Student COVID Outbreak + Teen Shot + New Medical Rehab Center

Welcome to the debut edition of the St. Louis Daily, your new source for all the events, news, and general happenings in your town! Here's everything you need to know today in St. Louis.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 81 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories today in St. Louis:

1. Thousands of Missouri students have contracted COVID-19 in the first weeks of school, including 172 cases in St. Louis city. At least one rural school has been closed for cleaning after an outbreak, and there have been double-digit cases reported in dozens of other districts. Classes have resumed, but masks will be required through Sept. 17. (KMOV.com)
2. 16-year-old Troy Williams was shot and killed around 4 a.m. on Sept. 8 at Washington Avenue and 84th Street in East St. Louis. Police have not identified any suspects or persons of interest and are appealing to the public for help. (Belleville News-Democrat)
3. Jefferson Barracks Hospital recently unveiled its new medical rehab building, which is part of a larger, ongoing project at the hospital. (Call Newspapers)
4. Two men get 10-year prison terms in St. Louis for shooting at undercover officers. (STLtoday.com)
5. MARSH (Materializing and Activating Radical Social Habitus) has opened its new worker-owned Grocery Cooperative in south St. Louis aims to make fresh, healthy food more accessible to all. (feastmagazine.com)

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Today in St. Louis:

• Support the fight against breast cancer with Wacoal Fit for the Cure (9:00 AM)
• JobNewsUSA.com St. Louis Job Fair - 1000s of Jobs in Multiple Industries! (10:00 AM)
• Outdoor Storytime: Forest Park - Schlafly Branch Library (10:00 AM)
• Vaccine Event - Weber Road Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• Community COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic (3:00 PM)
• Outdoor Storytime: O'Fallon Park - Divoll Branch Library (4:00 PM)
• Green Practices Commission Meeting - University City Meetings (5:30 PM)
• Boy Scouts Recruitment Night - Mosaic Elementary (6:00 PM)

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