🌱 Man Charged With Child Abuse + Election Day Voter Turnout

Hello there, St. Louis. I'm here in your inbox per usual to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on around town.

But first, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 77 Low: 56.

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

1. At St. Louis man is facing charges after forcing two young girls to restrict their eating to the point of malnourishment. Nicholas R. Pierce has been charged with two counts of child abuse or neglect. The two girls, aged 9 and 11, were taken to Cardinal Glennon Hospital for treatment. The girls have been placed in state custody. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
2. At the 4:00 p.m. mark on Election Day yesterday, St. Louis County's voter turnout reached 47 percent. Voting ended at 7:00 p.m. in St. Louis County. Voter turnout for the 2018 midterm election was 69.24 percent in St. Louis County. According to the county's election officials, voter turnout appeared to be on track to be the strongest of any election since the November 2020 General Election. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
3. Winter temperatures will likely impact St. Louis by Friday. This week's temperatures have been a rollercoaster of record-high warm periods, but a strong cold front will be moving into the St. Louis area from the west late Thursday night. There will be gusts of wind up to 25 miles per hour, accompanied by rainfall. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)

Today in St. Louis:

• Ongoing Exhibit - Kawaii: The World of Japanese Cute At The University of Missouri-St. Louis (All Day)
• Lap Time At Cliff Cave Branch Library (10:00 AM)
• Community Health And Resource Fair At Bayer YMCA (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a new place to call home? Consider this list of the latest properties in the St. Louis area to hit the market. Click to view the full list of properties that includes prices, photos, and property dimensions. (St. Louis Patch)
• The "Vietnam: At Home and At War" exhibit will be opening at the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum this Friday, Nov. 11, at 10:00 a.m. (City of St. Louis)
• The Beats 4 Eats food drive will be at Steve's Hot Dogs this Saturday, Nov. 12, at 6:00 p.m. (City of St. Louis)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around.

— 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.