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Daniels meeting with Purdue professors this weekSep 11, 2012 8:54 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is spending two days on the Purdue University campus this week meeting with faculty members ahead of becoming the schoo...
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Wis. police release video of temple gunmanSep 11, 2012 8:54 am - OAK CREEK, Wis. — A white supremacist who killed a half-dozen people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee last month chased down the first police officer on the scene,...
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Expert calls Ind. stage collapse compensation fairSep 11, 2012 8:44 am - INDIANAPOLIS — The architect of compensation for victims of last year’s deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse says he believes the state was “exceedingly fair” with v...
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Western Illinois’ Niabi Zoo loses accreditationSep 11, 2012 8:44 am - COAL VALLEY — The Niabi Zoo in western Illinois has lost it Association of Zoos and Aquariums accreditation. The zoo in Coal Valley had held that accreditation since 200...
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Father of murder defendant retires as judgeSep 11, 2012 8:44 am - MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee County judge whose son has been charged with homicide has decided to retire. In a letter to Gov. Scott Walker, Judge Thomas Donegan said his ret...
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New trial under way for man in girlfriend’s deathSep 11, 2012 8:44 am - EDWARDSVILLE — A trial is under way in southwestern Illinois for a man who successfully argued on appeal that he didn’t get a harsh enough sentence in the shotgun killin...
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Former union official gets prison for embezzlingSep 11, 2012 8:44 am - EAST ST. LOUIS — A southwestern Illinois man has been ordered to spend a year and a day in federal prison for embezzling more than $102,000 from the plumbers union where...
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Suburban truck driver charged in Nebraska crashSep 10, 2012 4:59 pm - LINCOLN, Neb. — Five people have died in two crashes in western Nebraska after mechanical problems forced a truck to stop on Interstate 80. Cheyenne County Attorney Paul...
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Ballistics expert testifies in Vaughn murder trialSep 10, 2012 4:49 pm - As prosecutors began wrapping up their case against an Oswego man accused of killing his family, a Will County jury heard from several witnesses, including a ballistics ...
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Audit of $526M in Indiana tax mistakes pendingSep 10, 2012 11:15 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Auditors reviewing $526 million in tax errors made by the state could begin reviewing the state’s tax collection agency soon. Auditors for the intern...