Man Struck By Car At Fairgrounds + Sex Trafficking Victim Saved

Good morning, Tulsa! Let's get you all caught up to start this Tuesday, October 5 off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Plenty of sun. High: 81 Low: 56.

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Here are the top stories today in Tulsa:

1. A man is dead after an SUV hit him at the Tulsa Fairgrounds on Sunday night. Tulsa police say the man, wearing all dark clothing, walked across 15th Street leaving Gate 8 of the fairgrounds when the driver heading westbound hit him around 7:30 p.m. Paramedics took the man to the hospital where he died. (kjrh.com)
2. 28-year-old Rontaysha Leann Cox has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for taking part in a sex trafficking ring that prostituted a 16-year-old from Tulsa. Cox pleaded guilty to sex crimes against children in March 2021. Cox admitted that she and two others, 26-year-old Dominque Laron Morgan and 23-year-old Treveon Marquise Cato of Tulsa, also pleaded guilty to the charges. They recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, and maintained the 16-year-old victim. (KOKI FOX 23)
3. The City of Tulsa is now accepting proposals for a new Route 66 center. (KRMG)
4. A Tulsa man was sentenced for a murder committed in 2019. (KTUL)
5. An evictions "wave" has hit Tulsa, but not the way some officials expected. (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.