🌱 Omicron Found In Tulsa Sewage + Group Offers Route 66 Grants

Morning, Tulsa! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right. Here's everything worth knowing around Tulsa today.

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First, today's weather:

Mild with some sun. High: 62 Low: 49.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Tulsa:

1. The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus was discovered in sewage samples collected in Tulsa last week. Researchers from the University of Oklahoma say that the amount detected in the sample suggests the variant has been in the state for at least two weeks, but they do not know how many Omicron cases the sampling represents. The samples were taken from wastewater that was collected last Friday at the Northside Wastewater Treatment Plant. (KOKI FOX 23)
2. A local group is offering facade grants to bring life to businesses along Route 66. The Tulsa Route 66 Main Street organization is granting up to $1,000 to recipients in order to renovate their stores' exteriors and improve the image of the historic street. Only two grants are left for this award cycle, and businesses have until Dec. 31 to apply. (kjrh.com)
3. The Tulsa Police Department arrested three men accused of driving stolen vehicles in two separate incidents on Thursday. The men were found sitting inside the stolen vehicles on Admiral Place and 31st and immediately arrested by officers. Police also found forged Oklahoma titles and stolen credit cards in one of the vehicles. (News On 6)

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Today in Tulsa:

• Jazz Night At Hodges Bend (7:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Tulsa Police Department officers responded after someone left five puppies in a zipped duffel bag on the counter at a gas station. (Facebook)
• The Tulsa Oilers took on the Wichita Thunder in Kansas on Sunday at the INTRUST Bank Arena. (Instagram)
• The US National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory for southeast Oklahoma and warned that visibilities will be reduced to a quarter-mile or less at times. (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you around.

— 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.