Geoffrey Fester and Brendan Lenhardt were honored for their exceptional service by the Wood River Police Department.

Collinsville Police Department called in the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis to do the initial investigation on Rowland’s murder, resulting in deployment of about 30 investigators. By the ...

We’re here to educate kids, help them socially, emotionally and make sure they’re well-nourished. That’s going to continue to ...

Sammy Shafer Jr. is charged with hiring a hitman to kill his wife's girlfriend last week. Portia Rowland, 32, was shot to ...

He’s the best son you could ever imagine,” the suspect’s father said after a hearing in Madison County Circuit Court.

Three individuals face charges in the murder-for-hire of Portia Rowland, who was shot outside her home in Collinsville.

An obituary and funeral arrangements have been released for Portia L. Rowland, the 32-year-old woman shot and killed outside ...

Sammy J. Shafer Jr., 36, was one of three suspects arrested over the killing of 32-year-old Portia Rowland last week.

Three men have been charged in connection with the shooting death of woman in Collinsville. Sammy Shafer Jr. of Caseyville, ...

Three men are facing charges in the death of Portia Rowland. They were arrested over the weekend. Two of the suspects were ...

The fatal shooting of a Collinsville, Illinois, woman last week was the result of a murder-for-hire plot, law enforcement ...

Illinois Secretary of State records show that Sammy Shafer Jr. also is president of several other businesses, including a ...