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🌱 Four charged after brutal beating at Jennings Station Road crash scene
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In today's newsletter:
- Four charged after brutal beating at Jennings Station Road crash scene
- Why overdoses are spiking around Jennings—and how to get free Narcan
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cloudy, a t-storm in the p.m., 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
• Police escort 63-year-old who was beaten after a North County fender-bender home (firstalert4.com) — A 63-year-old man is recovering at home after being brutally beaten following a Sept. 19 fender-bender at Jennings Station Road and Shannon Avenue in Jennings. Police say several people from the other car attacked him in the street; four suspects now face robbery, assault, and burglary charges and are due in court Thursday, drawing regional police support for the victim. 
• St. Louis County Issues Public Health Alert After Nearly 200 Suspected Nonfatal Overdoses, with Many Near Jennings (medicaldaily.com) — Health officials are warning Jennings residents after nearly 200 suspected nonfatal overdoses were recorded in St. Louis County from late August through September, heavily concentrated in the 63136 ZIP code that includes Jennings. The alert urges families to recognize overdose signs, call 911 without fear under Missouri's Good Samaritan law, and pick up free naloxone from county libraries, vending machines, health department sites, or by mail.
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Mark Twain Building St. Louis, Mo.,
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🗞 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)
University City
- Yes, These Are REAL Driving Laws: Believe It Or Not (carpro.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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