But as the shock dissipated on what first appeared to be a grisly find, a more mundane explanation materialized.
BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois
A $7 million allocation for the airport to begin demolishing abandoned and underused buildings on the edges of the tarmac to clear way for rebuilding the passenger terminal.
Kurt Erickson St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Storch, a Democrat, represented the Dogtown area of south St. Louis from 2005 to 2011. She is the chief executive officer of a synagogue in Manhattan
By Joe Holleman St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The health provider tax brings in more than $4 billion.
Kurt Erickson St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Two weeks after Comcast dropped St. Louis Cardinals and other teams aired by Bally Sports, the league cast doubt on Bally's plan to emerge from bankruptcy.
Annika Merrilees St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The show will revive a tradition of concerts on the stage that stopped 33 years ago.
By Daniel Neman St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A road rage incident on southbound Interstate 170 during Thursday morning rush hour ended with a driver being shot in the arm near the Delmar Boulevard exit ramp.
By Robert Cohen St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Bryan Cave lawyers said no other firm in the city has been subject to the treatment theyβre enduring.
Austin Huguelet St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The case involved a Clayton-based private equity group that buys up Walmart-adjacent properties in strip malls.
Annika Merrilees St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The unidentified officer was working a secondary shift at The Marquee Restaurant & Lounge when he arrested a man for trespassing last weekend in the Downtown West neighborhood, authorities said.
By Kim Bell St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Daveβs Hot Chicken plans to open seven locations across St. Louis in the next four years.
By Hannah Wyman St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The change would hand day-to-day operations to a manager with degrees and qualifications in public administration.
By Kelsey Landis St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Angela Merici and St. Martin of Tours were granted reprieves by the Vatican court, while St. Roch will still be closed.
Blythe Bernhard St. Louis Post-Dispatch
βOur future looks vibrant,β Jones said in annual State of City speech. βAnd itβs not too far off.β
By Austin Huguelet St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A St. Louis County man faces multiple felony charges after police say he shot a toddler while robbing the toddler's father.
Nassim Benchaabane St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Your favorite isn't coming to St. Louis on tour? No problem, we'll tell you the nearest place to catch some major acts.
By Kevin C. Johnson St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Authorities are still looking for the body of John Paul Parton, who went missing from High Ridge, Missouri, three years ago.
Katie Kull St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Republicans are trying to push through the ballot question before the 6 p.m. Friday deadline to complete legislation.
Jack Suntrup St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mary Gan, 56, was shot to death in her home Monday afternoon. Authorities believe the gunman was her 26-year-old son, who then killed himself.
Buyouts offer people in distress significant help, but they often come with long wait times and bureaucratic complications.
LAURA STEWART Illinois Answers Project