Eviction protections set to end Dec. 31; Stitt touts state tourism as CDC warns against holiday travel; takeaways from the Sooners' Big 12 title win and more: Your morning headlines for Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 20 Dec, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Subscribe]( to get unlimited digital access! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [As the CDC dicouraged holiday travel, Gov. Kevin Stitt urged tourists to visit Oklahoma]( As Oklahoma has seen a surge in new daily COVID-19 infections and a record number of people hospitalized due to the virus, Gov. Kevin Stitt is making a direct pitch to boost tourism in the state. Latest News/Sports [Eviction protections set to end Dec. 31]( Eviction protections are set to run out at the end of 2020, and housing advocates say they are worried about what January might bring. [Need to contact trace for COVID-19? State says you may be on your own]( As active coronavirus cases remain above 30,000 in Oklahoma, the state Health Department says its contact tracers are having to prioritize calls and will advise most people with confirmed cases to do their own contact tracing. [Congress approves Clara Luper name for OKC post office]( The U.S. Senate has sent the White House a bill to rename the downtown Oklahoma City post office after civil rights pioneer Clara Luper. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Tramel: Winning Big 12 football title makes 2020 a year to remember for Lincoln Riley's Sooners]( Lincoln Riley sat in the bowels of JerryWorld just off the OU locker room and thought back to another locker room, 788 miles to the north. [Carlson: Go ahead and call Sooners cornerback Tre Brown 'Mr. Big 12 Championship Game']( Tre Brown watched the ball floating high above the JerryWorld turf and realized the time had come for him to make a play. [Tramel: OU football has Killer B's - Nik Bonitto, Tre Brown, Gabe Brkic - in Big 12 championship report card]( OU's 27-21 victory over Iowa State on Saturday in the Big 12 Championship Game was a thriller, and the grades reflect a game worthy of the Sooners' sixth straight conference title. Business [Open bar: Judge grants restraining order against Governor Kevin Stitt, ABLE Commission]( The 11 p.m. curfew is off for the next 12 nights. Keep the music playing, the lights down low and, most importantly to the bar owners - the tabs open. [US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal]( The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day. Opinion [Opinion: Pay people to get vaccinated? It might be worth a shot]( In a recent editorial, USA Today proposed five ways to persuade Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 W Main St, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2020 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.