Alton News

A vehicle accident occurred in the morning hours of June 29 between a Toyota 2001 Tacoma SR5 and a tractor trailer on Highway 63 a couple hundred feet south of the Riverview Motel in Mammoth Spring, Ark.

Authorities say it began with a break-in, escalated into a car chase and roving gun battle, and ended with a bi-state police pursuit.

An Oregon County teen suffered serious injuries Tuesday when the all-terrain vehicle she was driving went out of control and crashed, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

SUMMER KICKOFF PARTY The Jacoby Arts Center will host a free summer kickoff party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 627 East Broadway in Alton.

WEST PLAINS, Mo. - David and Melissa Owen of Alton, Mo., are the parents of a girl, Lilly Robin Owen, born May 3, 2009, at Ozarks Medical Center.

Floodwaters creeping onto area roads are no cause for concern, officials say. "It's just minor seasonal stuff," said Lt.

Donald and Angela Springer celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday, April 23.

The Missouri House approved two measures Thursday aimed at helping small businesses but that have been decried by restaurant and retail workers.

A southwest Missouri woman has been charged with suffocating her 3-month-old son.

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's staff will hold"Congressional Connection" sessions Friday in Willow Springs, Mountain View and Alton, according to a news release from Emerson's office.

The Missouri Department of Revenue will waive late fees for people who were unable to reach their local license office because of the ice storm that crippled Southeast Missouri.

Penalties normally assessed for late transactions at local license offices will be waived for customers in areas hit by ice storms, according to the Missouri Department of Revenue.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has increased the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual who recently killed and mutilated two bald eagles last month.

David Haggard The New Franklin R-I School Board announced the selection of a new superintendent of schools on Wednesday - and they didn't have to go far to find the person they were looking for.

It is the national bird and the symbol of our country. The bald eagle is supposed to be protected by federal law.

Police have found a man who led them on a chase in North St. Louis County while driving one of their vehicles.

An immature American bald eagle hovers Wednesday over a dead treetop in the wetlands across from the Clark Bridge in West Alton, Mo., with its fishy breakfast.

The bald eagles are back around Alton. We commissioned an expert to show us some tricks to spotting eagles in their natural habitats.

Three people are in custody in connection with an Alton double shooting. Police say the arrests were made Friday and Saturday in the murder of 54-year-old Frank Smith and the shooting of his nephew.

Two people are being questioned in connection with a double shooting in Alton early New Year's Eve morning.