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Police: Burglar shoots officer, who critically wounds manFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a burglary suspect shot a Bay City police officer, who fired back and critically wounded the attacker. WSGW-AM and WNEM-TV report ...
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Senate Democrats seek more funding for public preschoolFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A proposal to increase funding for school districts that expand public preschool for 4-year-olds received preliminary approval in the Iowa Senate...
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Longtime Indiana sports rivals may team up to save energyFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) - Two southwestern Indiana school districts that have long been sports rivals may soon team up on mission to significantly cut their energy bills. T...
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Lafayette police could start fining for false alarmsFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Lafayette police could soon dust off the city's false-alarm ordinance and start fining repeat offenders. Police Lt. Brian Gossard says 99.5 percen...
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Lapeer County horse chased by coyotesFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (AP) - A Lapeer County mare has been injured after being chased by coyotes at a farm in Oakland County. Lieutenant Bruce Osmon, head of the Lapeer ...
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A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorialsFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - The Holland Sentinel. Jan. 25. Swatting isn't a prank, it's a serious crime It used to be that telephone pranks didn't get much more serious than someone calling in a bo...
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Report: modest economic growth likely in Midwest, PlainsFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Weakness in the agriculture and energy sectors will slow the economy in nine Midwestern and Plains states this spring, according to a monthly survey o...
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Court rules state can't regulate fenced-in hunting preservesFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana appeals court sided Monday with the state's high-fenced deer-hunting preserves, ruling that the state wildlife agency doesn't have the au...
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Northwest Indiana recovering after 19-inch snowfallFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - LAPORTE, Ind. (AP) - Residents in northern Indiana have started to recover after a winter storm dumped much as 19 inches of snow in the region. The National Weather Serv...
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Iowa to pay $390K to campers injured by fallen treeFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's executive branch has agreed to pay $390,000 to a couple injured along with their child when a large tree fell on their tent at a state par...