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Top St. Louis news: Zoo's Asian elephant is expecting; student critically injured; more

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Published on October 25, 2019
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20-year-old facing federal charges after south St. Louis carjacking

Police said they found the vehicle a short time later, and Brandon Shell was still inside. Police said Shell tried to run off, but they were able to arrest him.

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2 firefighters hurt battling St. Louis area warehouse blaze

Authorities say two firefighters were hurt while battling a large fire at a warehouse in suburban St. Louis. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

Rani the Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo is expecting

The popular elephants exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo will grow by one next year. The zoo said Thursday that Rani, a 23-year-old Asian elephant, is pregnant and due to give birth next summer. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

St. Louis University student critically wounded

A St. Louis University student in her early 20s is hospitalized in critical condition with what police now call "undetermined injuries" suffered near the central St. Louis campus.

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.


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