All Stories from February 27, 2013 (Change date)
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Federal judge dismisses suit against Indiana jailFeb 27, 2013 5:35 am - VALAPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused the Porter County Jail of exposing inmates to “inhumane conditions.” U.S. District Court Ju...
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UW-Madison celebrates conservationist Aldo LeopoldFeb 27, 2013 5:32 am - MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison is celebrating conservationist Aldo Leopold this weekend. The UW-Madison Arboretum will host a daylong public readin...
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Winter storm making travel hazardous in southeastern WisconsinFeb 27, 2013 5:32 am - MILWAUKEE — Sheriff’s officials in at least one Wisconsin county were advising motorists to stay off the roads as a winter storm made travel dangerous and closed schools...
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Wiscosin Senate set to vote on mining billFeb 27, 2013 5:32 am - MADISON, Wis. — The state Senate is poised to vote on a Republican bill that would rework Wisconsin’s mining regulations. The Senate is scheduled to take up the proposal...
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U.S. Missile Defense Agency chief speaking at PurdueFeb 27, 2013 5:29 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Navy admiral who recently took over the Pentagon’s U.S. Missile Defense Agency will give a talk at Purdue University next week. The university s...
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Ex-commodities broker sentenced in ChicagoFeb 27, 2013 5:29 am - A one-time Chicago commodities broker has been sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding a half-dozen people out of around $2.5 million. Their losses totaled some...
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Chicago donor creates new biomedical science prizeFeb 27, 2013 5:26 am - Chicago philanthropist Ann Lurie has established a new prize for researchers who are early in their careers and whose findings have advanced basic biomedical science. Th...
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Pence set to sign bill delaying new farmland taxesFeb 27, 2013 5:25 am - INDIANAPOLIS — New calculations for property taxes on Indiana farmland will be delayed for a year under legislation that Gov. Mike Pence is set to sign in law. Pence’s o...
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House Democrat to offer bill ending automatic cutsFeb 27, 2013 5:11 am - WASHINGTON — A senior House Democrat is proposing to eliminate the pending automatic spending cuts while also trimming the government’s budget by more than $300 billion ...
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Wary of crises, Americans tune out budget cut talkFeb 27, 2013 5:11 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pulling out all the stops to warn just what could happen if automatic budget cuts kick in. Americans are reacting with a collectiv...