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Iowa wooing Omaha-based insurer Woodmen of the WorldJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - State and local officials in Nebraska are trying to counter Iowa's efforts to lure Woodmen of the World and its 400 headquarters jobs away from Omaha....
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Woman's emails before slaying say she was 'molested'Jan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Emails obtained by investigators say a western Michigan woman told friends she had been sexually assaulted by a relative before she was ki...
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Gov. Snyder vetoes bills on e-cigarette regulationJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed bills Friday to prohibit e-cigarettes from being regulated as tobacco products under Michigan law. Snyder said he supports banning...
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Christie says no pressure on presidential run decisionJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was back in Iowa Friday as he weighs jumping into the presidential race. Christie attended the inauguration of Iow...
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Trial set over bomb threats to Jasper County CourthouseJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - NEWTON, Iowa (AP) - A March trial has been scheduled for a man accused of making bomb threats to the Jasper County Courthouse. The Newton Daily News reports (http://bit....
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Pond hockey tournament planned next month in Port HuronJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) - A pond hockey tournament is planned for Port Huron. Fred Minnie, Mike Dewey and Ron Hembroff are building two rinks at Port Huron's Palmer Park ...
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MSU worker to retire, then hike 3,100 miles for at-risk kidsJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Only a handful of people hike the continental divide each year, let alone attempt to do it in their 60s. Ken Dawson will start hiking in New M...
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Indiana flu deaths rose by 19 last week to 85 totalJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Health officials say Indiana recorded 19 flu-related deaths last week, raising to 85 the number of such deaths in the state this season. The State De...
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Body found in abandoned Gary building identifiedJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - The Lake County coroner has identified a woman whose remains were found in an abandoned Gary building that authorities were led to by a man susp...
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ISU student may have been killed in central Iowa, police sayJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - AMES, Iowa (AP) - Officials say the Iowa State University student found dead in Iowa City last September may have been killed in a central Iowa hotel. The Des Moines Reg...