🌱Robbery at Natural Bridge Gas Station + Kids Get COVID Vaccines

Morning, St. Louis! Let's get you all caught up to start this Friday, November 5 off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing around St. Louis today.

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First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 55 Low: 32.

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Here are the top stories in St. Louis today:

1. Two suspects robbed a man at gunpoint Wednesday at a gas station on Natural Bridge Avenue. The suspects approached the victim from behind and stole a gun from the man's waistband, police say. No injuries were reported. (KMOV.com)
2. Three St. Louis area school districts announced they will close for the entire week of Thanksgiving. Representatives for St. Louis Public Schools, the Hazelwood School District, and the Ferguson-Florissant School District cited the need to help students focus on their mental health as the reason for the extended breaks. (KSDK.com)
3. The St. Louis County Health Department plans to start administering COVID-19 vaccines to children between the ages of five and eleven this weekend. (KMOV.com)
4. St. Louis Public School District employees held a 'Let Us Test' rally outside St. Louis City Hall Thursday morning to protest the district's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis
5. The nonprofit organization Pocketparks announced plans to develop six new recreational parks in the greater St. Louis area. (fox2now.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.