🌱 Man Sentenced For Shooting + 75% City Employees Vaccinated

Good morning, neighbors! Helen Eckhard here, with the Tuesday St. Louis Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cool with periods of sun. High: 51 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories in St. Louis today:

1. A St. Louis man who killed his girlfriend three years ago by firing through the front door of a Gravois Park home was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison. Latrail Grant, 27, pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter, armed criminal action and unlawful gun possession in the Sept. 29, 2018, shooting death of 19-year-old Tyesha Seals, with whom Grant had been in a relationship. Latrail Grant, of St. Louis, was charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the death of Tyesha Seals, 19. Grant's case was set for trial this week. (STLtoday.com)
2. Prosecutors charged a man with manslaughter Monday in the weekend shooting in the 5000 block of Kensington Avenue. Leeland Ross, 45, was being held without bail in the death of Demetrius Combs, 41. Leeland Ross Ross, charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, lives in the 5100 block of Enright Avenue. He did not have an attorney listed in online court records Monday. (STLtoday.com)
3. More than 75% of St. Louis City employees have received a COVID vaccine, according to The St. Louis City Department of Health. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
4. A leader of a St. Louis charter school, Kerry Casey, has been appointed to the State Board of Education by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. (Columbia Missourian)
5. A new book, “Trains and Trolleys- Railroads and Streetcars in St. Louis" by Molly Butterworth chronicles the history of rail travel in the St. Louis area. (fox2now.com)

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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.