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3 former smokers win Ind. ‘Quit Now’ contestDec 24, 2012 3:14 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s health commissioner is splitting $5,000 among three former smokers in reward for their quitting smoking. Mary Stackhouse of Kokomo won $2,500, S...
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FBI: Purdue reports 2nd most campus hate crimesDec 24, 2012 3:14 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University reported the second-highest number of hate crimes among the country’s colleges last year, according to statistics compiled by th...
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3 charged in Indianapolis home blast due in courtDec 24, 2012 3:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Three people charged in a gas explosion that devastated an Indianapolis neighborhood are set to appear before a judge to hear charges against them. Homeow...
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Indiana woman helps decorate White House for holidaysDec 22, 2012 7:11 am - PRINCE’S LAKES, Ind. — First lady Michelle Obama toured the private living quarters of the White House, inspecting this year’s selection of holiday decorations. Golden b...
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Cooley leads No. 22 Notre Dame past Niagara 89-67Dec 21, 2012 7:49 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jack Cooley had 24 points and 15 rebounds, both season highs, to lead No. 22 Notre Dame to an 89-67 win over Niagara on Friday night. The 6-foot-9 sen...
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Parents in case of bound kids plead no contestDec 21, 2012 4:55 pm - LAWRENCE, Kan. — Two Northlake parents accused of binding and blindfolding two of their children in a Walmart parking lot in Kansas have pleaded no contest to various ch...
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Business owner gets 10 years for health care fraudDec 21, 2012 4:39 pm - A federal judge has sentenced a South suburban Chicago man to 10 years in prison for defrauding Medicare of more than $2.9 million in a home health care scheme. U.S. Dis...
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Workers hide from gunmen at Fort Wayne post officeDec 20, 2012 6:55 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Police say four workers hid inside a Fort Wayne post office for more than two hours after two masked gunmen entered the building. The gunmen were no l...
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Former mail carrier gets prison for theftsDec 19, 2012 7:31 pm - A former mail carrier in the suburbs has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for stealing mail containing more than $275,000 in charitable donations. U.S. Distr...
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Trial delayed for man accused in NIU student's deathDec 19, 2012 7:00 pm - The trial for a man accused of killing a Northern Illinois University student has been delayed until April. The Daily Chronicle reported that a judge delayed William Cur...