Top 7 Stories: Smoking Ban Dropped in St. Charles

With community journalists in neighborhoods throughout the St. Louis area, here are our top headlines from Patch from the last 24 hours.

1) High Ridge Man Found Dead in Alley (Fenton-High Ridge Patch)
42-year-old David Leary was found behind a city hall building in East Dubuque, Ill.

2) Police Unsure if Shot that Killed Affton Man Was Fired by Police or Suicide (Affton-Shrewsbury Patch)
St. Louis County Police said the Affton man pointed a gun at police and then at his head and two shots were fired, one by the man and another by an officer.

3) Jonathan Bonner Talks Notre Dame Football Commitment (Chesterfield Patch)
The Parkway Central defensive lineman chose the Fighting Irish over more than a dozen other schools.

4) St. Charles City Council Drops Smoking Ban, May Require Signage (St. Charles Patch)
Town Hall meetings to gather citizen input about a smoking ban got only 102 responses—half of those were opposed to any kind of ban.

5) Maplewood Shops, Sidewalks, Eateries Packed for Let Them Eat Art (Maplewood-Brentwood Patch)
There were 22 spots for a bite to eat and 37 to experience art.

6) Officer Says Retaliation is Happening for Exposing Racial Profiling (Mehlville-Oakville Patch)
Sgt. Daniel O'Neil said he is being punished for revealing wrongdoing in the St. Louis County Police Department's South County precinct with racial profiling.

7) Ballwin Alderman's Push To Track Tax Dollars Up For Discussion Monday (Ballwin-Ellisville Patch)
Ballwin Alderman Mark Harder will push again for the city to adopt an "accountability portal" which would allow visitors to the city's website to track spending.