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First lady brings fitness initiative to Chicago classroomsFeb 28, 2013 7:45 am - CHICAGO — Imagine students learning their ABCs while dancing, or memorizing multiplication tables while doing jumping jacks. Some schools are using both methods of instr...
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Wis. DNR asks anglers to report gill liceFeb 28, 2013 7:45 am - MADISON, Wis. — The state Department of Natural Resources wants trout anglers to report gill lice. The parasitic crustacean attaches to brook trout’s gills, making it ha...
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Packers Hall of Fame gets unique donationFeb 28, 2013 7:45 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — Two photos that contain 96 autographs of the Green Bay Packers 1996 championship team are now part of the team’s Hall of Fame. The photos came from Lar...
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Indiana man, 20, convicted in ex-girlfriend’s killingFeb 27, 2013 5:35 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. — A northern Indiana jury has convicted a man in his ex-girlfriend’s fatal shooting following a nearly monthlong trial. The Porter County jury found 20-...
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Federal judge dismisses suit against Indiana jailFeb 27, 2013 5:35 am - VALAPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused the Porter County Jail of exposing inmates to “inhumane conditions.” U.S. District Court Ju...
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U.S. Missile Defense Agency chief speaking at PurdueFeb 27, 2013 5:29 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Navy admiral who recently took over the Pentagon’s U.S. Missile Defense Agency will give a talk at Purdue University next week. The university s...
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Pence set to sign bill delaying new farmland taxesFeb 27, 2013 5:25 am - INDIANAPOLIS — New calculations for property taxes on Indiana farmland will be delayed for a year under legislation that Gov. Mike Pence is set to sign in law. Pence’s o...
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GOP side of primary too close to callFeb 26, 2013 9:29 pm - The Republican primary in the race to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is still too close to call. With 97 percent of precincts reporting in the Chicago-are...
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Kelly wins primary in ex-Rep. Jackson’s districtFeb 26, 2013 1:31 pm - Former Illinois legislator Robin Kelly captured the Democratic nomination Tuesday in the race to replace disgraced ex-U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., after a truncated camp...
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NE Indiana auto parts supplier lays off 130Feb 26, 2013 6:04 am - AUBURN, Ind. — A northeastern Indiana auto parts maker has laid off 130 workers after losing a contract. Contech Castings spokesman Robert LaCourciere tells kpcnews.com ...