Alton News

Alton was a stop on the Underground Railroad, which was a network of routes and houses to help slaves in the 19th century escape to freedom.

Alton firefighters train to be "tactical athletes" that are ready to respond to an emergency at any moment, said Alton Fire Chief Bernie Sebold during NewsChannel 5's broadcast at Alton Fire Station #1 Friday morning.

Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, authorities have charged an Alton woman after she allegedly used a baseball bat to strike a victim and the victim's vehicle while the victim's child was inside.

The City of Alton is getting its plan together to renovate a portion of the historic Riverview Park.

A brief scare at the Federal Building in Alton was taken care of in short order Thursday afternoon.

Alton Mayor Brant Walker has made more appointments. Among them is a new head of the Public Works Department and a new Director of Development and Housing.

Illinois volunteers are gearing up to help in the aftermath of Oklahoma's deadly tornado.

The Alton Memorial Day Parade will step off for the 146th time at ten o' clock the morning of May 27 in Upper Alton.

Cramming 200 years of history into a 128-page book of pictures proved to be an interesting task for Mary Westerhold, archival research manager at the Madison County Historical Society Museum and Library.

Alton Police are investigating an armed robbery Friday afternoon outside the Laclede Community Credit Union in North Alton.

The bill would create a four-year pilot program, under which patients with specified medical ailments, including cancer, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis, could use marijuana if they get a doctor's permission.

Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, the Madison County Sheriff's Department is investigating an incident outside a Rosewood Heights bar early Thursday.

Local rental property owners, or those interested in getting into the business, are invited to attend a meeting on Saturday.

Country music superstars Sawyer Brown will be performing in Alton. The band and the city confirmed the July 19 date at the Alton Amphitheater on Wednesday.

Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, federal authorities report the arrested of a Carrollton man on charges of enticement of a minor.

Alton Police say it was in large part due to the public's help that an alleged shooter in an Upper Alton confrontation has been arrested.

Wood River Township Hospital was the last publicly run hospital in the metro-east when it closed in 2000, in the face of financial problems.

A series of coffee houses cropped up across the metro-east area and beyond to satisfy your craving for caffeine and casinos.

Although the world economy is going through a rough time, there is no shortage of millionaires and billionaires in the world.

In America, we're just not sure whether to treat kids with protective gloves or 'they should know better' adults An 18-year-old can vote for the president of the United States , but he can't order a beer.