🌱 LGBTQ Center Vandalized + Structure Fire at Old OKC Jail

Happy Monday, Oklahoma City! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny, breezy and mild. High: 67 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories today in Oklahoma City:

1. An LGBTQ+ organization in northwest Oklahoma City was vandalized for the sixth time on Friday night when an unidentified suspect broke a window at the Diversity Center office. Investigators believe the vandals used a piece of metal from a nearby construction site to break the window. The center is considering installing security cameras to prevent future incidents. (KOCO Oklahoma City)
2. Firefighters responded to a structure fire at an old jail in downtown Oklahoma City early Sunday morning. A nearby communication center smelled smoke and alerted the fire department to the incident. The fire has been contained, and officials are investigating its origins. (KOCO Oklahoma City)
3. An Oklahoma City police officer stepped up to transport a family's holiday gifts after their car broke down. (KOKH FOX25)
4. Mexican professional wrestling is coming to the D’Gala Event Center in south Oklahoma City. (Oklahoma City Free Press)
5. More than 400 Oklahoma City families received holiday gifts and food from the Oklahoma-based nonprofit Feed the Children. (news9.com KWTV)

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Today in Oklahoma City:

• WWII Paper Planes at Broncho Corral (9:00 AM)
• Frozen Festival - Mustang City Calendar (9:30 AM)
• EPIC Days with SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology (10:00 AM)
• Kendra Scott Give Back Event - YWCA Oklahoma City (5:00 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.