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More users, Texas State Railroad ridership up in 2014Jan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - RUSK, Texas (AP) - More people have been riding the rails in East Texas on a route known for its history and scenic woods. The Texas State Railroad in Rusk on Thursday a...
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Police: Man hits trooper's car, keeps going to catch flightJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) - Police say a 74-year-old man who hit a state trooper's car along a suburban Detroit freeway didn't stop because he said he was late for a flight. S...
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State approves $51 million in housing grants for citiesJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A state economic development board has approved $51 million in grants to 16 cities in Iowa to complete housing projects designed to replace facil...
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Indianapolis township official accused of stealing $67KJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indianapolis township official was charged with embezzling nearly $67,000 in Social Security payments intended for the elderly, disabled and needy...
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Republicans nix separate charter school, voucher fundingJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republicans have rejected Democrats' calls to specify in Indiana's state budget how much money is going toward traditional public schools, charter sc...
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Travel advisories issued for 32 Indiana countiesJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Department of Homeland Security reports that Marshall County in northern Indiana is under a travel watch while 31 other counties around t...
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Fort Wayne native involved in sets for Winfrey's Selma filmJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A Fort Wayne native is making the march to Selma. Justin Jordan serves as a graphics production assistant in the new Oprah Winfrey film, "Selma,"...
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Court: Inmate can give more money to victims, less to stateJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Inmates in a private-sector job program can have a larger share of wages sent to victims of their crimes and less taken by the state, the Iowa Sup...
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Citizens launching effort to save 48-foot Grand Haven crossJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) - A group of citizens is launching an effort to save a 48-foot cross in Grand Haven from being turned into an anchor. The city council voted Mond...
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Iowa State Patrol captain cited in off-duty speeding caseJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa State Patrol official was cited for speeding Friday for an off-duty November incident in which a trooper initially let him go without a t...