All Stories from April 15, 2013 (Change date)
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Authorities: Maine hermit attracts marriage offerApr 15, 2013 7:54 am - AUGUSTA, Maine — The man who spent nearly three decades in the woods of Maine before his high-profile arrest earlier this month has attracted a marriage proposal and a s...
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Boy falls into Alaska glacial hole, feared deadApr 15, 2013 7:53 am - FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Climbers descended into an estimated 200-foot-deep crevasse on an Alaska glacier to reach a 9-year-old boy, who is feared dead after crashing his sno...
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Study: Half of Indiana smokers tried to quitApr 15, 2013 7:51 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — A new study has found that more than half of Indiana residents who smoke tried to quit in 2011, although the state still has one of the nation’s hig...
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Ind. has until October to decide on Amtrak serviceApr 15, 2013 7:51 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana leaders have until October to decide whether to spend money on an in-state passenger rail service line because Congress will no longer fund Amt...
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Green Bay Diocese: Retired priest accused of abuseApr 15, 2013 7:50 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Catholic Diocese of Green Bay says a retired priest has been accused of abusing an underage person in the 1970s. The diocese said in a statement Sa...
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Teens killed when their speeding car hits treeApr 15, 2013 7:49 am - MILWAUKEE — Police say two teens are dead after their speeding car crashed into a tree in Milwaukee. Authorities say the 18-year-old driver and 19-year-old passenger ar...
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Wis. mom could get light sentence for ‘57 deathApr 15, 2013 7:49 am - SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — A 76-year-old Sheboygan woman who pleaded no contest to killing her infant more than half a century ago could receive a sentence of less than two month...
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Wis. DNR to stock 330k trout before fishing openerApr 15, 2013 7:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — State Department of Natural Resources officials say they hope to add nearly 330,000 trout to Wisconsin waters before the inland fishing season opener nex...
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Northbrook hotel employee honored for life-saving roleApr 15, 2013 7:45 am - Prospect Heights Fire Chief Donald Gould Jr. made a surprise visit to the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook recently to meet with one of its managers, Robert Smith, to commend h...
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Quinn says it’s OK to file last-minute taxesApr 15, 2013 7:44 am - Gov. Pat Quinn says there’s nothing wrong with waiting until the last minute to file tax returns. The Chicago Democrat admitted to reporters Sunday that in the past he’...