🌱 6-Year-Old Brings Gun To School + Arch Fee-Free Days Announced

Get on up, St. Louis! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in St. Louis.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very cold. High: 21 Low: 17.

Here are the top 3 stories today in St. Louis:

1. St. Louis Police Juvenile Detectives responded after a 6-year-old girl brought a loaded weapon to Lift for Life Academy on Thursday morning. Authorities believe the girl found the gun in her mother’s car and put it in her backpack without her mother’s knowledge. Disciplinary action was taken by the school, but police say the mother will not face charges in the incident. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
2. The National Park Service has announced the 2022 entrance fee-free days for Gateway Arch National Park. On these days, the site will waive the usual $3 entrance fee included in each adult Tram Ride to the Top ticket and adult documentary movie ticket. A total of six entrance fee-free days were announced for this year. (fox2now.com)
3. A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing four people including a 10-year-old boy. Ja'Vonne Dupree, 24, was convicted in October for the 2017 robbery in Glasgow Village that left four victims dead. Investigators used Dupree’s social media posts to link him to the killings. (The Edwardsville Intelligencer)

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Today in St. Louis:

• Grab And Go After School Meals At Lewis and Clark Branch Library (3:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The St. Louis County Police Department shared a video to help you learn who can become a victim of human trafficking. (Facebook)
• Pride St. Louis, Inc. is proud to announce the theme and logo for PrideFest 2022: “Together Again.” This theme depicts our excitement to bring PrideFest back to the parks adjacent to Soldier’s Memorial in Downtown St. Louis. (Facebook)
• There's still time to register for the Jan. 15 and 22 Tiny Tunes Family Activity Sessions with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Participants will dance, sing, and play instruments together as they learn about the story of The Lion and the Mouse. (Facebook)

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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.