St. Charles County Living

Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

(Please note—this is raw information in almost real-time. We have not confirmed or followed up with local authorities)

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Sunday happenings:

A wrong-way driver on Highway 370 from New Town, going eastbound in the westbound lanes. It was reported as a pickup truck going at a high rate of speed.

An 80 year old man had an injury at T. R. Hughes Ballpark when a stray ball struck his head.

An Imo’s Pizza delivery person reported her car stolen tonight from Hopewell Road in Wentzville. She went to the door to deliver the pizza, the man who answered the door said he had to get into his car for money. Instead he drove away in her maroon Pontiac Grand Am.

Wires were down in the backyard of a house on Derby in St. Peters.

We are having severe weather tonight and already much is being reported about wires sparking, transformer problems and power outages.

Grab a flashlight and stay safe!!

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

(Please note—this is raw information in almost real-time. We have not confirmed or followed up with local authorities)

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Wednesday happenings:

A wrong-way driver on Highway 40 near WingHaven was reported. The SUV was reported as going eastbound in the westbound lanes at 60 to 70 mph.

An assault was reported off of Highway B. The person may have had a rifle in his possession and it was reported that he shot into an unoccupied vehicle.

There was a motor vehicle accident on Highway 94 and Siedentop. Multiple patients.

Someone was having difficulty breathing at Dierbergs on Highway N and Mid Rivers Mall Drive.

There was a motor vehicle accident on Woodland Ridge Drive in St. Peters (cross of Knaust). A female driver hit a parked car.

A fire alarm was reported at Lindenwood.

Strong odor of smoke was reported in O'Fallon Hills.

Someone had difficulty breathing on Dardenne Street in St. Charles.

There was an overdose at the Motel 6 in St. Charles.

Someone took a fall on Stone Creek Valley (off Mexico Road).

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

(Please note—this is raw information in almost real-time. We have not confirmed or followed up with local authorities)

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Tuesday happenings:

There was a motor vehicle accident on Dingledine and Old Highway 94 South.

Someone on South Charlemagne in LSL was using a slingshot against a lawn care worker at the nearby church.

There was a motor vehicle accident on Peine Road and West Meyer in Wentzville.

Someone was having difficulty breathing in the Bedford Falls subdivision.

There was a motor vehicle accident on Highway F.

A cleaning woman was afraid to leave the office late Tuesday night, because a suspicious car was flashing its lights at her every time she opened the door.

A female in distress called authorities to say that she was dying in a graveyard.

On Route 364, someone lost the load he was towing and stopped his vehicle. The car behind him didn't notice that he was stopped and struck the rear of his car. One person was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries.

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

(Please note—this is raw information in almost real-time. We have not confirmed or followed up with local authorities)

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Sunday happenings:

There was a commercial fire alarm at Lindenwood University.

A 2 year old girl got fingernail polish in her eye in Lake Saint Louis.

In Lincoln County, someone was having abdominal pain in the Lake Sherwood area.

There was a sick case on Cougar Creek near Salt Lick.

A 41 year old man was having heart problems at a hotel on Convention Center Plaza.

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

(Please note—this is raw information in almost real-time. We have not confirmed or followed up with local authorities)

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Saturday happenings:

A 27-year-old man fainted at Hot Shots in St. Charles.

Someone fell at the Elks Lodge parking lot on Tom Ginnever.

There was an assault on Park Charles South in St. Peters.

Someone was having seizures near Muegge Road in St. Charles.

Someone was having chest pains on Blue Water Drive in St. Peters.

An 86 year old woman on Shady Oak Drive in St. Charles was reported sick.

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

(Please note—this is raw information in almost real-time. We have not confirmed or followed up with local authorities)

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Friday happenings:

There was an assault on Jackson Place in St. Charles.

A car struck a deer near Dyer Road. The car is not drivable. Deer may still be alive.

There was smoke reported in an apartment building on Bellrive Court in St. Charles.

A sick case was reported at an assisted living center in O’Fallon.

A transformer fire was reported on Ken Drive in St. Charles.

Someone reported a hemorrhage case off Peine Road in Wentzville.

An unconscious person was reported in St. Charles.

