St. Charles County

St. Louis Area Hit By Nine Tornadoes, National Weather Service Says (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

The National Weather Service has released new information on the destructive storm that hit the St. Louis region last Friday -- and now says that a total of nine tornadoes reached the metro area. The most destructive EF3 tornado, which moved from St. Charles County to the city of St. Louis, travel ... More >>

Tornado: Incredible Footage of Storm Hitting Creve Coeur Airport, More Videos of Damage

A destructive storm hit parts of St. Charles and St. Louis counties over the weekend prompting Governor Jay Nixon to declare a state of emergency in Missouri late Friday night. The severe weather followed several days of heavy rain throughout the state and damaged many homes in the metro area. The w ... More >>

Cops: St. Charles Man Confronts Naked, Drunk Intruder In His Home, Holds Him At Gunpoint

Update below: A St. Charles County resident woke up in the middle of the night on Wednesday to find a naked, drunk man pounding on his bedroom door. Joseph Mahoney, 24, reportedly broke into a home on Willis Drive near St. Peters at around 4:30 a.m., managed to find his way to the resident's bedro ... More >>

St. Charles Smoking Ban: Officials Consider New Policy As Critics Argue For Property Rights

Is a government ban on smoking an infringement on property rights? That's a central question that has emerged in the city of St. Charles, which had its final of three public hearings on the so-called "Smoke-Free Air Act" last night. As we reported earlier this month, the city is in the early stage ... More >>

St. Peters Police: Nude Man Fondles Himself in Front of Library, Asks Girl If She Wants a Ride

A naked man sitting in his car outside a library in St. Peters this week asked a teenage girl if she wanted a ride while he fondled himself. That is according to St. Peters police officials who yesterday arrested Kevin Flatley, 49, two days after he allegedly decided it would be a good idea to sit ... More >>

Suburban Journals: Two Print Editions Fold, 20 Layoffs, "Just Really Sad," Says Former Writer

The Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis, the local newspapers owned by the same company as the Post-Dispatch and published online at stltoday.com are undergoing a major transition that involves shuttering two print editions and laying off twenty employees. The official announcement from parent ... More >>

Biking in the Dark

"Arch Tax" Expected to Pass City's Board of Aldermen Today

Last night, Daily RFT asked Seventh Ward Alderwoman Phyllis Young: Does the "Arch Tax" bill you're sponsoring have the votes to pass at Friday's meeting? "If I'm counting properly, we have votes to pass it," she says. If that's correct, it will be up for a final board vote next week, as it will like ... More >>

Should We Raise Local Taxes to Spruce Up the Arch Grounds? We Don't Own the Property!

The city and surrounding counties don't own the Arch grounds. The federal government does. It's a national memorial and park run by the National Park Service. So why should WE raise our own local taxes to revitalize that property? That's the multi-million dollar question asked by critics of Board Bi ... More >>

The Dream of the '90s is Alive at Skatefest

St. Charles Confirms First Heat Death of Summer; Death Toll for Region Now 24

County medical examiner Dr. Mary Case has confirmed that a man found dead on July 7 died from the heat, marking the first such death for St. Charles County and the 24th heat-related death for the St. Louis region this year. Lawrence Detterman, 64, was found in his mobile home, which had had its air ... More >>

Army Training on St. Louis Streets Stokes Conspiracy Theories

Nearly every local news outlet has reported the story: This week the Army plans to drive armored vehicles through city streets as part of a training exercise it is holding at its reserve center in north St. Louis. But it was KSDK's version of the story last Thursday that really ignited the crazies. ... More >>

Which St. Louisans Have the Strongest Livers?

