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Police: Ind. man used Facebook to exploit girlDec 13, 2012 9:32 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Fort Wayne man is in jail after police say he persuaded a 12-year-old female Facebook friend to send him partly nude photos. Raymond L. Ybarra Jr. w...
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Indiana man arrested for pulling down pants in courtDec 13, 2012 9:32 am - GARY, Ind. — A Gary man was arrested after authorities say he pulled down his pants during a court hearing. Nineteen-year-old Maurice Donelson was being held in the Gary...
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Officials in Indiana county repeal smoking banDec 13, 2012 9:28 am - FRANKLIN, Ind. — Officials in a central Indiana county have repealed a local smoking ban less than a month before it was scheduled to go into effect. The Johnson County ...
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Indy firm to clean up tainted Terre Haute siteDec 13, 2012 9:28 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The cleanup of a contaminated former industrial site in western Indiana is expected to begin following years of study. The Tribune-Star reports that...
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2 suspects in custody in SIU dorm robberyDec 13, 2012 9:28 am - CARBONDALE — Authorities in Carbondale say they have two suspects in custody in connection with an armed robbery at a Southern Illinois University residence hall. WSIU R...
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Food hub aims to connect growers, consumersDec 13, 2012 9:28 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Surrounded by green grass and fields of golden grain, many Wabash Valley residents remain trapped in a “food desert.” A coalition of private and publ...
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Wisconsin’s Kohl to give farewell remarks to SenateDec 13, 2012 9:18 am - MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl is preparing to give his final speech from the Senate floor. The retiring Democrat is scheduled to deliver farewell remarks Thursda...
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Indiana defends punitive damages lawDec 13, 2012 9:18 am - INDIANAPOLIS — State attorneys are defending Indiana’s punitive damages limit against a man who won a $150,000 jury award against a Roman Catholic priest he alleged sexu...
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Downstate judge rejects bid to revive cigarette lawsuitDec 13, 2012 9:05 am - EDWARDSVILLE — An Illinois judge has refused to reopen a class-action lawsuit that produced a $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette-maker Philip Morris, handing the pl...
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Indiana girls high school team wins 107-2Dec 12, 2012 2:34 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana high school girls basketball team routed an opponent 107-2 this week, prompting an official with the state prep sports association to say he ne...