How a Manhattan skyscraper's vulnerability was discovered, and how the project's structural engineer responded to guide secret repairs.

Mike Parsons, Alton's Public Works director for the past four years, closed the book on his career working with the city at the Alton City Council meeting on Wednesday. Speaking before the council and ...

Today is Friday, April 25, the 115th day of 2025. There are 250 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 25, 1898, the United States Congress declared war against Spain. The 16-week ...

Otis Cruse was the proprietor of a blacksmith shop on the corner of St. Louis Street and Goulding Avenue in East Alton.

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with ...