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U. of Michigan getting grant for Asian carp studyAug 28, 2012 9:45 am - ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan is expected to get nearly $300,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the possible effects o...
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Mercury Marine expands Fond du Lac headquartersAug 28, 2012 9:45 am - FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Mercury Marine has begun a $20 million expansion at its Fond du Lac headquarters. The construction plans were made after the company decided three y...
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Indiana State plans Larry Bird campus statueAug 28, 2012 9:35 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State University is moving ahead with plans for a 15-foot-tall bronze statue honoring basketball great Larry Bird. Such a statue has been tal...
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1 dead after shooting in GalesburgAug 28, 2012 9:35 am - GALESBURG — Police in Galesburg are investigating a shooting that killed a 38-year-old man in the western Illinois community. WGIL Radio reports that police say Terrell ...
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Midwife accused of abandoning Indiana patient recordsAug 28, 2012 9:35 am - MUNCIE, Ind. — A midwife is denying allegations by the Indiana attorney general’s office that she abandoned the medical records of about 1,600 patients at her former Ind...
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State landfill space increases in 2011Aug 28, 2012 9:26 am - An annual report on landfills in Illinois shows there is enough remaining space for refuse that will be accumulated over the next 23 years. The Illinois Environmental P...
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Donor gives $20K to replace C. Ind. police dogsAug 28, 2012 9:25 am - ANDERSON, Ind. — A businessman has donated $20,000 to a central Indiana city toward replacing two police dogs that died from violent confrontations in the past month. An...
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Belleville man gets 11 years for role in deathAug 28, 2012 9:25 am - BELLEVILLE — A judge has sentenced a Belleville man to 11 years in prison for his role in the death of an 18-year-old Swansea man during a dispute over a stolen bicycle....
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Man shot during St. Louis carjackingAug 28, 2012 9:12 am - ST. LOUIS — Two men are in jail for allegedly taking a car in a carjacking near the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and shooting one of the victims. KSDK-TV reports that t...
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Drought-stricken states welcome rain from IsaacAug 28, 2012 9:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. — The remnants of Tropical Storm Isaac could bring welcome rain to some states in the Mississippi River valley this week, but experts say it’s unlikely to br...