It's no secret that folks in the St. Louis region like to throw a few back from time time. Sometimes every day, in fact. We live in a beer town, and many of us are quite proud of that piece of our cultural heritage, thank you very much. But is it possible to split up the alcohol-consumption demogra ... More >>

Do-Over: State Republicans Plan Second St. Charles Caucus

​Following the St. Patrick's Day cock-up caucus in St. Charles, the Missouri Republican Party has officially scheduled a second St. Charles County caucus that it intends to see all the way through to the end. Tuesday, April 10, is the new date, and it will take place at 7 p.m. at the St. Charles C ... More >>

St. Charles County Council Approves Public Vote for Smoking Ban

The fate of the smoking ban now lies with St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann.​By a vote of 4 - 2, the St. Charles County Council passed legislation yesterday that would put a countywide smoking ban on the November 2012 ballot. The issue isn't a done deal yet. County Executive Steve Ehlmann ... More >>

St. Louis to Crack Down on Bath Salts

High quality, indeed.​The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will soon consider a bill to outlaw the sale and possession of synthetic cocaine marketed as bath salts.  KMOX reports that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce is pushing the bill sponsored by Alderman Greg Carter (Ward 27). "These ... More >>

St. Charles County Council Bans New Forms of Synthetic Marijuana and Cocaine

K3 is one of the synthetic marijuanas that replaced the previously banned K2.​St. Charles County last night became one more region of Missouri that won't wait for Jefferson City to pass a statewide ban on the sale of new forms of synthetic cocaine and marijuana. By a unanimous vote yesterday, coun ... More >>

God Punished Missouri with Tornadoes, Says Westboro Baptist Church

The wingnuts with Rev. Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church plan to picket tomorrow at noon outside the St. Charles County administrative building. The controversial Kansas-based church, best known for its "God's Hates Fags" message, is upset that county council members are trying to block its membe ... More >>

The "God Hates Fags" Church Sues St. Charles County For Restricting Funeral Protests

godhatesfags.comShell hath no fury!​On Monday, St. Charles County passed an ordinance restricting one's ability to protest a funeral. Huge bummer for members of the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, who like to picket at military funerals. They believe that God orchestrates the murder of Ameri ... More >>

St Louis Happy Hours: St. Charles County

Urban Hunters Kill 45 Deer in St. Louis County; 91 in St. Charles

Image ViaDeer hunting in the St. Louis 'burbs isn't confined to Big Buck Hunter.​Missouri's four-day urban deer hunt ended Monday with more than 587 deer harvested in the metro areas of St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia-Jefferson City. Boone County (home to Columbia) led the countie ... More >>

Poll: 68 Percent of St. Charles Voters Support Smoking Ban

​The American Cancer Society is out with a survey of St. Charles County voters. According to its numbers, 68 percent of voters in the county would support a smoking ban for bars, restaurants and casinos. Of those polled, 58 percent said they would "strongly" support such a measure. Lake Saint Loui ... More >>

A Shitty Crime: St. Charles Man Charged With Crushing Infant Daughter to Death

Image sourceIf you have to change a diaper, do this. Don't crush the kid.​Here's a valuable lesson: When you are changing your twelve-week-old daughter's diaper, there is absolutely no need to press down on her chest, crushing several internal organs and killing her. This recipient of this le ... More >>

St. Charles County Could Put Smoking Ban on November Ballot

​A meeting of the St. Charles County council last night pitted Girl Scouts versus a bar owner. Both were there there to talk about a proposed smoking ban that could be placed on the St. Charles County this November. Can you take a wild guess as to which opposed the ban and which supported it? The ... More >>

St. Louis Tea Party to Slowly Roll Through St. Charles Saturday

Epic Eagle.​The St. Louis Tea Party is planning a circuitous route (here's a map) through St. Charles County on Saturday, leaving at 10 a.m. from the Target parking lot in O'Fallon (2300 Hwy K.)Anyone who's been in a Target parking lot on a Saturday knows it's nothing short of bustling, so t ... More >>

It's Not K2: New Form Of Fake Weed Catches On In Kansas

At least this stuff kinda looks like real weed.​Earlier this week Kansas became the first state to outlaw synthetic marijuana, commonly sold under the brand name K2. Closer to home, Pettis County in central Missouri banned the stuff and St. Charles County soon followed suit.Obviously, lawmakers in ... More >>

