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Indiana designates 15 as College Success CountiesJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's Higher Education Commission is recognizing 15 more of the state's counties for their efforts to boost the number of residents completing a post-...
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Harvey to name community center after Maya AngelouJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press Officials in South suburban Harvey have voted to name the town's community center after late poet Maya Angelou. Council members voted 6-0 on Monday nigh...
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Lime maker announces plans to expand in GaryJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - GARY, Ind. - A company that produces lime, high calcium limestone and dolomitic stone plans to buy 200 acres from the Majestic Star Casino in Gary so it can expand its o...
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Indiana Dunes project to help endangered butterflyJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - PORTER, Ind. - The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the Indiana Dunes State Park will begin restoring a black oak savanna they share this summer to save the homes of...
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Armadillos slinking their way into IndianaJun 08, 2014 1:01 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Wildlife experts who once scoffed at reports that armadillos had added Indiana to their range say periodic sightings of the armored mammals common in ...
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Illinois will erase some juvenile arrest recordsJun 07, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to erase some arrest records for children who were not charged with a crime. The legislation approved Saturday automatica...
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Boy, 17, missing after swimming mishap near damJun 07, 2014 1:01 am - EDINBURGH, Ind. - Authorities are temporarily halting the search for a teenage boy who vanished after jumping into the water beneath an Indiana dam to help rescue a trap...
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Coroner says Indiana man dead for months in homeJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A coroner says an 88-year-old Lafayette man was dead inside his home for nine months before authorities knew about his death. Neighbors tell the Journ...
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Hail, tornadoes reported across MidwestJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - Baseball-sized hail pummeled homes and cars in Nebraska and Iowa on Tuesday as powerful thunderstorms moved through a swath of Midwest states, also ca...
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Trucker comes forward after video shows near miss with Minn. school busJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - HAWICK, Minn. - The Minnesota State Patrol says the semi driver who narrowly missed a girl getting on a school bus in central Minnesota has come forward. The driver of t...