A possible DUI driver was reported on Highway 70.

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

(Please note—this is raw information in almost real-time. We have not confirmed or followed up with local authorities)

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Thursday happenings:

An OD case was reported in a 46 year old woman on Penbrook in St. Charles.

Someone had a stroke on Pine Street in St. Charles.

A 2 year old boy was locked in a running (parked) vehicle at a local pool.

There was a motor vehicle accident on Highway 70 near Zumbehl.

A traumatic injury was reported in the Stone Meadows subdivision in Wentzville.

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

(Please note—this is raw information in almost real-time. We have not confirmed or followed up with local authorities)

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Wednesday happenings:

There was an assault around midnight this morning on North Main Street  in St. Charles.

There was a report of a 19 year old male with an arrow through his hand.

A passenger in a red Mitsubishi was throwing nails out the car window at other vehicles. They were traveling eastbound on Highway 70 near Wentzville.

There was a vehicle fire on Fox Meadows Court near Upper Bottom Road in St. Charles.

Wires were arching near Verizon on Technology Drive.

A woman was running in front of vehicles—location believed to be St. Peters.

An overdose was reported on Gallaher in St. Charles.

A man was having diabetic problems on Feise Road in Dardenne Prairie.

Someone in the Stone Meadows subdivision of Wentzville took a fall today.

A man was having chest pains at the Schnucks on Duchesne in St. Charles.

There was a psych. case on Greensbottom Road.

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

(Please note—this is raw information in almost real-time. We have not confirmed or followed up with local authorities)

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Tuesday happenings:

A female was bucked from a horse in Lincoln County.

There was a commercial fire alarm at Benton School in St. Charles.

Five junveniles were reported throwing bottle rockets at homes in the Brittany Timbers area in St. Charles.

A man had a seizure on Mayfair Road in St. Charles.

A man was having chest pains on Prince Charles Drive in O'Fallon.

There was a report of a driving in a truck causing road rage. 

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

(Please note—this is raw information in almost real-time. We have not confirmed or followed up with local authorities)

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Monday happenings:

Someone fainted at the Wal-Mart on Jungermann.

A fire alarm went off at the St. Charles County Department of Corrections.

Someone took a fall on Rockefeller in St. Peters.

Someone may have had a stroke on Rue Grand in Lake Saint Louis.

There was a motor vehicle accident in front of Walgreens at Tom Ginnever and North Main in O’Fallon. Someone reported neck pain.

Someone had difficulty breathing in the Monticello subdivision.

A man fell at the Estates of High Grove subdivision in O’Fallon.

A woman suffered cardiac arrest in Heritage at Hawk Ridge.

Someone reported an unauthorized burn on Laura Drive in O’Fallon.

Someone was delivering what seemed to be phone books on Hedgewood Court in O’Fallon  and was reportedly taking too long on people’s porches. Seemed suspicious.

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

(Please note—this is raw information in almost real-time. We have not confirmed or followed up with local authorities)

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Saturday happenings:

There was a motor vehicle accident on MidRivers Mall Drive at Willott Road in St. Charles.

In Lincoln County—there was an assault on Cornelia Lane. A male has a possible laceration to the leg.

An oven fire was reported on Bristol Valley in St. Peters.

Someone fell in the Laura Hill area of O’Fallon.

There is a donation box on fire at a church on Cedar Glen in Weldon Spring.

There was an accident on Highway D and Highway 94.

In Warren County, on Pike, someone was having chest pains.

There were many, many reports from annoyed homeowners regarding fireworks.

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Yesterday, in Schnuck’s parking lot, a twenty-ish something woman approached me, saying that she and her friend were out of gas and needed to get back to St. Louis.

She asked if I could give her a dollar or two for gas. She was holding a gas can. I never saw her friend.

I know what you are thinking. I was thinking the same thing. But I gave her a dollar anyway.

She approached another shopper as I was getting into my car. That woman also gave her some money.

I’m wondering if this scenario will become more common as oil gets scarce and gas prices remain out of whack. Not necessarily because people will be needing gas money, but also because scammers will con people with the most believable story they can think up.

