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Alton Sinkhole Drainage Underway Ahead of Crucial Soil Testing

2 weeks ago

From RiverBender: SCI Engineering’s work to drain the soccer field sinkhole at Gordon Moore Park in Alton is underway in early January 2026. These are photos and video from Doug Booten of the early work on the sinkhole this week. SCI has stated it plans to drill small testing points into the ground surrounding the […]

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Dede Hance

Data Center Annexation Vote Delayed After Crowd Packs City Hall

2 weeks ago

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: An overflow crowd packed into Foristell City Hall and dozens more residents stood outside Monday night, anxious to hear details from officials representing one of the two proposed data centers companies wanting to build here. City officials have said a pair of out-of-state firms representing unknown developers have expressed interest in […]

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Dede Hance

Conceptual Design for Wentzville’s New Public Safety Center Revealed

2 weeks ago

From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: The preliminary design for a new public safety center was revealed at the Dec. 10 Wentzville Board of Aldermen meeting. Architect James Estes from the Police Facility Design Group presented images and site plan options for the board to consider. The 63,267-square-foot facility is currently slated to have two main entry […]

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Dede Hance

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Making Our 2026 Bingo Card

2 weeks ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In the first Ctrl-Alt-Speech episode of 2026, Mike and Ben […]
Mike Masnick

O’Fallon Planning Commission Revisits Controversial Subdivision Amid Lawsuit

2 weeks ago

From KMOV: A long-debated housing development in O’Fallon is back in front of city leaders and the public Tuesday night, according to the agenda. The O’Fallon Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to review the future of the Tall Tree development, a proposed 239-home subdivision planned for 161 acres on the city’s western edge. The […]

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Tom Finan