Law enforcement officers look through debris on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Three people died and a fourth person was injured.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
Law enforcement officers look through debris on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Three people died and a fourth person was injured.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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MADISON COUNTY — A man has been charged with manslaughter after police say he carelessly and illegally stored the fireworks materials that exploded in April at a home near Troy, Illinois, killing two teenagers and a 12-year-old girl.
The victims of an April 5 house explosion in Madison County are, from left: Paisley Nishwitz, 12; Madeleine "Maddie" Maxeiner, 18; and Ayden Hendrickson, 19.
The principal, Cedric Gerald, is facing criminal charges in a sex abuse case involving several students in another district. He remains in the…
Law enforcement officers look through debris on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Three people died and a fourth person was injured.
Law enforcement officers look through debris on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Three people died and a fourth person was injured.
The victims of an April 5 house explosion in Madison County are, from left: Paisley Nishwitz, 12; Madeleine "Maddie" Maxeiner, 18; and Ayden Hendrickson, 19.
