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Iowa to receive federal grants to support conservationJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa is slated to receive federal money to support conservation projects in the state. The U.S. government announced Wednesday that Iowa will rec...
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State police quit Lansing headquarters for suburban complexJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State Police headquarters is leaving Lansing for the suburbs and taking 400 jobs with it. State police director Col. Kriste Kibbe...
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Details being worked out on Pence's balanced budget proposalJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican legislative leaders are backing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's proposal to add a balanced budget amendment to the state constitution, even as d...
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Lawmakers: Longer sentences, more police will deter crimeJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Harsher sentences and an increased police presence can help fight crime in Indiana, Republican state senators said Wednesday. A "crime-reduction pack...
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Bricks may be saved from smokestack at ex-Gibson Guitar siteJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Bricks may be saved from a 70-foot smokestack at the former site of Gibson Guitar Co. in Kalamazoo. PlazaCorp Realty Advisors says a decision to ...
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Eastern Iowa man accused of sexually assaulting childJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - An eastern Iowa man has been accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child. The Telegraph Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1yc5ifz ) 25-year-old Du...
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Shenandoah man gets nearly 5 years in prison for child pornJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - SHENANDOAH, Iowa (AP) - A judge has sentenced a southwestern Iowa man to nearly five years in prison for having child pornography. U.S. District Judge John Jarvey ordere...
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Man seriously injured in accident at Iowa meatpacking plantJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - OAKLAND, Iowa (AP) - A man has been seriously injured while working at a meat processing plant in western Iowa. The Omaha World-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1IxAs2z ) t...
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$372.5M in federal funds awarded to conservation projectsJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Projects designed to cut down on fertilizer runoff, expand bird nesting areas and restore native grasslands are among those selected for fund...
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Iowa's chief justice: More security needed at courthousesJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa needs more security at its courthouses, the state's chief justice said Wednesday, citing an incident last fall in which a man angry about hi...