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Pence's State of State to be watched through 2016 lensJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - When Mike Pence climbs the Indiana House rostrum on Tuesday evening to give his third State of the State speech as governor, he'll surely tout his pr...
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Church members brave the cold to bless the Iowa RiverJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) - Leaders from three Orthodox churches braved the cold to bless the Iowa River as part of an annual event. About 35 people from St. Raphael Orthodo...
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Parked pickup truck explodes, police investigatingJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say they are investigating an explosion in a pickup truck parked in the driveway of a home near Detroit. Oakland County sh...
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Indiana voucher program helps revive struggling schoolJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The kaleidoscope of hundreds of can labels stacked before the Our Lady of Hungary altar reflects the colorful Hungarian saints and icons gracing ...
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Officials monitor flu outbreaks at Iowa care centersJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - At least 32 care centers in Iowa have had outbreaks of influenza recently, according to health officials who say it's difficult to fight off the ...
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Detroit-area siblings have babies 5 minutes apartJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) - A brother and sister each welcomed the birth of boys just minutes apart at the same hospital in suburban Detroit. Mika Washington gave birt...
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Sioux City Salvation Army has coats for kidsJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - Outside the Salvation Army of Siouxland, Maj. Von Vandiver scattered salt pellets on the cold concrete and wondered if it would melt the ice as t...
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Iowa workforce agency head retires from jobJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The embattled head of the Iowa agency that oversees benefits for unemployed workers has retired from the post, Gov. Terry Branstad announced Sund...
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Howell sweep cleans chimneys, but do not expect song, danceJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - HOWELL, Mich. (AP) - Matthew Scheller isn't going to chim chim cher-ee out a chimney, sing or dance, but he will take care of business. "I do make sure their chimneys ar...
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Branstad to kick off second term with limited goalsJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Terry Branstad is kicking off his sixth term with a limited list of goals, most notably increasing roads funding, but so far without any maj...