Homeless man, 56, dies when hit by freight train in Madison County From staff reports Apr 13, 2026 Apr 13, 2026 0 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MADISON COUNTY — A homeless man died Saturday night when he was hit by a freight train east of Lockmann and Longhi roads, authorities said.kAm%96 G:4E:> H2D {@??:6 {] s:4<6CD@?[ de[ E96 |25:D@? r@F?EJ 4@C@?6CVD @77:46 D2:5 |@?52J]k^AmkAmtG:56?46 2E E96 D46?6 :?5:42E6D E96 G:4E:> >2J 92G6 366? D=66A:?8 @? E96 EC24<D[ E96 4@C@?6CVD @77:46 D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6]k^AmkAm%96 :?4:56?E E@@< A=246 2E 23@FE ``i`d A]>] %96 =@42E:@? :D :? y2CG:D %@H?D9:A[ 62DE @7 r@==:?DG:==6]k^Am View life in St. Louis through the Post-Dispatch photographers' lenses. Edited by Jenna Jones. Post-Dispatch photographers 0 Comments Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Nurse, paramedic stabbed at DePaul hospital describe attack. 'I thought I was dead.' "I would not have survived if I weren't at a hospital," said the former nurse. "I had an artery severed. I would have been dead within a matte… Video shows teen shot in back of head by St. Louis police The video was released to put pressure on authorities and demand accountability, attorney Al Watkins told the Post-Dispatch. A new immigration strategy shakes a rural Missouri town President Trump’s deportation campaign has reached deep into agricultural regions that rely heavily on immigrant labor, including raids on far… Cold case break: St. Louis County police ID suspect 33 years after teen's sex assault "We're here today to send a message to the victims and families of victims on unsolved cases: We have not forgotten you." Judge dismisses challenge to Missouri's $50 million school voucher program The Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Program costs taxpayers about $50 million annually
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