🌱 Child Kidnapped From Mother's Arms + Nonprofits Get $1 Million

Happy Thursday, Dallas! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 82 Low: 63.

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Here are the top stories in Dallas today:

1. Garland investigators are asking for the public's help finding two of three women who kidnapped a toddler who was almost 2 years old, ripping him from his mother's arm as she fought to hold on to him. (CBS Dallas / Fort Worth)
2. The Dallas Children's Advocacy Center and The Family Place have each been granted $1 million by the Highland Dallas Foundation. The money will help fill gaps in public funding sources that nonprofits have been experiencing since the start of the pandemic. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
3. Steven Novak, a resident of Dallas, had Halloween decor so horrific that the police are called. (knue.com)
4. President George W. Bush attended the 2021 ITServe Synergy Conference in Dallas, TX as a special invited guest. (inForney.com)
5. A Dallas paramedic is on leave after a video shows him kicking a homeless man in the head. (WFAA.com)

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Today in Dallas:

• Cox/Lyle Red Zone Tailgate - Southern Methodist University (12:00 AM)
• Grapevine Convention and Visitors Bureau Board Meeting (8:00 AM)
• Natural Guard - Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge (9:00 AM)
• Toddler Storytime - Monsters - Burleson Public Library - Children's Programs (9:30 AM)
• Mental Health First Aid - Blue Zones Project Fort Worth (10:00 AM)
• Pep-Ralley: Pink Out - Vines (9 -10) (10:00 AM)
• Baby Bounce - Online Storytime - Highland Park Library (10:00 AM)
• Tech Academy for Parents: iPad Management at Home (10:00 AM)
• Library Cafe for Adults - Grapevine Public Library - Adult Programs (10:15 AM)
• Preschool Story Time - Duncanville Public Library (10:15 AM)
• Story Time - Pre-School Early Literacy Class (10:30 AM)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.