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Saving Galesburg's history a lonely job for curatorJan 31, 2015 10:00 pm - GALESBURG, Mich. (AP) - Sometimes it seems like nobody cares anymore. Keith Martin sat inside the cozy space of the little Galesburg Historical Museum, where he's the cu...
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To boost 3rd-grade reading, Michigan may hold back more kidsJan 31, 2015 10:00 pm - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers are making third-graders' ability to read a significant focus this year, emphasizing still-evolving plans to improve...
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Late hockey player focus of mental health awareness eventJan 30, 2015 10:00 pm - SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - The Saginaw Spirit is holding a mental health awareness event in memory of a former player who committed suicide following a battle with depression...
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Northern Indiana high school student runs for City CouncilJan 30, 2015 10:00 pm - MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) - When the fall soccer season had passed, 17-year-old Ethan Hunt let the glory of a winning season settle, along with his first and only year in soc...
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32 campsites closed at McLain State Park for safety reasonsJan 30, 2015 10:00 pm - HANCOCK, Mich. (AP) - State officials have closed 32 waterfront campsites at F.J. McLain State Park in the Upper Peninsula because of unsafe conditions and erosion along...
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To boost 3rd-grade reading, Michigan may hold back more kidsJan 30, 2015 10:00 pm - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers are making third-graders' reading proficiency a significant focus this year. They have unspecified plans to improve ...
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Dubuque-based insurance broker to add 90 jobs over 3 yearsJan 30, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - A Dubuque-based insurance broker has announced plans to add 90 jobs over the next three years. Cottingham & Butler could add as many as 45 jobs this...
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Iowa teacher accused of sex abuse of student resignsJan 30, 2015 10:00 pm - COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - A teacher accused of an inappropriate relationship with a student at Thomas Jefferson High School has submitted his resignation, and a second...
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Steel industry missing out on boom cycle as cuts mountJan 30, 2015 10:00 pm - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - Indiana's steel industry, which many hoped would be on the upswing after the end of the Great Recession, is struggling under the weight of chea...
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2 teenagers drown in pool at South Bend apartment complexJan 30, 2015 10:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - South Bend police say two people drowned in a pool at an apartment complex after the 19-year-old man started to struggle in the water and his 18-...