"Gunner was a joyful and fun-spirited little boy whose laughter brightened every room and whose heart was full of adventure," ...

MOUNT CARMEL, Ill. — A balloon likely suffocated a 6-year-old boy in Illinois, according to the Wabash County Coroner's Office. The boy was identified by his aunt on Facebook as Gunner Matthew Hyatt.

Mylar balloons are frequently used and sold at many stores. They're the reflective balloons usually filled with helium in shapes other than the classic tear drop shape balloons take when inflated.

Marlene Warren's 1990 murder went unsolved until Sheila Keen-Warren pleaded guilty in 2023. A documentary is set to air June ...