Sinkholes

The sinkhole, pictured last week via a drone, will need to be drained before the city's contracted engineers can inspect it.

Draining water from Alton sinkhole has begun

Will Bauer

A pump to drain the massive sinkhole that formed after a limestone mine collapsed in June 2024 has been running since Monday.

Government, Politics & Issues

It's still unclear who will pay $35-$53K to remove water from Alton's sinkhole

Will Bauer

Last month, Alton’s attorney asked the mine company to pay for the massive hole in Gordon Moore Park to be drained. The process is still being worked out.

John Matthews, co-founder of Pappy’s Smokehouse, stands outside of his restaurant where a cave-in has formed on the road leading towards the parking lot, causing the restaurant to temporarily close on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri.

News Briefs

Street cave-in could keep Pappy’s Smokehouse closed for up to a week, co-owner says

Kavahn Mansouri

The collapse of a sewer line caused a nearly 15-foot hole to open on Olive Street in front of the restaurant.

A construction crew from the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District works Tuesday, April 22, 2025 on a portion of the street that crumbled into a 20-foot deep hole near Cass Avenue and 18th Street in north St. Louis over the weekend.

Health, Science & Environment

Are they sinkholes or cave-ins? Regardless, the Go! St. Louis Marathon route has shifted

Lacretia Wimbley

Officials say the adjustment has made this weekend’s marathon route nearly a 10th of a mile longer after portions of St. Louis streets collapsed in north St. Louis and Lafayette Square last Friday.