🌱 Oregon Man Calls In Bomb Threat + Mask Mandate Still In Effect

Good morning, St. Louis! Let's get you all caught up to start this Tuesday, December 7 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in St. Louis.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and cold. High: 35 Low: 25.

Here are the top stories in St. Louis today:

1. A man from Oregon has been arrested in St. Louis on federal charges accusing him of making a series of bomb threats to schools and a hospital back home. Sean Case McGinley, 40, of Newburg, Oregon, was supposed to appear in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Monday, but the hearing was canceled after he was indicted in U.S. District Court in Oregon. He is facing four counts each of making interstate threats involving explosives and conveying false information about destructive devices. (STLtoday.com)
2. The City of St. Louis Department of Health is advising residents and visitors to the city that the city's public health and safety masking requirements. The resolution was passed as Resolution #142 on Nov. 24, 2021, by the City of St. Louis Board of Alderman. In a statement, the city reported that "the issuance of the order and adoption by the city's legislative body were both conducted in compliance with, and in the spirit of, Missouri and United States constitutional provisions, the Missouri Revised Statutes, and the Charter of the City of St. Louis." (Press Release Desk)
3. St. Louis police are searching for a van possibly linked to a November murder. (KMOV.com)
4. St. Louis was ranked the second most "sinful city" in America in a new report. (fox2now.com)
5. Charges were dropped against three individuals in a 2017 St. Louis murder case. (STLtoday.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.