🌱 Armed Robbery At CVS + City-County Library Plans Expansions

Happy Friday, people of Tulsa! Here's everything you need to know going on today.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and patchy clouds. High: 36 Low: 19.

Here are the top 3 stories in Tulsa today:

1. Tulsa police are investigating an armed robbery at a CVS early Thursday morning. Officers were called to the 24-hour store at 15th Street and Utica Avenue to respond to the incident, in which the robber implied he had a gun. According to investigators, the two employees who were inside the store at the time are both unharmed. (news9.com KWTV)
2. Tulsa City-County Library held a meeting on Thursday to discuss expanding its Owasso branch. Leaders with the library say they are working to replace four of its libraries in the next few years because the locations can no longer meet the demand of the community. Those locations include Rudisill, Owasso, South Broken Arrow, and Brookside. (News On 6)
3. The University of Oklahoma has been given a $2 million gift from Delta Dental of Oklahoma and the Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation. The university announced on Thursday that the money will go to the OU College of Dentistry to fund a dental clinic on the OU-Tulsa campus. The new clinic will be the first of several OU College of Dentistry clinical extensions throughout the state. (news9.com KWTV)

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Today in Tulsa:

• Tulsa Stepper's Pop-Up Dance At Studio Etc. (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Tulsa Raceway Park has announced the 2022 Tulsa Speedway schedule. A full list of dates is available on the Tulsa Speedway website. (Instagram)
• This week, the Tulsa Performing Arts Center welcomes the OkMEA All-State Festival! Congratulations to all of the musicians participating. (Facebook)
• Creepy, crawling, slimy, and flying! Is your Pre-K or Kindergartener mesmerized by bugs? Register them today for Discovery Lab's Spring Break Camp, March 14-19. (Instagram)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— 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.