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After a freak accident on the rink, Dean Robinson may permanently lose vision in one of his eyes.

ALTON - A $150,000 agreement for the Alton Midwest Nationals F1 Powerboat Racing Championships to return to the riverfront from 2025 to 2027 is one step closer to getting final approval. Alton Committee of the Whole members on Monday unanimously approved the agreement, sending it to the City Council for a vote this Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. Their approval followed a presentation from Tim Seebold of Seebold Sports Inc., the company producing the race. Seebold said the next few years of the Alton Midwest Nationals would feature notable changes from the first. One proposed change is to fence off the main viewing area and charge attendees for general admission passes, which were previously free with an option to purchase VIP passes. Next year, there would still be free “first-come, first-serve” bleacher seating with a capacity of about 2,100 seats. Alderman John Meehan asked about discounted tickets for children, which Seebold seemed open to, noting that admission

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The private, Jesuit university has appointed its 34th president, effective July 1.

The NFL’s annual My Cause My Cleats initiative is underway. Each year, players wear custom-designed cleats to demonstrate support for a particular cause during Weeks 13 and 14 of the NFL season. 

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri 's status as one of the most active death penalty states is about to change for one simple reason: The state is running out of inmates to execute. The lethal injection of Christopher Collings on Dec. 3 left just eight men on death row — a figurative term since condemned [...]