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Workers ready to lift next section of Ohio River bridgeSep 06, 2012 11:23 am - MILTON, Ky. — Workers building a new Ohio River bridge between Milton, Ky., and Madison, Ind., will move a 727-foot preassembled section into place next week. The Co...
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Downstate man builds own vintage-style firearmsSep 06, 2012 9:31 am - SPRINGFIELD — Chuck Lindsey has a lot in common with the sculptor who can stand in front of a block of marble and visualize the statue within. Whether it is a block of m...
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Great Lakes group seeks helpers for beach cleanupSep 06, 2012 9:13 am - An organization that works to preserve the Great Lakes is looking for volunteers to help clean beaches in four states later this month. The Alliance for the Great Lakes ...
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Body found inside Indiana apartment that burned month agoSep 06, 2012 9:13 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Police in Indianapolis say a body has been found inside an apartment that was badly damaged by fire about a month ago. A police spokesman say a detective ...
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Teen driver charged in death of 5-year-oldSep 06, 2012 9:13 am - A Highland Park teenager has been charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence of an intoxicating compound in the death of a 5-year-old girl who was struck by a ...
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Wis. fall colors starting to show a little earlySep 06, 2012 9:13 am - MADISON, Wis. — Fall colors are starting to show in Wisconsin a little ahead of schedule. Trent Marty, who directs the Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Forest P...
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Quad Cities airport getting $2.8M federal grantSep 06, 2012 8:52 am - MOLINE, Ill. — The Quad City International Airport is receiving a $2.8 million grant from the federal government. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Wednesday announced the fundin...
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Cummins starts hiring freeze after slower salesSep 06, 2012 8:52 am - COLUMBUS, Ind. — Engine maker Cummins Inc. says it has instituted a global hiring freeze for at least the rest of this year with an uncertain impact on announced expansi...
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Wisconsin man dies from bee or wasp stingSep 06, 2012 8:52 am - MEQUON, Wis. — Authorities say it was a bee or wasp sting that killed a man in Ozaukee County. Relatives say 46-year-old Vladimir Novak was sitting outside at his home ...
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Volunteers patrol river banks in La CrosseSep 06, 2012 8:52 am - LA CROSSE, Wis. — With college students back in La Crosse for another school year, volunteers have returned to the banks of the Mississippi River to make sure all are sa...