A March 14, 1925, article in the Alton Evening Telegraph announced that a meeting of Alton sportsmen had been called for the ...

A horse is safe after being rescued from unsafe conditions on a railroad bridge over a stream in Alton. Alton firefighters ...

Officials were called Sunday to help a horse that was stuck on a railroad bridge over a stream. The train company was ...

Firefighters in Maine had to stop train traffic on a set of tracks when a horse wandered out onto a railroad bridge over a ...

Well, on Sunday, firefighters in Alton, Bradford and Lagrange were called on to help a wayward horse. The horse was on a ...

What could've been a terrifying scenario in the town of Lagrange on Sunday, March 16, ended up turning out okay.

The Bluff Line Railroad, established in the 1890s, faced natural disasters and ceased operations in 1930.

The American Oddities Museum in Alton celebrates its first anniversary, featuring haunted objects, sideshow relics, and more.

Guests can also ride the Emerson Zooline Railroad, experience the Mary Ann Lee Conservation Carousel or try the Wild Explorer Virtual Reality Experience during Animals Aglow (separate fees).

Godfrey’s Tolle Lane is in line for some upgrades later this year or early next, and the village is hosting an open-house meeting next week to share information. You are invited to Godfrey Village ...

Abdul-Rasheed says, "If we walk 500 feet, there's another portion of that Underground Railroad that also ushered people from Missouri through Alton." The bravery of the town’s early families is ...