🌱 STL COVID Hospitalizations Rise + Park Lane Woman Missing

Up and at 'em, St. Louis! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 55 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories in St. Louis today:

1. The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force reported that COVID hospitalizations have climbed above 300 cases for the first time in nearly a month. New data was also released by Missouri State Health officials showing that two percent of Missourians who are fully vaccinated have developed COVID infections. (fox2now.com)
2. A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing a cab driver in 2018. Suspect James Flannel was sentenced Thursday in federal court following delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (fox2now.com)
3. A woman has been charged with manslaughter after a St. Louis woman died from silicone butt injections she administered. (KSDK.com)
4. The St. Louis County Police Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory after a woman with dementia and schizophrenia went missing from her home on Park Lane Thursday morning. (KSDK.com)
5. A shooting victim was found dead Friday morning after his truck crashed into a home in South City. (KMOV.com)

Today in St. Louis:

• COVID VACCINATION CLINIC - Maplewood-Richmond Heights (9:00 AM)
• Free Family Mini Photo Sessions in Downtown St Louis! (9:00 AM)
• SLIFF 2021: Two-Lane Blacktop - Central Branch Library (1:30 PM)
• Bayless Theatre Co. Presents "Three One Acts" (2:00 PM)
• A Carol for the Holidays, November 19-20 (7:30 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.