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Man loses appeal in telemarketing scam targeting seniorsOct 17, 2012 9:48 am - JACKSON, Miss. — A federal appeals court has upheld the more than 14-year sentence George Coe Jr. received for his role in a telemarketing scam case in Mississippi. Coe ...
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Union: Indiana tech jobs at Cummins expected safeOct 17, 2012 9:48 am - COLUMBUS, Ind. — A union president says no layoffs are planned among the research, technical and support employees at Indiana operations as engine maker Cummins Inc. mak...
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Cleanup planned at old Indiana industrial siteOct 17, 2012 9:40 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Officials say it’s going to cost more than double earlier estimates to clean up a former industrial site in western Indiana that’s contaminated with ...
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Hearing set in exhumation of murdered familyOct 17, 2012 9:40 am - CHESTER, Ill. — Family members of a murdered southwestern Illinois woman and her children may have to wait until at least next month for a judge to decide whether they c...
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Mo. man pleads guilty to counterfeiting chargesOct 17, 2012 9:40 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A Missouri man faces up to four years in federal prison now that he’s pleaded guilty to possessing and passing counterfeit U.S. currency. Thirty-s...
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New Arctic research vessel enters final stages at Wisconsin builderOct 17, 2012 9:40 am - A new $200 million Arctic research vessel is nearly complete and marine researchers are looking forward to seeing it in Alaska waters in 2014. Chemical oceanographer Ter...
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Man sells McJordan barbecue sauce for $10,000Oct 17, 2012 9:06 am - BISMARCK, N.D. — A man who used to own McDonald’s restaurants in North Dakota is about $10,000 richer after selling a 20-year-old container of McJordan barbecue sauce to...
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Crews rescue worker trapped in trench 3 hoursOct 16, 2012 7:21 am - CARMEL, Ind. — Rescue crews have freed a plumber who became trapped in a trench in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel. The Indianapolis Star reports that crews rescued th...
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2 tigers moved to Ind. because of tougher Ohio lawOct 15, 2012 7:08 am - ALBION, Ind. — Two tigers are in a new home at a northeastern Indiana animal sanctuary after their Ohio owner says she couldn’t meet that state’s new law setting stricte...
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Crackdown on campus drinking changes tailgatesOct 13, 2012 10:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An effort to crack down on underage drinking and other alcohol-related behaviors is yielding results at six college campuses across the state, but s...