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Branstad appoints acting Iowa corrections chiefJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Terry Branstad has named a longtime staffer as acting director of the Iowa Department of Corrections. Branstad said Thursday that Jerry Bart...
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Leading automotive supplier to expand in McMinn CountyJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) - A leading global automotive supplier plans to build a new facility in McMinn County that's expected to create as many as 400 new jobs. Gov. Bill Has...
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Last-ditch foreclosure hearings draw many Detroit homeownersJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Hundreds of Detroit homeowners in danger of losing their properties flocked Thursday to hearings that offered a last-ditch chance to avoid foreclosure and...
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GE Aviation boosting investment in Lafayette engine plantJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - GE Aviation is increasing the investment it's making in the jet engine manufacturing plant it's building in Lafayette. The company announced Thurs...
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Police arrest 34, seize guns during eastside crime sweepJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Thirty-four people have been arrested by Detroit police and other law enforcement agencies during a crime sweep on the city's eastside. Police say in a re...
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New aquarium opening to public at Michigan shopping mallJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - A new 35,000-square-foot aquarium has drawn crowds of fascinated children and parents at one of Michigan's largest shopping malls. Sea Life Mi...
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Indiana farmers popped up record popcorn harvest last yearJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana's popcorn farmers filled up their kettles with a record crop of the snack food last year despite an abnormally wet spring. A report f...
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Advisers to get training on helping owners protect forestsJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - State experts will provide training for professional land managers in Michigan with a goal of helping private forestland owners avoid practices tha...
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Michigan man to appeal 20-year sentence in crew camp killingJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - A Michigan man convicted of fatally stabbing his friend in a North Dakota oil patch crew camp is appealing his murder conviction. Thirty-three-y...
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Family comes to terms with tragedy 35 years after drowningJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - For nearly 35 years, Nathan Denton says, his mother has kept a box filled with news clippings, Valentine's Day cards and other mementos of her da...