. On Wednesday, dozens of community members gathered in remembrance of the passing of a Tulsa business owner. Frank Valdes died Sunday after trying to break up a fight outside his business, Miami Nights nightclub. Police have arrested two people connected to the assualt and are searching for the third. (News On 6)
3. The City of Tulsa will hold two public meetings in November to seek public feedback on how to spend their remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds. (News On 6)
4. Lighthouse Christian Academy partnered with Starbucks and QuikTrip Thursday for its second annual free First Responders Drive-Thru event. (KTUL)
5. The car of two missing men was found in Mohawk Park early Thursday morning, leading deputies to question whether they ever left Tulsa. (Tulsa World)

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— 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.