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Des Moines council to review changes to dog ordinanceFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Des Moines City Council will review changes to its dog ordinance on Monday that officials say will hold owners more accountable for misbehavi...
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Unions lose challenge to Michigan right-to-work lawFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by unions after finding there was nothing illegal when state police temporarily closed the Capitol while the Legislature i...
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'Slow Flowers' movement pushes local, US-grown cut flowersFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - BRUNING, Neb. (AP) - Come February, the owners of Farmstead Flowers begin nurturing seedlings and preparing three acres for their cash crop reaped from April through Oct...
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Ex-prosecutor pleads guilty in murder plot against lawyerFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A former Traverse City-area prosecutor has pleaded guilty to trying to have another lawyer killed. Clarence Gomery appeared in court Friday i...
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Deer cull at Bloomington nature preserve canceledFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A planned deer cull this winter at a Bloomington nature preserve has been canceled because conditions are not ideal. The Herald-Times reports (h...
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Miami of Ohio beats Western Michigan, 4-3, in ChicagoFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Miami of Ohio got two power play goals Saturday and held on for a 4-3 victory over Western Michigan in the Hockey City Classic at Soldier Field in Chicago...
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Family buys historic Des Moines hotel, plans renovationFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The first time Raj Patel stepped foot inside the Hotel Fort Des Moines, he knew he wanted to buy it. "I walked into the lobby, and I could just s...
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Bill would give terminally ill access to early-stage drugsFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Terminally ill patients could get access to drugs that have passed the first stage of federal approval under legislation being considered by Indiana ...
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Gary to ask taxpayers to approve $51.8M referendumFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - GARY, Ind. (AP) - The Gary School Board backed a plan to ask taxpayers to approve a $51.8 million referendum in May to help bail out the financially troubled school dist...
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Man pleads guilty to conspiracy in Sioux City cop shootingFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A man accused of helping another man flee Sioux City after shooting a police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge. The Sioux...