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Friends team up to transform weedy lot into organic gardenSep 05, 2012 9:38 am - PEORIA, Ill. — Until this year, Ryan Childers and Michael Hobin knew very little about gardening. “I’ve never even grown a flower plant,” said Hobin, 28, an apprentice e...
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Funeral set for man killed with girlfriend while campingSep 05, 2012 9:27 am - CARMI, Ill. — Funeral arrangements are set for a former Iraq War veteran who authorities say was killed with his girlfriend while they were on a camping and fishing trip...
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Amtrak New Orleans service restoration continuesSep 05, 2012 9:27 am - NEW ORLEANS — Most Amtrak service to and from New Orleans has been restored following Hurricane Isaac, but the City of New Orleans’ service in Mississippi and Louisiana,...
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Indiana University enrollment steady across stateSep 05, 2012 9:27 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University says total enrollment at its eight campuses around the state is nearly unchanged from last year even with a slight decline at the ...
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NSF awards $1.6 million to Notre Dame physicistsSep 05, 2012 9:27 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The National Science Foundation has awarded nuclear physicists at the University of Notre Dame a one-year, $1.6 million grant for continuing research ...
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Wisconsin man arrested 11 times for drunken drivingSep 05, 2012 9:27 am - HILLSBORO, Wis. — A rural Hillsboro man has been arrested for the 11th time on suspicion of drunken driving. Police say the 51-year-old man was picked up after driving ...
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‘Portrait of a Soldier’ touring state in SeptemberSep 05, 2012 9:22 am - An exhibit featuring hand-sketched portraits of about 300 service members who have been killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars will travel across Illinois this month. ...
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NW Ind. statue honors popcorn king Orville RedenbacherSep 05, 2012 9:22 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. — A life-size bronze statue of Orville Redenbacher has been unveiled in the northwestern Indiana city where he developed the popcorn that made him famou...
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Black bear hunt begins in WisconsinSep 05, 2012 9:21 am - MADISON, Wis. — A state ecologist says prospects are good for the black bear hunting season in Wisconsin. The hunt gets under way Wednesday and runs through Oct. 9. A m...
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SIU-Carbondale’s fall enrollment down for eighth yearSep 05, 2012 9:11 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. — Administrators say fall enrollment at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is down for the eighth year in row. WSIU Radio reports that 18,84...