🌱 Plane Emergency Lands In OKC + 1 Killed At Biltmore Hotel

Hey, Oklahoma City! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and cooler. High: 53 Low: 33.

Here are the top stories in Oklahoma City today:

1. A plane was forced to make an emergency stop in Oklahoma City Thursday night due to an unruly passenger. The passenger is accused of assaulting a flight attendant and air marshal during the cross-country flight. The FBI is currently investigating the incident. (news9.com KWTV)
2. Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found at the Biltmore Hotel. Officers were called to perform a welfare check on a person at the hotel on Meridian Avenue and discovered the woman dead inside a room. The Oklahoma City Police Department’s homicide unit has ruled the death suspicious. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
3. Former Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick is leading plans to have the mast of a decommissioned nuclear submarine installed in the city. (news9.com KWTV)
4. An EMSA van that was stolen from Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City was recovered Thursday afternoon in the parking lot of Quail Springs Mall. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
5. Research at Stephenson Cancer Center has helped an Oklahoma man overcome a rare form of cancer. (KOCO Oklahoma City)

Today in Oklahoma City:

• Quilting workshop with Martha Ray - Oklahoma Historical Society (9:00 AM)
• eSports - OeSL Rocket League State Tournament (9:00 AM)
• Santa Paws - Myriad Botanical Gardens (10:00 AM)
• Salvation Army Bell Ringing - Myrtle Lodge 145 (10:00 AM)
• Wild Bird Holiday Decorations - Myriad Botanical Gardens (11:00 AM)
• 2021 Christmas In The Hood - OKC Dream Center (12:00 PM)
• Christmas at the Fort - Oklahoma Historical Society (1:00 PM)
• Creativity Blooms: Botanical Embroidery – Winter (1:00 PM)
• Christmas Open House - Oklahoma Historical Society (1:00 PM)
• The 4th Annual Christmas Bar Crawl - Oklahoma City (4:00 PM)
• Low Light Shooting Fundamentals (4:00 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.