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EXCHANGE: Balloon handlers train for Thanksgiving Day parade
Nov 18, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - On a recent sunny Saturday morning on the great lawn in front of the Museum of Science and Industry, gusts of wind bullied a 40-foot balloon of the cartoo...
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Suspected killer cancels request to represent himself
Nov 18, 2015 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A northwest Indiana man charged with strangling two women has decided not to represent himself during his upcoming trial. The (Munster) Times (h...
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Panel approves Wapi-nipi Nature Preserve in eastern Indiana
Nov 18, 2015 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana has a new state nature preserve in eastern Indiana that's named after the region's Whitewater River. The Natural Resources Commission on Tues...
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Recount sought in tied southern Indiana mayoral election
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - JASPER, Ind. (AP) - A recount is being sought in the tied election for mayor in the southern Indiana city of Jasper. Republican Mayor Terry Seitz filed the request Monda...
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Father sentenced to 20 years in child neglect case
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for allowing his 2-year-old twins to become severely malnourished. The Indianapolis Star ...
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Goshen school board approves new RedHawks mascot
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana school district's new mascot will become the RedHawks next year when its nearly 90-year-old Redskins moniker is retired. The Goshe...
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Firefighters use vacant house as training site for 2 years
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - An unoccupied home belonging to Bethel Church will be torn down next month, ending its two-year period of training region firefighters to save li...
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Community mourns Indiana teen killed in ATV accident
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - LAKE STATION, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana community is remembering a local teen who died after suffering a head injury in an all-terrain vehicle accident. Haley Ralph...
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Paydar to officially be installed as 5th chancellor of IUPUI
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nasser Paydar is being installed as the fifth chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Indiana University President Michael A...
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Purdue students help at hundreds of homes around Lafayette
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Patricia and Jeffrey Hoon have lived in their Lafayette home for 20 years. They used to be able to do all the necessary yard work but can't anymor...