All Stories from September 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Volunteers patrol river banks in La CrosseSep 06, 2012 8:52 am - LA CROSSE, Wis. — With college students back in La Crosse for another school year, volunteers have returned to the banks of the Mississippi River to make sure all are sa...
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2 South Bend officers sickened by meth fumesSep 06, 2012 8:52 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Two South Bend police officers were taken to a hospital after authorities say they breathed fumes from methamphetamine that was cooking inside a backp...
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Fort Wayne food bank using revamped facilitySep 06, 2012 8:46 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Fort Wayne food bank is starting to use its renovated facility that now has three times the usable space. The Community Harvest Food Bank held tours...
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Judge vacates part of $90M asbestos judgmentSep 06, 2012 8:46 am - Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — A central Illinois judge’s decision has reduced the jury award in a 2011 asbestos case from almost $90 million to $8.4 million. The ...
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N. Indiana park creates 1.25-mile prairie maze walkSep 06, 2012 8:46 am - NORTH LIBERTY, Ind. — A northern Indiana park is taking a page from the operators of popular fall corn mazes by offering visitors a chance to get lost in a prairie maze ...
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Shooting on Chicago expressway leaves driver deadSep 06, 2012 8:46 am - Investigators in Chicago are looking for a gunman who fatally shot another motorist on a Chicago expressway. Illinois State Police say a 25-year-old man was driving an S...
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British company drops bid to run Indiana’s lotterySep 06, 2012 8:46 am - INDIANAPOLIS — A British company has dropped out of the bidding to become the first private manager of Indiana’s lottery, saying the state’s process encourages bidders t...
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Scam targets Illinois businessesSep 06, 2012 8:00 am - State officials are warning Illinois businesses of a scam that attempts to collect a bogus fee. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says a firm called Corporate Rec...
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Re-enactors recreate Revolutionary War in WheatonSep 06, 2012 8:00 am - Weekends are usually synonymous with leisure, but consider Tim Hess. The Streamwood man will be living without electricity, hunting for food and water and trying to avoi...
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Death toll in refugee boat sinking hits 58Sep 06, 2012 7:37 am - ISTANBUL — Turkish media say 58 people drowned when a fishing boat carrying migrants that smugglers had promised refuge in Europe sank after hitting rocks off the coast ...