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Fatal Ind. fire likely caused by portable heaterJan 25, 2013 6:42 am - WARSAW, Ind. — Fire officials in northeastern Indiana say a house fire that killed one person appears to have been started by a portable heater used to thaw out frozen p...
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Former NW Ind. police officer gets 2 year sentenceJan 24, 2013 6:52 am - HAMMOND, Ind. — A former northwestern Indiana police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to buy and resell for profit machine guns and laser...
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Court: Sex offender Facebook ban unconstitutionalJan 23, 2013 10:45 am - An Indiana law that bans registered sex offenders from accessing Facebook and other social networking sites that can be accessed by children is unconstitutional, a feder...
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18 freight train cars derail on Indy's west sideJan 23, 2013 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis fire official says 18 cars of a CSX freight train have derailed on the city's far west side but the accident has caused no injuries. India...
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10 field hearings set for new S. Indiana area codeJan 23, 2013 5:32 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Indiana regulators are planning 10 upcoming public hearings on a new local telephone area code for southern Indiana. The Evansville Courier & Press re...
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Ryan, Cellini likely to meet in Indiana prisonJan 22, 2013 4:24 pm - One’s on his way in and the other’s on his way out. Newly imprisoned Springfield businessman William Cellini and long imprisoned former Gov. George Ryan are likely to m...
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Woman in Te'o fake girlfriend photo speaks outJan 22, 2013 10:00 am - NEW YORK — The woman whose photo was used as the “face” of the Twitter account of Manti Te'o's supposed girlfriend says the man allegedly behind the hoax confessed and a...
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Authorities probe dorm death of college studentJan 22, 2013 7:00 am - CARLINVILLE — Authorities hope toxicology tests determine why a student at a college in south-central Illinois died in his dormitory room. Twenty-four-year-old Josh Ramz...
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FBI: Carol Stream man linked to other bank robberiesJan 21, 2013 9:15 am - A Carol Stream man recently charged with robbing a bank in Elgin has been linked to 17 bank robberies in multiple states since last summer, according the FBI. Jeremy Eva...
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SW Ind.’s mysterious booms subside with no answersJan 21, 2013 6:57 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Authorities who investigated a series of mysterious late-night booms reported in two southwestern Indiana counties say the noises have subsided withou...