Rants and Raves May Put Jerry Andres Back in the Slammer

photo by Jennifer Silverberg Jerry Andres may be in trouble again.​A neighborhood dispute in St. Charles County that culminated with a "terrorist threat" to repeat the Kirkwood City Council rampage at Dardenne Prairie City Hall is the the subject of a news story in this week's dead tree edi ... More >>

Suburban Journals Reporter Who Broke MySpace Murder Story is Back on the Teen-Girl Suicide Beat...And Leaving A Lot Unanswered

Almost two years to the date that Suburban Journals reporter Steve Pokin broke the news of what's been dubbed the "MySpace murder," he's penned another spooky, apparently local tale about technology and teenage suicide. Once again, readers are left wanting. Wikimedia CommonsAfter being bul ... More >>

Recession, Schmession. Who Wants to Build a Billion-Dollar Waterfront?

Wikimedia CommonsIf they're gonna build a canal, why not a mountain, too? Just like in the real San Carlos, Mexico! ​St. Chuck, apparently.Mike Sellenschuetter, president of Dean Homes, has a $1.5 billion plan to erect the Harbor San Carlos not far from the Family Arena. The developer hatched the ... More >>

Keith Olbermann Names Missouri Lawmaker "World's Worst Person"

fllickr.com/photos/NKDBYIn her June newsletter, Rep. Cynthia Davis, a St. Charles County Republican, offers some rather provocative commentary on child hunger. In fact, she says, there are actually hidden benefits to a child going hungry. Who would have thought? "Hunger can be a positiv ... More >>

Butt Heads: Want to know where our public officials stand on smoking bans? OK, we'll ask 'em!

Wednesday, March 18: Morning's Newz

A man in southwestern Illinois is blaming the sleeping pill Ambien for a recent brush with the law. The man says he took the drug and the next thing he remembered was waking up in a jail cell where police charged him with attempting to break into a home and resisting arrest. The man aptly calls his ... More >>

Perverts Beware: St. Louis area police have your number

Over the Weekend: Photos from Fair St. Louis, Live OFF the Levee, Cardinals vs. Cubs

Don't Hug the Trees

Celebrate them

O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!

True Confessions

We feel our age at St. Charles' new skate park, bare our guilty soul to the Recording Industry Association of America and pay our last respects to another victim of asbestos

We're Young and Board

St. Charles embraces skaters

Hey, Who Gave You That?

A misdirected press release provides endless amusement to our favorite invertebrate

Profanity Rock

Week of December 11, 2002

Odd Ducks

The fight to preserve St. Charles County floodplains makes for some strange bedfellows

The Gospel According to Paul

Developer Paul McKee Jr. envisions WingHaven as a "New Urbanist" planned community where everyone will live, work and get along. So why does it look so much like suburbia?

The Right to Answers

Nobody knows why the babies are dying near Weldon Spring. But the grownups can't help asking whether the site's toxic stew is to blame.

Let's Talk About Sex

Lake St. Louis' favorite agents provocateurs, the Wahls, are at it again

St. Louis' Strange Civic Creed

It's one for all, all for one and every county for itself

Voodoo Engineering

New plans for a levee in St. Charles County raise concerns about flooding in Illinois and the completion of Missouri's popular Katy Trail

RIPPLE EFFECT

A statewide fight over the biggest-ever water-rate-increase request could spill over into St. Louis County

HORSE FLY

Getting a jump on the St. Louis National Charity Horse Show

When We Are History

Steve McCracken has overseen a 13-year, $800 million cleanup and burial of the radioactive waste at Weldon Spring. Now that the odyssey is nearing its end, one thought haunts him -- how to warn people in the future not to dig it up.

Hunting Dog

When a frisky retriever paid an unexpected visit to the neighbors, he wasn't welcomed -- he was shot. And such killings are anything but uncommon.