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Alton homicide detectives have apparently zeroed in on a man they believe is responsible for the shooting death of another man Wednesday morning.

Kimala L. Harrison, 45, departed this life at 2:53 a.m. on Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Saint Anthony's Hospital.

Would someone please go out and try to get training for the guys that are doing the stop and yield signs on Illinois Route 140 from Bethalto to Alton.

Ray T. Slack was sentenced in the killing of Robert Garrett, 77, of Alton, whose body was found outside his home March 16, 2011.

ALTON, IL - Police in Alton, Illinois are investigating a murder . Around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday, they7 received calls for shots fired at Brown and Pearl.

An Alton businessman and former mayoral candidate is taking another run at Alton Mayor Tom Hoechst.

He is the first to formally announce a candidacy for the job now held by incumbent Tom Hoechst, who defeated Walker in a four-way race in 2009.

Two Alton men were charged Monday with criminal damage to property for allegedly driving vehicles on greens and fairways at Woodlands Golf Club and causing some $2,000 worth of damage.

Linda R. Rosenthal, left, a regent with the Ninian Edwards Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, hands out flags Monday to veterans at the Alton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Alton after handing out service caps to about 15 veterans.

Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, two men from Alton have been charged for allegedly damaging property at the Woodlands Golf Course.

James R. Watson, 99, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Rosewood Care in Swansea.

An Alton woman is dead following a violent accident in the early morning hours of Sunday.

An early Sunday morning crash in the 2400 block of Alby Street ended in the death of a woman passenger.

The new church home of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was dedicated on Nov.

Rose to Capt. Brad Copeland, who leaves the Alton Fire Department without a Copeland in its ranks for the first time in 60 years.

A jury this week awarded an Alton man $40,000 in connection with a Jan. 4, 2010, traffic accident in Alton that may have been caused by texting while driving.

Bromaghim has her master's in education from Northern Illinois University. She left the United States for 20 years to teach military children overseas.

Danielle Lyn Maher and Scott Michael Jaffry are announcing their marriage that took place on Dec.

Recently the news reported that I, as the Mayor, banned Burlesque in Alton. That is not true and I feel the need to set the record straight.

She had been employed as a cook and cafeteria manager for East Alton-Wood River School District 14 for 20 years before retiring in 1985.

A woman was charged with abducting a man in Webster Groves in June 2009 and forcing him to withdraw money from his bank account at various locations, including a Sunset Hills bank.

ST. LOUIS, MO - A decade long plan to redirect all Interstate 70 traffic from the Poplar Street bridge to the new Mississippi River bridge has Illinois leaders warning the decision will "choke off" economic development in southwestern Illinois.

ST. LOUIS, MO - People always ask if You Paid For It does follow ups on investigation, well here's a good one.

ST. LOUIS Police are looking for suspects wanted in connection with at least two robberies in St.

Tonight, New Orleans-based culinary historian Elizabeth Pearce will present "History in a Glass: The Story of New Orleans through the Sazerac," a complimentary seminar about the culture that created and reflected the Sazerac cocktail at 7 p.m. at Sanctuaria .

St. Louis -- Opening statements are underway in St Louis Circuit Court in the first degree murder trial against a former radio talk show host accused of killing a woman he befriended.

St. Louis, MO - The mutilated bodies of five dogs were found inside a gang house in a North St.

ST. LOUIS, MO - Stray Rescue of St. Louis got a call from police about a dead dog hanging out a window of a vacant home on Wells Avenue.

St. Louis police say they are searching for a man who shot a gas station clerk after an argument with the gunman's girlfriend.

Arlene Brilliant remembers being woken by a midnight phone call during an antique-buying trip in England.

A Shanae L. Yancy, 19, 5603 Beldon dr., St. Louis, Mo., for Stealing at Walmart, 5211 Broadway , at 2249 hrs of 03/15/12.A She was arrested on 05/13/12 and released on NTA.A Rhomand T. Willform of Burlington, Ia.

NORTH ST. LOUIS, MO - Cynthia Broadway was at the emergency room getting treatment for her arm when she received a shocking call.A She discovered that the church where she worshiped and owned a daycare center had been evicted.

Concordia, the publishing arm of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, was announced as a Baldrige winner in November.

St. Louis -- The Better Business Bureau says homeowners should be wary of anyone trying to sell you an alarm system, magazine subscriptions or roofing contractors who are reaching out to storm victims.

People living in the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District can't change the fact that their sewer bills are going to rise incrementally over the next several years, Ed Rhode said.

St. Louis, MO - St. Louis Police are investigating an overnight crash along Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard in downtown St.

Last week, Gut Check asked you to suggest some of the most underrated burgers in St.

People heard the two-month-old German Shepherd mix barking deep inside the sewer near Cote Brilliante and Arlington Avenues.

People living in the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District can't change the fact that their sewer bills are going to rise incrementally throughout the next several years, Ed Rhode said.

One of only four properties in Santa Barbara to be designated on the list of National Historic Landmark properties , Casa del Herrero , 1387 East Valley Road in Montecito, welcomes visitors by reservation to the exquisite house, gardens and workshop.