🌱Gunfight Near Forest Park + Child COVID Hospitalizations Rising

Good morning, St. Louis! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with clouds and sun. High: 53 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories today in St. Louis:

1. A man has died following a gunfight with St. Louis police in an apartment near Forest Park. Officers responded to a report of shots fired Friday morning at the apartment complex near Union Boulevard and Pershing Avenue, where they confronted the armed suspect. The deceased man was found with two guns. (KMOV.com)
2. A fire that displaced a family in south St. Louis is being investigated as possible arson. The blaze occurred Thursday evening at a two-family home on Eichelberger Street. Firefighters rescued two snakes from the building, and all other occupants were evacuated without injury. (STLtoday.com)
3. New data from the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force indicates the number of juveniles hospitalized with COVID is rising. (fox2now.com)
4. The St. Louis Metro Market and Operation Food Search are partnering to bring groceries to local food deserts. (KSDK.com)
5. The Gentle Barn is offering hour-long cow hugging therapy sessions to help guests relieve stress. (Riverfront Times)

Today in St. Louis:

• Books and Baklava Sales! (10:00 AM)
• December Hike at Fellows Lake! - Sierra Club - Missouri Chapter (1:30 PM)

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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.