I really wanted to believe her. Really. But my gut instincts, the ones I learned about in self-defense class, were telling me that she wasn’t totally honest.

While I drove home I thought about what I would do if I were out of gas in a different town. Would I ask strangers in a parking lot for money? I don’t think so.

I would try to make a phone call for someone to pick me up. What if no one I knew had enough gas money to come get me? Well, then I don’t know. I think maybe I would ask the people inside Schnuck’s for some advice. Maybe the police could help.

What I keep thinking about was that red gas can. Maybe I don’t hang out with the “be prepared” crowd, but I don’t know anyone who carries a gas can in their car. It almost seemed to me to complete a manufactured image of someone needing gas.

I hope she got to St. Louis, if that was her true intention.

If she actually just needed money and approaching strangers was all she could think of to get it, then I imagine she raked in quite a bit last night.

Later I realized she could have been a distraction for a group of thugs waiting to hit me over the head while I talked to her. Or she could have pulled a weapon as I looked down to open my purse.

What should I have done? Ignored her? She seemed harmless. She seemed in distress. Even still, I know the experts would say not to even acknowledge someone who makes you feel uncomfortable. But, what if she really needed help?

Now that I think about it, it would have been quite appropriate for me to keep my momentum going, not pausing, while I listened to her. I could have said, while getting in my car, in a no-time-to-talk tone “I’ll call someone for you.”

I wouldn’t have had to even listen to her entire spiel. I could have interrupted her as if I were so incredibly busy. That way, I wouldn’t make the mistake of pausing, making myself vulnerable.

Then, lock my doors, drive off and call the police to assist her.

Red flags and gas cans. Be aware.

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Thursday happenings:

Three juveniles were driving around Wentzville, near Pearce and Bus. 61, in a green Buick. It was reported that there were shots fired from the car. May have been fireworks.

Traumatic injury reported near the Knights of Columbus on Highway N near Weiss Road. Reported that a woman was thrown from a vehicle.

A woman was having difficulty breathing on Vantage Drive in St. Peters.

Someone was having seizures on Stonecroft Drive in St. Charles.

An 89 year old woman fell at Lindenwood Avenue in St. Charles.

There was a motor vehicle accident around Highway 94 and Kisker.

Someone on Heritage Court was having chest pains.

Someone on Patricia Court in Wentzville reported abdominal pain.

Someone on Sunbeam Court in St. Peters reported back pain.

One more thing:

Please keep in mind those dealing with the tragedy of recent and upcoming flooding.

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At about 12:30 p.m. today traffic was stopped as emergency crews reacted to a jack-knife accident involving two tractor trailer trucks hauling a modular home. Each truck had one half of the home.

The trucks were traveling on Highway 40 westbound and the accident occurred on the Daniel Boone Bridge. 

Access to the accident was difficult and emergency crews had to travel in the wrong direction on the highway to get to it.

A small pickup truck was also involved in the mess. 

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Wednesday happenings:

There was a vehicle fire reported on Jungermann Road in St. Charles.

Someone reported abdominal pain at the O’Fallon Post Office.

Someone had difficulty breathing on Forest Path Drive in St. Peters.

Someone was having seizures on Fairgrounds Road in St. Charles.

Someone took a fall on Pine Bluff Drive in St. Charles.

There was a motor vehicle accident on Highway P and Guthrie Road in Wentzville.

In Lincoln County: There was a rollover vehicle accident on Highway H and the Cuivre River Bridge.

One more thing:

Please keep in mind those dealing with the tragedy of recent and upcoming flooding.

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Some local happenings aren’t especially “newsworthy,” but are still helpful for the community to be aware of them.

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for each of these neighbors who may be having a bad day (to say the least). Also, remember the emergency professionals as they often work through dangerous situations.

These listings will be updated frequently in this blog area. Check back often!

Tuesday happenings:

A couple of people were wounded during a fight on Cedar Bluff Drive in Lake Saint Louis.

Someone fell at Lutheran Senior Services in St. Charles. 

Suspicious circumstances—it appeared that someone was trying to steal diesel fuel out of a diesel tank  at a construction site.

One more thing:

Please keep in mind those dealing with the tragedy of recent and upcoming flooding

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