DEA's Fake Prescription Drugs PSA + Countywide Mask Mandate

Hey, people of St. Louis! Helen Eckhard here with today's edition of the St. Louis Daily.

First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 90 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories in St. Louis today:

1. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Public Safety Alert warning Americans of what it calls an "alarming increase" in fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and meth. According to Todd Zimmerman, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis division, the division has seized 179 kilograms this year alone — nearly as much as was seized in the two previous years. The DEA says the counterfeit pills are illegally made by criminal drug networks and look like real prescription opioid medications like oxycodone, hydrocodone, amphetamines, and alprazolam. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
2. A new mask mandate went into effect yesterday in St. Louis County, according to County Executive Sam Page. The guidelines of the new mask mandate will be the same as the ones for the mask mandate announced in July: anyone five years or older must wear a mask in indoor public spaces and on public transportation, regardless of their vaccination status. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt posted on Twitter to express his disagreement with the mandate. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
3. After a police pursuit out of Overland ended in a crash in St. Louis yesterday morning, two people are now in custody. (KSDK.com)
4. Four people are hurt after a car crashed into Uncle Bill's Pancake House in south St. Louis. (KSDK.com)
5. A man was killed in a car crash in downtown St. Louis late Sunday night. (KMOV.com)

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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.