How A Tulsa Church Went Viral + Couple Cited By Game Wardens

Hello, people of Tulsa! It's me again, Katarina Betterton, your host of the Tulsa Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Times of sun and clouds. High: 78 Low: 56.

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Here are the top stories in Tulsa today:

1. Over the last six years, Pastor Michael Todd has elevated Transformation Church from a 300-person congregation in a former north Tulsa grocery store to a viral internet sensation that has been able to acquire millions of dollars worth of properties and make hefty donations to worthy local causes. The secret? A set of video cameras and an initial collection of $8,300 from the congregation. Todd gave the money away to help other churches, and its reputation of generosity has grown ever since. (Tulsa World)
2. Oklahoma Game Wardens discovered an illegal shocking device on a boat at Skiatook Lake on Friday. Game Warden Jeremy Bersche spent four hours hiding and waiting in the brush near a boat ramp on Hominy Creek. Bersche and Lieutenant Paul Welch made themselves known to the suspects, a husband and wife, as they returned around 10 p.m. and issued two citations. (KTUL)
3. A Green Country man was convicted and sentenced to 45 years in prison for charges related to beating his mother with a hammer, including assault and battery, kidnapping, and larceny. Tulsa police arrested Andy Perez in May after he beat his mother with a hammer and refused to let her get medical treatment for three days. (News On 6)
4. Tulsa Public Schools will provide all students under 18 with grab-and-go snacks and dinner meals during their fall break today and tomorrow, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (KRMG)
5. Tulsa kindergartner Asher Rowland got an unforgettable send-off from classmates and local police and firefighters ahead of his upcoming brain cancer treatment. (News On 6)

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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.