🌱 What charges could follow Berkeley’s deadly road-rage shooting?

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• What charges could follow Berkeley's deadly road-rage shooting?

Also on today's calendar: Battle Of The Decades Trivia Night.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Not as hot; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 52.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Officials to discuss potential charges in Berkeley road rage shooting (fox2now.com) — Police and prosecutors in Berkeley are meeting Wednesday morning to decide on possible charges in last week's fatal road-rage shooting that left 59-year-old Vance Townes dead near Hanley and Frost. Investigators have witness statements and surveillance video, while Townes' funeral is set for Thursday in St. Charles, keeping many local residents focused on what legal consequences the shooter may face.
   

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Saturday October 3
• Battle Of The Decades Trivia Night →
  The Machinist Hall, 12365 St Charles Rock Rd, Bridgeton
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Leads Group 1 Meeting
  Greater North County Chamber of Commerce Greater North County Chamber Office 420 W. Washington St. Florissant, MO 63031
  7:30 am
• RAD Networking: For Rebels, Dreamers & Business Owners (Thursdays) →
  Big Belly Deli, 392 Saint Ferdinand Street, Florissant
  9:00 am
• Taste of St. Louis - Fragrances, Friends, and Family Owned
  Millennium Student Center and Student Services (MSC), 3rd Floor R
  11:30 am
• A Medium that Demands Our Attention: Video Games as Communication
  Millennium Student Center and Student Services (MSC), Chambers
  2:00 pm
• Safety, Survival, Essentials
  Lucas Hall (LH), 107
  2:30 pm
• Triton Open Mic & Karaoke
  Pierre Laclede Honors College (HC), Museum Room
  5:00 pm
• Willow Brook Sensory Room Ribbon Cutting
  Willow Brook Elementary School, 11022 Schuetz Rd, St. Louis
  5:00 pm
• Rose Acres PTO Skate Night
  Pattonville R-iII Saint Ann, MO 63074
  6:00 pm
• Wind Ensemble Concert: "On the Town"
  Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center (PAC), Anheuser-Busch P
  7:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Faith & Family Fridays with Lloyd Nicks and Brian Owens →
  Good News Brewing Ferguson, 418 South Florissant Road, Ferguson
• Saving Claire : Documentary-Style Film & Discussion on Falls Prevention
  Greater North County Chamber of Commerce 500 NW Plaza Suite 425
  1:00 am
• Missouri Mog Mile →
  F3 site name – Koch-A-Cabana, 315 Howdershell Road, Florissant
  5:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on Olive Blvd reported...
  There is road construction on Olive Blvd reported on May 21, 2026. "SIDEWALK/ADA IMPROVEMENTS" (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Ferguson

• Missouri's first midwifery school opens in Ferguson, teaching African and modern birth methods (kcur.org)
• Carbondale protesters show solidarity with Ferguson (dailyegyptian.com)
• 3rd teen certified as adult in fatal shooting of rideshare driver in St. Louis County (kmov.com)

Florissant

• Carbondale man dies from gunshot wounds amid spike in gun violence (dailyegyptian.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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