Deadly Crash In OKC + Autism Foundation Of OK Receives $25 Grant

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Oklahoma City Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunny, windy and hot. High: 95 Low: 69.

Here are the top stories today in Oklahoma City:

1. A motorcyclist died following a collision with a truck in Southeast Oklahoma City. The biker was headed east on SE 44th and a truck was headed north on the service road of I-35 when they collided. The motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital where he died. (news9.com KWTV)
2. The Autism Foundation of Oklahoma received a grant to educate childcare workers. The $25K grant will be used to pilot a training program for childcare providers to better understand autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to help connect families to local resources. (City-sentinel)
3. A woman and a child were both shot in NE Oklahoma City on Thursday night near Northeast 36th Street. (news9.com KWTV)
4. An Oklahoma City man faces two years in prison and fines after violating the Clean Air Act. Business owner James Love has pleaded guilty for tampering with diesel truck monitoring systems. (KOKH FOX25)
5. Catholic Charities of Oklahoma City and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Oklahoma chapter partnered to welcome 1,800 Afghan refugees arriving to Oklahoma. (Norman Transcript)

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Today in Oklahoma City:

• Maps and Mapmaking: Historical Maps of Oklahoma exhibit closes - Oklahoma Historical Society (All Day)
• SNAP-JP - Best Friends of Pets (All Day)
• DeMolay/Rainbow Halloween Dance - Norman Masonic Lodge #38 (All Day)
• Second Saturday Divorce Workshop OKC - Moore Chamber of Commerce (8:30 AM)
• Quilting workshop with Martha Ray - Oklahoma Historical Society (9:00 AM)
• Casserole Carrier Basket Making workshop with Linda Lou Alexander - Oklahoma Historical Society (9:00 AM)
• Bigfoot Chase 5K Fun Run - Mustang City (9:15 AM)
• Joey & Lacy Snodgrass Baby Shower - First Baptist Mustang (10:00 AM)
• Harvest Fest 2021 - Growing Payne’s (11:00 AM)
• Will’s Barter Bash - Oklahoma Historical Society (1:00 PM)
• Car Show: Cool Autumn Nights - Oklahoma Mustang Club (2:00 PM)
• Women's Day at the Museum: "Crinolines and Separating Busks" presentation by Melissa Grice - Oklahoma Historical Society (2:00 PM)
• Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center Annual Gala (6:00 PM)
• History and Haunts - Overholser (7:00 PM)

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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.