Controlled buys lead to arrest; search finds 4.5 pounds of cocaine at Alton home ...

NCMEC tip on Kik leads to East Alton search; chats detail sharing, payment, records say ...

Part of Alton Towers had to be evacuated due to a fire in a toilet at the theme park. The blaze was quickly put out and ...

An Alton police officer is being recognized with the Life Saving Award after rescuing two people and their dogs from a ...

A section of Alton Towers was evacuated after a fire broke out in a toilet. The blaze started in the Forbidden Valley part of ...

ALTON — Alton Police Officer Jacob Beuttel has been awarded the Life Saving Award for his swift and courageous actions that ...

ALTON A proposal to eliminate late night liquor licenses for all Alton bars is on hold for now after several local bar owners spoke out against it.A resolution ...

First responders say the helicopter had people on board who were trying to do work on nearby power lines before hitting one ...

A man was sentenced Wednesday for firing shots at two Alton homes last year, narrowly missing a three-year-old girl.

WEST ALTON, Mo. — A portion of the Mississippi River remained closed Friday as the FAA and NTSB continued their investigations into a deadly helicopter crash near Alton.

ST. CHARLES ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch) -- Two people died Thursday morning after a helicopter struck power lines, crashed ...

A helicopter crash on a barge near Alton, Illinois, resulted in 2 fatalities. First responders are on the scene. Here's what ...