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Drone Photos Included: Sinkhole Draining Efforts Underway At Gordon Moore Park

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ALTON — SCI Engineering has made significant progress this week in draining a sinkhole that formed beneath the soccer field at Gordon Moore Park, officials said. The collapse, which began on June 26, 2024, occurred above a mine operated by New Frontier Materials beneath the field. Doug Booten provided drone photographs documenting the work at the sinkhole. The city of Alton hired SCI Engineering as an independent consultant to investigate the sinkhole. Thomas Casey of SCI is overseeing

Firearm Display Triggers Shooting During Swansea Arrest Attempt

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SWANSEA — The Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred early Sunday morning, Jan. 11, 2026, in Swansea. At approximately 7:15 a.m. on January 11, 2026, St. Clair County deputies responded to a report of a domestic incident where a subject was possibly stabbed. While en route, deputies received information about a person walking in the roadway with a firearm near the residence. Deputies encountered the individual in the 2800 block of Collinsville

New Depression Treatment Offered By Precision TMS in St. Louis

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SAINT LOUIS - A new treatment for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder is bringing hope to local patients. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a relatively new treatment offered by Precision TMS. Located in Creve Coeur, Mo., Precision TMS provides TMS and intranasal ketamine treatments to manage depression. Founder Tom Malone and client Jake Lloyd shared the benefits of TMS and how it can help local community members. “It’s like ‘The Wizard of Oz,’

Wrong-way crash injures four on I-270 ramp in St. Louis County

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a wrong way crash that happened on the Interstate 270 ramp to Interstate 64 early on Sunday morning around 12:30 a.m. Troopers say an Infiniti was traveling in the wrong direction on the ramp when it hit another head on. The driver of the vehicle [...]

This Weekend in History on January 10 and 11: First Successful Insulin Treatment of Diabetes

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On January 10, 1920, the Treaty of Versailles officially took effect, bringing World War I’s peace settlement into force and setting new rules for how Europe would be organized after the war. At the time, it mattered because it confirmed Germany’s defeat, reshaped borders, created new states, and established the League of Nations in the hope that future wars could be prevented through diplomacy. It still matters today because many of the treaty’s choices—about territory,

Durbin Joins Cantwell, Young To Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Todd Young (R-IN), Steve Daines (R-MT), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI.), Ted Budd (R-NC), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) to introduce the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act . The bipartisan legislation would accelerate quantum technology development and real-world applications that are vital to U.S. national