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Massive drifts, bone-chilling cold greet Nebraskans, IowansFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - People are confronting slick roads, massive snowdrifts and bone-chilling cold in much of Nebraska and Iowa as the region continues digging out from a ...
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Iowa mom pleads guilty to leaving son in tub, smoking potFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Sioux City mom has pleaded guilty to leaving her 10-month-old son alone in a bathtub while she smoked marijuana in another room. The Sioux City...
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Senate panel delays bill targeting livestock farm limitsFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers chose to hold off on a bill that would limit local governments' control over large livestock farms Monday and instead replaced it w...
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Obama asks $50 million cut in Great Lakes restoration effortFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - President Barack Obama's proposed budget for 2016 seeks what it calls a $50 million "modest reduction" in a multi-year program to clean up the Gr...
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Storm hits Michigan, dumps most snow since 1974 on DetroitFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - The rumble of plows and roar of blowers shook many neighborhoods in communities across parts of Michigan's Lower Peninsula Monday as road crews and homeow...
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Trial set for Iowa coach accused of sex with 14-year-oldFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - A nonjury trial is scheduled to begin Thursday for a western Iowa youth softball coach accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year...
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Poor road conditions force some auto shift cancellationsFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Poor road conditions following a daylong snowstorm have forced some cancellations of work shifts at Detroit-area auto plants. First shifts at all area Fia...
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Groundhog named for Bill Murray: 6 more weeks of winterFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - MARION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan groundhog named for the actor Bill Murray predicts six more weeks of winter. Howell Conference and Nature Center officials say M...
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Kalamazoo State Theatre renovates, reworks marqueeFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Kalamazoo's State Theatre is spending money to make money. Executive director Stephanie Hinman is in the midst of a renovation at the historic th...
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Some looting, stickup try reported during Escanaba blackoutFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) - Authorities report looting of two businesses and an attempted robbery at a drug store during a continuing blackout affecting much of the city of E...