Body Found On Roadside + Minister Convicted Of Lewd Acts On Child

Morning, neighbors! Helen Eckhard here with today's edition of the Oklahoma City Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 86 Low: 60.

Here are the top stories in Oklahoma City today:

1. A man’s body was found along a Logan County road on Friday morning. According to troopers, the man seems to have been hit by a car. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is still investigating the crime. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
2. An Oklahoma minister was tackled by a witness and arrested for lewd or indecent acts with a child. Michael Eric Coghill was caught on video touching a child inappropriately at a school bus stop. Coghill, according to police, would jog by the bus stop and target the children who arrived. (City-sentinel)
3. There has been a surge in Texas women traveling to Oklahoma for abortions due to Texas' new law banning abortions after six weeks. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
4. A fire caused $35,000 worth of damage to a Northwest Oklahoma City home. (news9.com KWTV)
5. The American Banjo Museum and banjo music will be celebrated during the Bricktown Banjo Bash on Oct. 9 in downtown Oklahoma City. (Journal Record)

Today in Oklahoma City:

• SNAP-JP - Best Friends of Pets (All Day)
• Men's Skeet N Eat (Breakfast Edition) - First Baptist Mustang (8:00 AM)
• Wildhorse Gardens and Market- Pollinator Festival (8:00 AM)
• Ride of a Life Time Fundraiser - Oklahoma City (8:00 AM)
• Beauty of Pastels Art Class - Mustang City (9:00 AM)
• Cardio for the Cure - Mustang City (9:00 AM)
• 2nd Annual Fall Fest - Oklahoma State Parks (10:00 AM)

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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.