🌱100+ Charges For OU Professor + Zoo Sets New Attendance Records

Good morning, people of Oklahoma City! It's me again, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Oklahoma City Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy; breezy, warmer. High: 60 Low: 35.

Here are the top 3 stories in Oklahoma City today:

1. A former professor at the University of Oklahoma is facing more than 100 charges after he allegedly placed a hidden camera in a girl’s bedroom. Investigators arrested Allan Wiechmann after the mother of the 14-year-old girl discovered the camera in her daughter's bedroom last year. Wiechmann has been charged with 20 counts of attempted indecent or lewd acts with a child under 16, 37 counts of indecent or lewd acts with a child, and 72 counts of manufacturing child pornography. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
2. An Oklahoma City woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing $13,000 from two seniors in Oklahoma County. Authorities say Shaniqwa Owens posed as a home health care employee and tricked the victims into giving her the money. Owens also stole one victim’s food stamp cards and spent approximately $1,100 at three stores in the metro. (KOCO Oklahoma City)
3. The Oklahoma City Zoo announced that it had set new December and yearly attendance records in 2021. Zoo officials reported that the zoo had seen 1,088,599 visitors in the entire year, and 115,028 visitors in December alone. The zoo credits December's increase to the unusually mild December temperatures and the OKC Zoo Safari Lights exhibit. (KOKH FOX25)

Today in Oklahoma City:

• Cruz Brothers At Belle Isle Restaurant And Brewery (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Jan. 9 is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. The good folks at Lions Senior Living got a jump on the day and hosted a breakfast for the Oklahoma City Police Department and other agencies in the metro. (Facebook)
• The Oklahoma City Public Schools Safety and Security team is hiring! Positions for night guards and daytime/weekend guards are open for applicants. (Facebook)
• Interested in joining the Oklahoma City Ballet? In-person auditions are by invitation only, but interested applicants can submit a video audition to be considered. (Facebook)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.