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Also, don't miss Michael Jackson Night - 18+ on the St. Louis Patch calendar

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Good morning St. Louis! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Tornado-hit residents: how to cut your St. Louis water bill now
  • Tenant stops door fire as north St. Louis woman faces arson charge
  • AI-cloned roofing site: how St. Louis homeowners can spot the scam

Also on today's calendar: Michael Jackson Night - 18+ and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 63.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. St. Louis ends moratorium on water shutoffs for tornado victims, provides financial relief (stlpr.org) — St. Louis residents hit by the May 2025 tornado now face resumed water shutoffs unless they enroll in a new relief program that can cut their rates in half for two years. The city is forgiving bills for uninhabitable homes, waiving fees and interest for affected households, and urging people to sign up by Oct. 31 through the STLRecovers Outreach Center, phone, or website.
   

2. Woman charged with arson after wedging burning fabric into apartment door, police say (firstalert4.com) — A woman has been charged with first-degree arson after police say she tried to start a fire by wedging burning fabric into a tenant's door at a north St. Louis apartment on Peck Street. The tenant woke to smoke alarms and put out the flames, and surveillance video plus a police interview led investigators to identify and jail the suspect without bond.
   

3. AI used to clone St. Louis County roofing company's website (firstalert4.com) — A Kirkwood-based company, St. Louis Roofing & Siding, says an AI-built website copied its testimonials and credentials to lure roofing customers using a fake St. Louis address. After the owners and a TV reporter confronted the operators and contacted Amazon Web Services, the cloned site was taken down, and experts are urging St. Louis consumers to verify contractors with the BBB before hiring.
   

4. First Alert Forward: The impact of the aviation and aerospace industry in STL (firstalert4.com) — St. Louis' growing aerospace sector is supporting more than 18,000 local jobs, with recent expansions by Boeing, Gulfstream and others adding hundreds more positions. Regional leaders say new unmanned aircraft technology, cargo growth, and the MetroLink extension to Mid-America Airport are positioning the St. Louis area and nearby Southwestern Illinois for even greater investment and workforce demand in coming years.
   

5. Baltimore Orioles vs. St. Louis Cardinals gametracker_new.mlb.expert-picks_description - August 25, 2026 Gametracker (cbssports.com) — The St. Louis Cardinals open a crucial home series tonight against the Baltimore Orioles, still clinging to postseason hopes despite a recent sweep in Philadelphia. With injuries shuffling the rotation and rookie slugger Joshua Baez making his first home appearance, the team needs a quick reset to stay alive in the wild-card race.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday August 26
  • First Day of Classes Photo Booth
    University of Missouri-St. Louis Millennium Student Center and Student Services (MSC)
    8:00 am
  • Fall 2026 Involvement Jamboree
    University of Missouri-St. Louis Millennium Student Center and Student Services (MSC), Century Roo
    2:00 pm
  • Fall 2026 NPHC 101 Session 2
    University of Missouri-St. Louis Millennium Student Center and Student Services (MSC), SGA Chamber
    6:00 pm
    • Thursday August 27
  • UMSL Libraries Fall Kickoff
    University of Missouri-St. Louis Thomas Jefferson Library
    10:00 am

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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