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The woman whose body was found in Hancock County last week has been identified.

The body of a man found in the Mississippi River in Clark County earlier this week has been identified.

Remains found in southwest Missouri last month have been identified as those of a Joplin man who was reported missing in September.

Authorities have identified the 12-year-old Peoria boy who died after being shot in the head Monday night.

An investigation continues after a 38-year-old woman was found dead in her rental home in Lincoln County, north of St. Louis.

Police in the Mississippi River city of Alton say a body found in an abandoned home's basement was that of a 66-year-old man.

Authorities in southeast Missouri say remains found by a hunter three weeks ago are those of a 64-year-old woman.

A body found by a hunter in central Missouri has been identified as that of a Jefferson City man, but authorities don't know how or when he died.

Authorities say a badly decomposed female body found in a Peoria drainage ditch has been identified as a woman who was reported missing last month.

Authorities say skeletal remains found in a northern Illinois home belong to a McHenry County woman.