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Alton Nearing Gordon Moore Sinkhole Resolution, City Attorney Says

2 months ago
ALTON – Two years after a mine collapse created a large sinkhole on the Gordon Moore Park soccer field , Alton officials are moving closer to resolving the situation. Corporation Counselor Heidi Eckert said at the City Council meeting on June 24, 2026 that documentation of costs incurred by the city has been compiled and will soon be sent to an attorney for New Frontier Materials. She estimated the situation would be resolved within 30 to 60 days. “It is moving along,”

States show their stuff: The Great American State Fair opens in D.C.

2 months ago
WASHINGTON — Visitors from across the United States traveled to the National Mall Thursday for the opening day of the Great American State Fair, a days-long event that is part of President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 celebration of the nation’s semiquincentennial. States and territories showed off cultural and agricultural exports at exhibits stretching nearly a […]
Ashley Murray

SLMPD Seizes More Than 3,000 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks, Arrests Suspect

2 months ago

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, working alongside the St. Louis Regional Bomb & Arson Unit and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), executed a search warrant Thursday morning at a vacant residence in the 5000 block of Terry as part of an investigation into the illegal storage and sale of fireworks. […]

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Mitch McCoy

Chicago man charged in connection to alleged UFC event attack plot at White House

2 months ago
CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been federally charged with obstruction of justice in connection to the alleged plot to attack the UFC event at the White House. Alexander Iniguez Mercado, 20, of Chicago, is accused of being an administrator and member of Signal messaging groups. The indictment states the group included members who appeared [...]
Andy Koval

The EU Wants To Grow Homegrown Tech. Its Courts Keep Making That Impossible.

2 months ago
Just a couple weeks ago, the European Commission put out its plan for “European tech sovereignty.” It’s not surprising that Europeans are looking at their internet platform options and seeing a choice between US companies and Chinese companies as something that isn’t that appealing. Of course, Europe has mostly itself to blame for this mess. […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: The 2026 Complete Godot Stack Development Bundle

2 months ago
Dive into Godot – a rising star in the game engine world – with the 2026 Complete Godot Stack Development Bundle. You’ll learn to create platformers, RPGs, strategy games, FPS games, and more as you master this free and open-source engine with easily expandable systems. Plus, you’ll also explore techniques for game design and game […]
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