Slideshow: Top local news stories of the week (September 26 - October 2)

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

1. Woman charged with sexual coercion of teen
A 38-year-old married mother of two has been charged with coercion and sexual enticement for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a boy who recently turned 14. Read more by clicking here.

2. Arrest made in Beason, Illinois family murders
Authorities in Logan County say they've arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the killings of five members of a central Illinois family. Read more by clicking here.

3. Fatal motorcycle accident in Moline Acres
Highway 367 is closed Tuesday afternoon between Berwyn Avenue and St. Cyr Road because of a fatal motorcycle accident. Read more by clicking here.

4. Injured teacher's life saved by insurance agents
A long time, and well liked North St. Louis County teacher and coach is in intensive care at SSM DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton dealing with some very serious injuries, but grateful for some unlikely rescuers who may have saved his life. Read more by clicking here.

5. St. Louis says goodbye to car dealer icon, Dave Sinclair
Funeral services were held for local businessman and car dealer Dave Sinclair. Read more by clicking here.

6. Reporter Heidi Glaus' weeklong blog about living on food stamps
Heidi is limiting her food spending to just over $28, which is the equivalent to the weekly allotment of food stamps. Read more by clicking here.

7. Police suspect gang warfare to blame for teen's murder
St. Louis police confirm they have a full scale gang war on their hands and the latest victim was 16-year-old Toriano Porter, Jr. Read more by clicking here.

8. Background check leads to arrest in 1976 murder case
It's the unexpected break investigators were hoping for. After 33-years on the run, a suspect in the disappearance of a Kirkwood woman is finally in custody in Georgia. Read more by clicking here.

9. Pedestrian killed in freak accident
A South City man was standing on a street corner when a vehicle hit and killed him. Read more by clicking here.

10. Report: Almost 29,000 in Missouri could be hospitalized with H1N1
A new report warns if a third of people in the U.S. wind up catching swine flu, 15 states could run out of hospital beds when the outbreak peaks. Read more by clicking here.

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