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Trial for 1957 murder nears endSep 13, 2012 4:00 pm - Testimony ended Thursday in the trial of a man charged in the 1957 murder of a Sycamore girl, and both sides rested after four days focused on childhood memories and a d...
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Company defends plans for oil pipeline in MichiganSep 13, 2012 11:51 am - BRANDON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A company is defending its plans for a new oil pipeline in Michigan, saying the project will meet safety standards. The Detroit Free Press repo...
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Pastor: Image of lynching meant to boost votingSep 13, 2012 9:17 am - INDIANAPOLIS — A pastor says a sign in front of his Indianapolis church with images of a lynching and slaves in chains is meant to remind people of the importance of the...
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Hundreds honor Indiana Marine slain in AfghanistanSep 13, 2012 9:10 am - HUNTINGBURG, Ind. — Hundreds of people lined a route around a southern Indiana county as the body of a 21-year-old Marine killed during combat in Afghanistan arrived for...
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Police say Indiana man fatally stabbed by sonSep 13, 2012 9:10 am - GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Police say a 21-year-old man fatally stabbed his father during a fight at the younger man’s home in a central Indiana city. Greencastle police say 53...
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Inmate: Suspect admitted killing girl in 1957Sep 12, 2012 5:15 pm - An inmate testified Wednesday that he overheard a man accused of the 1957 slaying of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl recently tell another cellmate that he choked the child t...
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Farm linked to salmonella pulls watermelonsSep 12, 2012 5:15 pm - OWENSVILLE, Ind. — A southwestern Indiana farm linked to a deadly outbreak of salmonella in cantaloupes said Wednesday it had voluntarily withdrawn its watermelons from ...
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Prosecution rests case in Vaughn murder trialSep 12, 2012 5:14 pm - Prosecutors have rested at the trial of an Oswego computer specialist accused of shooting his wife and three young children to death in the family car. They rested Wedne...
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Scientist warns of heavier storms, more algae in Great LakesSep 12, 2012 5:14 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — An increasingly warm climate is worsening the problem of harmful Great Lakes algae blooms by boosting the intensity of spring rains that wash phos...
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Event to help veterans with business opportunitiesSep 12, 2012 9:42 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois military veterans who own businesses or have entrepreneurial aspirations can learn how to start or expand their ventures at an event in Bartonvill...