The Alton Police Department recently released statistics for 2024 and shows crime is down in many key areas. Among the ...

This historic bronze plaque marking the last debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas was originally placed on ...

Archer’s new counterpart, Rico, was selected this week to be the department’s next K-9 officer. A team from the Alton Police ...

A Highlander aircraft went off the runway while landing at the Alton Bay Seaplane Base around 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, according ...

David Goins, the first African American mayor of Alton, is seeking a second term as he reflects on his accomplishments and ...

ALTON - Community members gathered to hear from Alton’s aldermanic, City Clerk, and mayoral candidates.On Feb. 4, 2025, the ...

Peyton Hill (23) of Incarnate Word collides with Kiyoka Proctor (3) of Alton on Saturday during a girls basketball game ...

You can hear from candidates in the Alton School Board race at a forum in a couple of weeks. The YWCA Southwestern Illinois ...

BRIAN FORTIER, WHO USED TO OWN THE WEST ALTON MARINA, WAS CONVICTED EARLY LAST YEAR OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A TEENAGE EMPLOYEE BACK IN 2021. HE DENIED THE CHARGES. HIS ATTORNEYS GOT HIM A NEW TRIAL ...