Slideshow: Top local news stories of the week (May 2 - May 8)

KSDK -- NewsChannel 5 presents the Top Local Stories of the Week, as selected by KSDK.com readers.

1. Security officer's wife, children murdered in Columbia, Illinois
The Major Case Squad has few promising leads, but investigators said they'd like the public's help in solving a triple homicide in Columbia, Illinois. Read more by clicking here.

2. St. Louis actor Mickey Carroll dies, family now in dispute with caretaker
St. Louis' most famous munchkin, Mickey Carroll, died at his Crestwood home Thursday morning. He was 89-years-old. Read more by clicking here.

3. Arcadia toddler goes missing for three days
Three-year-old Joshua Childers has been upgraded from "fair" to "good" condition, but the boy will not be released from the hospital Friday, Jefferson Regional Medical Center spokesman Rick Fischer said Thursday. Read more by clicking here.

4. Victims identified in overnight triple homicide
St. Louis police are investigating a triple homicide that happened overnight Friday. Read more by clicking here.

5. Freeburg school superintendent commits suicide
The superintendent of the Freeburg, Illinois School District committed suicide at his home in St. Clair County Sunday morning. Now, NewsChannel 5 has learned that police and prosecutors were investigating Rob Hawkins. Read more by clicking here.

6. St. Louis County teen has swine flu
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has confirmed a St. Louis County teenager has contracted the H1N1 virus, aka 'swine flu.' Read more by clicking here.

7. Body found floating in Mississippi River
Detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department have identified the body of a man who went missing three weeks ago and turned up in the Mississippi River. Read more by clicking here.

8. O'Fallon, Missouri man has swine flu
The St. Charles County Department of Community Health and Environment said a 24-year-old man from O'Fallon, Missouri is the first confirmed case of swine flu. Read more by clicking here.

9. Midwest storms claim at least four lives
Severe thunderstorms in the Midwest have killed four people, collapsing a church and knocking out power to thousands. Read more by clicking here.

10. Large crowd in attendance to protest Ballwin Schnucks
The friendliest stores in town are meeting with some not so friendly opposition. A public hearing on a new grocery store was actually postponed in Ballwin Monday night after too many people showed up to speak. Read more by clicking here.