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5 things to know: Once-missing Georgia Tech student comes through surgery 'with flying colors'

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Oct 21, 2015

Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. On Tuesday, Lamar Odom's estranged wife, Khloe Kardashian, released a statement on her website regarding the former pro athlete's recent health issues. "The past week has been incredibly difficult," she wrote. [Read more] | [The couple has also called off the divorce]

2. Georgia law says its illegal to operate "any moving vehicle" while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. As a Conyers man learned last week, that includes motorized wheelchairs. [Read more]

3. A missing Georgia Tech student found bloodied and beaten Monday in a northeast Atlanta ditch made it through a Wednesday spine surgery "with flying colors," his mother posted on Facebook. Atlanta police, meanwhile, were still waiting to speak with him. [Read more]

4. Atlanta police are investigating the alleged theft of more than half a million dollars from a charter school, according to a police report. [Read more]

5. Tonight's low will be in the 40s (just barely) with clear skies. [See the forecast]

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