🌱 Stuart Park Closes For Construction + Serial Burglar At Large

Rise and shine, Tulsa! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Mild with rain and a t-storm. High: 66 Low: 40.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Tulsa today:

1. Stuart Park has temporarily closed as construction continues on the Gilcrease Museum. The closure comes after officials deemed the park and parking area unsafe for the public due to construction hazards. The city anticipates the new Gilcrease Museum to be complete by the end of 2024. (Press Release Desk)
2. Police are searching for a serial burglar responsible for burglarizing a string of commercial businesses in the Tulsa area between Oct. 23 and Nov. 15. The suspect, 36-year-old Patrick Michael Palazzo, is charged with six counts of second-degree burglary and one count of attempted second-degree burglary. Palazzo was convicted on multiple burglary charges in August but was given a suspended seven-year sentence and did not have to serve prison time. (KTUL)
3. Southwest Airlines announced that they will be adding two daily flights between Tulsa and Chicago beginning June 5, 2022. The addition marks the airline's eight nonstop destination departing from Tulsa and will make Southwest the only carrier to serve Chicago Midway. (FOX 23)

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From my notebook:

• Tulsa Zoo visitors can visit with live reindeer on Saturday. Guests will have the opportunity to meet a reindeer at no additional cost from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Instagram)
• Check out the incredible balloon display designed for the Nutcracker VIP Winter Wonderland at the Tulsa Ballet. (Instagram)
• The Financial Crimes Unit of the Tulsa Police Department is requesting assistance in identifying a person of interest suspected of using the victim's credit card at two Best Buy locations within Tulsa. (Facebook)

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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.