🌱 Schnucks Sells Winning Lotto Ticket + 4 Shot At Former Club

Happy Wednesday, people of St. Louis! Let's get this day started off right. Here's everything worth knowing today in St. Louis.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 41 Low: 30.

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

1. The city of St. Louis has received nearly $50 million in low-income housing tax credits. The funds will be used to construct and preserve 600 affordable housing units throughout the city. Mayor Tishaura Jones said the funding will help make St. Louis safer and increase the availability of affordable housing. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
2. A winning Powerball ticket worth $50 thousand was sold at a Schnucks in south St. Louis County. A woman bought the ticket last week while purchasing a birthday cake for her mother at the grocery store on Butler Hill Road. She says she did not realize she had won the jackpot until the following day when the Missouri Lottery posted about the winning ticket on its Facebook page. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
3. One St. Louis man is dead and three more have been injured following a shooting at a former nightclub. The incident occurred early Sunday morning in the parking lot of what used to be Roxy's Nightclub, where a 28-year-old man was shot and killed. The three injured men were taken to a hospital and are expected to recover from their injuries. Authorities have not yet made any arrests. (Journal Gazette and Times-Courier)

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Today in St. Louis:

• Audacy Holiday Heroes Blood Drive At Carondelet Park Rec Complex (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• The St. Louis County Police Department sent 'Officer Santa' to bring smiles to the kids at Westview Middle School in the Riverview Gardens School District. (Facebook)
• Third District officers and South Patrol Division clerks from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department purchased and wrapped more than 50 gifts for kids in need at Almost Home. (Facebook)
• The Saint Louis Science Center is offering a lineup of esports enrichment programs next week, featuring topics such as streaming basics, shoutcasting, PC building, and game design. (Facebook)

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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.