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Beverage milk sales drop to lowest mark since 1984Sep 04, 2012 9:22 am - Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Sales of milk as a beverage have dropped to the lowest level in nearly 30 years. Experts say consumer habits are shifting toward sports dri...
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Deadline for Indiana schoool voucher program approachingSep 04, 2012 9:22 am - INDIANAPOLIS — School voucher advocates are pushing to get as many Indiana children as possible into the state’s burgeoning program that helps pay private school tuition...
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Search boats launched on river, Wis. man found safeSep 04, 2012 9:10 am - LA CROSSE, Wis. — Friends of a college student feared he had become the latest young man to drown in the Mississippi River after drinking in downtown La Crosse. But, a ...
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Ex-RV plant in northern Indiana put up for saleSep 04, 2012 9:10 am - MILLERSBURG, Ind. — A northern Indiana factory where about 200 workers built recreational vehicles until it shut down last year is up for sale. The 55-acre site of the f...
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Calif. man to be arraigned in extortion plotSep 04, 2012 9:10 am - BECKLEY, W.Va. — A California man accused of trying to extort $13 million from a West Virginia coal executive is being arraigned Tuesday in Beckley. West Hollywood resid...
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Peterson case expected to go to jury WednesdaySep 04, 2012 8:53 am - Defense attorneys told jurors at Drew Peterson’s murder trial Tuesday that the state’s case against him is “garbage evidence.” Prosecutors said it’s just common sense th...
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South Bend hopes to transform polluted creekSep 04, 2012 8:53 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Industry, urbanization and illegal trash dumping have made Bowman Creek one of the St. Joseph River’s most polluted tributaries. But that doesn’t nece...
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Marion police shoot, kill robbery suspectSep 03, 2012 8:52 am - MARION, Ind. — Authorities say police in Muncie shot and killed a man armed with a sawed-off shotgun after he robbed a discount store. State police are investigating the...
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Ban on gambling donations a tough sellSep 03, 2012 5:02 am - When Gov. Pat Quinn shot down a plan to boost gambling in the state, he called for more ethical safeguards and conjured up cautionary images of mobsters infiltrating Ill...
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Immigration policy, state rules vex Indiana studentsSep 02, 2012 10:47 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Omar Gama hopes to one day be a bank manager or a CEO. His twin brother, Erick, wants to be an interior designer in Chicago. But, first, they need to...