🌱 Aldermen Discuss Salary Increase + Pastor Present At Execution

Hello, hello! I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through the most important things happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 45 Low: 35.

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

1. An 18-year-old was charged with first-degree murder a fatal shooting that took place in July. The incident in St. Louis took place after a dispute over fireworks. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
2. The St. Louis Board of Aldermen discussed raising the salary for an alderperson from $37,000 to $72,000. The discussion comes in response to map changes that would put more people under the responsibility of a single alderperson. (KMOV4)
3. A St. Louis pastor was the first spiritual advisor to be beside a death row inmate during a modern execution. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in March determined that condemned inmates have the right to "laying on of hands" during their execution. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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Today in St. Louis:

• The Polar Express Train Ride At St. Louis Union Station (4:30 PM)
• Holiday Lights At Grant's Farm (5:00 PM)
• U.S. Bank Wild Lights At Saint Louis Zoo (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Calling all holiday house hunters! Here are five new properties that just hit the market in the St. Louis area, including a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment and a five-bedroom, four-bathroom home. (St. Louis Patch)
• Speaking of houses, St. Louis was named by Zillow to be among the Top 10 metros for first-time homebuyers. The city took ninth place in the ranking. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
• The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra offers a virtual adventure to the Endangered Wolf Center with a performance of the classic, "Peter and the Wolf." You can register for free access to this digital resource. (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra via Facebook)

That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning 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.