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Lake County Court in Hammond closed due to water main breakJan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A water main break has forced the closure of the Lake County Superior Court in downtown Hammond. Lake County Commissioner Mike Repay tells The (Muns...
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Cedar Falls working to improve safety of low-head damJan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - Officials in Cedar Falls are beginning work they hope will improve safety at a low-head dam on the Cedar River. The city is using $50,000 from t...
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625-pound man sentenced to prison in fake bomb threat caseJan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A 625-pound western Michigan man has been sentenced to at least a year-and-a-half in prison for a fake bomb threat. The Grand Rapids Press rep...
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Prosecutors charge man with homicide in cold caseJan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin prosecutors have accused a Michigan man of killing another man with his car in 2008. Erik Smith of Iron Mountain was charged Thursday with...
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Prosecutors: Not enough evidence for charge vs. ex-prep starJan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Prosecutors say there isn't enough evidence to support criminal charges against a former Detroit prep football star after an inmate was assaulted last yea...
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School honors teacher killed in 2012 Indianapolis blastJan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) - A Greenwood school has named its media center for a popular teacher who was killed in a 2012 house explosion. The Daily Journal reports (http://bi...
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Detroit effort to find owners for vacant houses hits snagsJan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - A Detroit auction program to find owners for vacant houses has hit snags as some buyers struggle with financing and other issues. Mayor Mike Duggan set ou...
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Indiana man gets probation for mailing fake anthrax threatsJan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana man who admitted sending three police officers threatening letters containing a harmless powder that the notes claimed was anth...
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Appeals court rules police fund donors' names are publicJan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - OAKLEY, Mich. (AP) - The state appeals court has ruled that a Saginaw County community has to release the names of people giving money to a police donation fund. The cou...
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Smoking ban takes effect Feb. 1 for many Ann Arbor parksJan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - A smoking ban takes effect Feb. 1 in many Ann Arbor parks, including 73 with playgrounds and four downtown parks. The Ann Arbor News reports (htt...