All Stories from July 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Wisconsin defense to decide whether Spooner testifiesJul 17, 2013 7:39 am - MILWAUKEE — It’s unclear whether the Milwaukee man accused of gunning down the teenage neighbor whom he accused of burglary will testify on his own behalf. Seventy-six-y...
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Niabi Zoo to loan out elephants, close exhibitJul 17, 2013 7:39 am - COAL VALLEY, Ill. — The only elephants at an Illinois zoo will have to find a new home. The Rock Island County Forest Preserve Commission voted 21-0 on Tuesday to loan t...
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Military units from 26 states train at Fort McCoyJul 17, 2013 7:39 am - FORT MCCOY, Wis. — More than 2,000 soldiers, airmen and civilian first responders have descended on Fort McCoy to train for a full-scale emergency. The National Guard B...
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Person of interest identified in Illinois boy’s hit-and-run deathJul 17, 2013 7:39 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Investigators in southwestern Illinois’ St. Clair County are asking for the public’s help in locating a teenager they consider a person of interest in...
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Carbondale lifts ban on Halloween bar businessJul 17, 2013 7:39 am - CARBONDALE — For the first time in more than a decade, bars in downtown Carbondale will be allowed to open on Halloween. City Council members voted 4-2 on Tuesday to le...
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2-year-old missing in WisconsinJul 17, 2013 7:39 am - BALSAM LAKE, Wis. — A search is resuming for a missing toddler in Polk County. Justin Theis tells WCCO radio his 2-year-old son, Isaiah, wandered away from the family’s...
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Illinois drive-in hopes to make digital switchJul 17, 2013 7:39 am - NEWTON, Ill. — The owners of a southeastern Illinois drive-in theater say they have to make an expensive conversion from film to digital projection. And they’re trying t...
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Elderly grocery store owner refuses robberJul 17, 2013 7:39 am - MARSHFIELD, Wis. — A masked robber thought the 96-year-old owner of a neighborhood grocery store in Marshfield would be an easy target for his crime. But, he was so wron...
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Man beats Chicago clerk for not carrying XXXL tank topsJul 17, 2013 7:38 am - Authorities say a store clerk in Chicago was beaten with a baseball bat after telling an angry patron that the retailer didn’t carry extended-size tank tops. Chicago Pol...
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Signed copy of J.K. Rowling book could mean big moneyJul 17, 2013 7:37 am - NEW YORK — Not many people owned a copy of “The Cuckoo’s Calling” before word leaked out over the weekend that author Robert Galbraith was, in fact, J.K. Rowling. But a...