BETHALTO - A Bethalto man was charged today in Madison County Circuit Court with three counts of Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm and one count of Aggravated Battery With a Firearm. The man is Thomas A. Bowers, 67, of the 700 block of South Moreland in the Kickapoo Village Trailer Park in Bethalto. Bethalto Police Chief Mike Dixon said charges stem from the police response and investigation into two separate 911 calls received at 12 p.m. on August 31, 2022, reporting a man shooting a gun inside Kickapoo Village Trailer Park, 750 South Moreland Road, Bethalto. "The first caller reported her neighbor had just shot a gun into her home, which was also occupied by her 10-old-daughter and fiancé," the chief said. "The second 911 caller was a family member of the manager of Kickapoo Village who reported the manager had been shot while mowing grass in the park. "Officers from the Bethalto Police Department, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, as well as the East Alton, Woo
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ALTON - Monica and Mike Schwegel were both “excited” after they learned of Alton City Council approval for video gaming in their store. The Conservatory in Alton was also given the council approval to establish video gaming in its business. Monica said their store has had some business slow down with the road/sewer work in the area. She added that some media attention resulted in positive results for a period, but it has somewhat slowed down. The Schwegel's co-owner hopes the new video gaming will draw in more customers. She also encouraged customers not to forget them because overall the year has not been one of their best from a financial standpoint. Shown are a few photos of the work underway at Schwegel’s to establish video gaming. The next step will be to get state approval. She said once the work for the new area is finished, the state approval should come. “We don’t know how long the whole process will take, but we hope to have it running by th
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