Alton News Archives

A 30-year-old Alton man is accused of entering a neighbor's home and confronting the occupants with a bow and arrow. via Chicago Tribune

A "suspicious" fire torched most of an apartment building in the former Joesting Terrace complex Saturday afternoon. via Fire Engineering

Alton A substitute teacher at Alton High School was arrested at school a few days after she bragged to students about having an outstanding warrant for her arrest, authorities said. via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A concerned local business owner pleaded with the City Council this week to do something about parking violations in the downtown area. via Alton Telegraph

Authorities again are accusing a Missouri man in the nearly 40-year-old shooting deaths of a former Illinoisan and his teenage girlfriend. via KFVS

An Alton couple is facing one charge each of unlawful possession of cannabis plants after police raided their basement last week, allegedly finding numerous marijuana plants growing in buckets. via Alton Telegraph

As part of its 50th anniversary, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville held a ceremony Wednesday to fill a new time capsule to be kept for another 50 years. via Alton Telegraph

“Hey, where did all these angels come from?”

The fatal shooting of an Alton native outside a Washington Park liquor store is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said Wednesday. via Alton Telegraph

“He attempted to discard some cocaine at that location that he admitted was his”

A tipster's call led police to a man suspected of selling drugs at a city tavern. via Alton Telegraph

Officials say construction of an amphitheater in the Mississippi River city of Alton, Ill., may be delayed for months because of a welding issue. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Dozens of Abraham Lincoln impersonators, dressed in black suits with stovepipe hats, met in Alton on Saturday at the city's Lincoln-Douglas Square. via Southeast Missourian

Beards and stovepipe hats will be in full effect this weekend in Alton, Ill., where there's a whole lotta Lincoln going on. via KHQA-TV Quincy

A three-way crash Monday that killed a couple from Brighton was triggered when an SUV ran into the back of a pickup truck, pushing it into the path of a motorcycle on which the victims were riding, police said. via Alton Telegraph

Airline complaints soar to record highs Study rates airlines in customer service, lost luggage and on-time arrivals. via WQAD-TV Moline

“All my CD releases have been here in Illinois”

From the River Bend to Music City, USA, and back, Charlie Brown returned to his roots bringing his musical success with him. via Alton Telegraph

“But I had this crazy cellmate who was knitting in the middle of the night. These guys would've burned me alive, but my cellmate, he started screaming so loud that they took off.”

The brother of the man most people believe killed Martin Luther King Jr. lives in a miniature brick house near the languishing downtown of Quincy, Illinois. via St. Louis - riverfronttimes.com

A family is making sure the furry and feathery flood victims of Pacific are taken care of. via MyFox St. Louis