🌱 Flu Cases Spike + New Rehab Center Opens + Homeless Camp Shooting

Hello all. I'm back with your new copy of the St. Louis Daily. Here's what you need to know about what's happening in town today.

But first, today's weather:

Windy with clouds and sun. High: 54 Low: 26.

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

1. A report released Wednesday by a task force of local hospitals warns that a spike in flu cases across St. Louis is “posing significant challenges” for healthcare providers. The most recent data indicates that Missouri has already reported nearly 13,700 cases of flu and three flu-related deaths this season. Doctors are urging anyone over six months old to receive a flu vaccine. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
2. A new rehabilitation center opened in south St. Louis County on Thursday. The center is designed to replace the existing Mercy Rehabilitation Services at Mercy Hospital South. The $37 million project houses two units for brain injuries and general rehab. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
3. Police are investigating after a 50-year-old man was found shot to death Wednesday night. The incident occurred around 10:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of Hadley Street at what officials are calling a homeless encampment that was “otherwise unoccupied.” Police say the victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds but have not yet identified a suspect in the case. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Today in St. Louis:

• Feature Film: “Frozen” Sing-Along At Prairie Commons Branch Library (11:00 AM)
• A Biography Of The American Christmas Tree At The Field House Museum (1:00 PM)
• Creating Cards For Holiday Cheer At Prairie Commons Branch Library (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Heads up, house hunters! Here are the latest homes to hit the market in the St. Louis area. (St. Louis Patch)
• Lone Elk Park reopened yesterday, Dec. 1. Stop by to catch a glimpse of the local elk and bison populations! (St. Louis County Parks via Facebook)
• The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is giving away tickets to Big Band Holidays next Monday, Dec. 5. Visit the link to learn how to enter. (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra via Facebook)

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— 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.