🌱 29 Dogs Transported To Humane Society For Care + Flights Canceled

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But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, milder. High: 48 Low: 43.

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Here are the top three stories today in St. Louis:

1. The Human Society of Missouri's (HSMO) Animal Cruelty Task Force transported 29 dogs from Pleasant Hill, Mo. to their headquarters in St. Louis Tuesday morning. The dogs were rescued by the Harrisonville and Raymore Animal Control on a warrant by the Cass County Sheriff's Office. HSMO President Kathy Warnick said, "Now that the dogs are in our care and keeping, we can focus on supporting their recovery." (KMOV4)
2. Terrell McDaniel, 41, of St. Louis, has been arrested after an at-large warrant was issued. The charges are in connection with Andre Jermaine Nash's Nov. 3 death where he was found dead in the 5900 block of St. Louis Ave. McDaniel's warrant included "using a firearm in the furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and in the course of thereof causing death." (KMOV4)
3. Southwest Airlines canceled more than half of its flights to and from St. Louis Lambert International Airport due to bad weather. The cancelations from the airport's dominant carrier led to a nightmare for staffing and operations. The airline canceled two-thirds of its scheduled flights nationwide due to the severe weather. (Subscription: St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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Today in St. Louis:

• Winter Getaway & Noon Year’s Eve At Missouri History Museum (10:00 AM)
• Margaret & Friends At Hammerstone's (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Five new homes have been listed for sale in the St. Louis area. Available properties range from a 900-square-foot, two-bed, one-bath home for $175,500 to an $800,000 home with three beds, four baths, and 2,755 square feet. Get all the property details at the link. (St. Louis Patch)
• The Humane Society of Missouri offers tips to keep pets calm when illegal gunfire rings out on NYE, such as making sure pets go outside to use the bathroom early in the evening and keeping them inside during later hours. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
• Raja the Asian elephant turned 30 years old yesterday! Raja is the proud dad of three daughters who also live at the Saint Louis Zoo. (Saint Louis Zoo via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.