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Explosion. You might remember we told you about the 911 call hours after the first building blew up. We knew back then that the caller complained about the smell of gas. Now we have that 911 call. A man makes that call after he was walking back to his apartment on arliss street and noticed a strange smell. He tells dispatcher he smells natural gas. He first smelled it on the outside of the building. Coming from the first floor. And then he went up the stairs. Still smelled it. The smell had been in the building for more than a few minutes so he called 911. Where inside the building . Its just ...

Everyone is welcome to attend the screening of “Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope” on Monday, Aug. 28.

Eldorado (WSIL) -- Nearly a dozen different organizations were in Eldorado this evening raising awareness for children's mental health.

ELDORADO (WSIL) -- April is child abuse prevention month. According to the CDC at least 1 in 7 children have experienced child abuse or neglect IN THE LAST YEAR.

A new program will help connect vulnerable children to mental health care. The Southern Illinois Resiliency Project is receiving a $2.1 million grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The money will fund trauma therapists and youth advocate positions with local police departments, who will be able to identify vulnerable children and connect them with services. Matt Buckman, executive director of the Stress and Trauma Treatment Center in El Dorado, said children that experience trauma are more like to have mental and physical health challenges as adults. Identifying an...