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After firefighters put out the fire, they found 69-year-old Susanne Tomlinson dead inside.

In the early 1990s, a series of grotesque murders terrorized St. Louis. The serial killer became known as the “Package Killer'' for the manner in which the victims’ bodies were abandoned. Then the killer seemingly disappeared, until this week, when prosecutors charged Gary Muehlberg with multiple counts of murder. In this episode, we hear from the detective who stayed on the case and the reporter who brought new attention to its details.

St. Charles police asked anyone who believes they've been scammed by Ron Johnson to contact them at 636-949-3320.

Dead & Company has come to the end of The Golden Road. The band took to Instagram on Friday to announce some good news and bad news: The Grateful Dead spinoff group…

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Michelle Green pleaded to one count of felony stealing of more than $25,000.

Visit the food truck Sunday afternoon at the site of the future Sugarfire Smokehouse location in Arnold.

MADISON COUNTY - The Madison County Coroner Stephen P. Nonn announced Friday afternoon that a Troy woman lost her life following a residential structure fire Thursday, September 22, 2022. The victim was identified as Susanne E. Tomlinson, 69, of the 500 block of Wood Thrush Street in Troy. Tomlinson was pronounced deceased by Madison County Coroner’s Office Investigator Shelbi Frakes at 4:55 p.m. Thursday after she was discovered within her residence upon completion of fire suppression operations. Multiple area fire departments were called to the scene in a coordinated effort to contain and extinguish the fire. Nonn said the Troy Police Department Officers were summoned to an address in the 500 block of Wood Thrush Street for a domestic disturbance at approximately 2:22 p.m. Their preliminary investigation led them to the victims’ address and the discovery of an active fire within the residence. An autopsy examination is scheduled which will aid in determining the cause

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Missouri law now requires voters to show government-issued photo ID at the polls to cast a regular ballot.

Pink Floyd has had many iconic album covers -- The Dark Side of The Moon and The Wall come to mind. But the cover of its 1977 album Animals is up…

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Thank you to all the readers that nominated and voted for their favorites in our inaugural year for the STL Headliner awards. It has been an honor to play a small part in bringing recognition to the local businesses and…

There's no such thing as a Jewish holiday without good food. Passover comes with matzo ball soup (rich chicken broth studded with dumplings) and  brisket (the most amazing pot roast ever). Sukkot, the harvest holiday, has kreplach, amazing meat-stuffed dumplings.

A St. Louis man accused of stealing more than $300,000 in a series of scams is behind bars in St. Charles County.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility receives for its efforts as it approaches its first anniversary of operations in October. Madison County Building and Zoning received an award from the Illinois Recycling Foundation during its conference in Joliet for its pursuit and achievement of opening a Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility. “There hasn’t been a HHW site opened in Illinois in the past 20 years,” Building and Zoning Administrator Chris Doucleff said. “This is a great achievement for Madison County as we continue to be the gold standard for resource management practices in southern Illinois.” The collection facility, located at 249 N. Old St. Louis Road, Wood River, allows all Illinois residents drop off household hazardous waste for free the first Saturday and third Friday of every month. “It helps prevent harmful chemicals such as gasoline, antifreeze, and other toxic

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MADISON COUNTY - Reigning Madison County Fair Pageant Queen Johna Murphy of Troy and Junior Miss Remi Sapp of Jerseyville and Little Miss Charlie Christ of Granite City are making their rounds at various parades, pageants, and festivals. The three girls are already quite close, following in the footsteps of the 2021 queens Madeline Bouillon, Kinley Heath, and Leah Frey with a similar personable/positive approach. The girls attempt to agree to every appearance possible and said so far, they love the experiences. “We have been to the Labor Day Parade in Granite City and hope to do the Halloween Parade and attended other pageants and events,” Murphy said, speaking for the trio. “I can’t imagine being around a better group of girls than Remi and Charlie to reign with. We have had so much fun.” Remi and Charlie both said they admire Johna a great deal and she has been a constant help for them as they move forward with the social and civic service part of the

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An investigation is underway after a suspected domestic situation ended with one woman dead and a home destroyed by a fire.

Police discovered the fire after they were called to the woman's house for a domestic disturbance.

Capt. Michael Pickett Junior has been a Kinloch firefighter since 1995.