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Massive sinkhole swallows Illinois soccer field after mine collapses, official says

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Huge sinkhole opens up in middle of soccer field in Illinois

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A park in Alton, Illinois, was closed after a massive sinkhole swallowed part of its soccer field Wednesday morning. 

Security footage obtained by CBS affiliate KMOV shows the moment the sinkhole opened up at Gordon Moore Park. It shows a stadium light sinking and plumes of debris billowing into the air. 

“It was surreal,” Michael Haynes, the director of the city’s parks and recreation department, told the station. “Kind of like a movie where the ground just falls out from underneath you.”

Footage captured by 618 Drone Service shows the large hole, which is estimated to be at least 30 feet deep and 100 feet wide.

The collapse is thought to be a result of a working mine, Hayes told KMOV. No injuries were reported.

“The mines have been here and in this area for decades and decades,” Haynes said. “It’s never been brought up before so I’m told it’s an anomaly. We’ll wait until the investigation is complete.”

The turf fields where the collapse happened were added to the park in 2019, Haynes told the station, costing over $1 million. He didn’t expect the city to have to pay for repairs. 

All scheduled events were canceled and Gordon Moore Park was closed “while the sinkhole investigation is being completed,” Alton Parks and Recreation said on social media.

The New Frontier Materials company told KMOV that the impacted area was secured and will be off-limits while inspectors and experts examine the mine and conduct repairs. 

The city of Alton, Illinois, is located about 18 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri.

CBS News has reached out to the New Frontier Materials company and the city of Alton for more information. 



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Protesters continued to clash with police in Nairobi, Kenya, as demonstrations that started over a controversial finance bill morphed into calls for President William Ruto to resign and anger over police brutality. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.

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Nikki Hiltz, transgender runner, qualifies for U.S. Olympic team after winning 1,500-meter final

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American transgender middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday with a record-breaking performance in the women’s 1,500-meter final.

Hiltz finished the race in first place with a final time of 3:55.33 at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials, held at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, surpassing Elle St. Pierre’s 2021 U.S. trials record of 3:58:03.

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Nikki Hiltz celebrates crossing the finish line to win the women’s 1500-meter final on Day Ten of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 30, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon. 

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In an Instagram post, Hiltz, who uses they/them pronouns, called the moment “a childhood dream of mine” that came true. They went on to thank supporters, saying, “All I know is today I’m waking up just so grateful for my people, overwhelmed by all the love and support, and filled with joy that I get to race people I deeply love and respect around a track for a living.” 

This will be the 29-year-old’s first trip to the Olympics. They won a silver medal at the Indoor World Championships earlier this year.

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Emma Gee and Nikki Hiltz react after Hiltz won the women’s 1500-meter final on Day Ten of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 30, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon.

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Sunday’s race was on the last day of Pride Month, adding significance to the monumental moment for Hiltz. In a post-race interview with NBC Sports, Hiltz said the accomplishment is “bigger than just me.”

“I wanted to run this for my community,” Hiltz continued, “All of the LGBT folks, yeah, you guys brought me home that last hundred. I could just feel the love and support.” 

The 2024 Olympic Games will begin on July 26, 2024, in Paris, France.





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Judge Juan Merchan has delayed the sentencing in Donald Trump’s New York criminal case until September after the former president’s lawyers argued his conviction should be overturned based on the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more.

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