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Indiana State Fair tries to rejuvenate tradition after tragedyAug 04, 2012 9:02 am - INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Fair that opened Friday is trying to shake off the emotional and economic shadow of last year’s deadly stage collapse, pumping up the ev...
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Vertical skydiving world record broken in IllinoisAug 04, 2012 9:00 am - OTTAWA, Ill. — Falling at speeds of up to 220 mph, a group of nearly 140 skydivers shattered the vertical skydiving world record as they flew heads-down in a massive sn...
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Savio feared for her life, sister testifiesAug 03, 2012 10:31 am - Drew Peterson’s ex-wife told her sister six weeks before her death that she believed he would kill her, then begged her sister to take care of her two sons, the sister t...
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Most Ind. fair collapse victims accept settlementAug 03, 2012 9:09 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Most victims of a deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair have agreed to accept shares of a $13.2 million settlement offer from the state and two ...
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2 N. Ind. men arrested in arson double-fatalAug 03, 2012 7:43 am - GARY, Ind. — Two northern Indiana men have been arrested on murder, arson and other charges in an apartment fire that killed a Gary woman and her teenage daughter. Gary ...
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Judge chides prosecutors but allows Peterson trial to continueAug 02, 2012 7:30 am - A judge said Thursday that he believed Drew Peterson could receive a fair trial in his murder case, but not before chiding prosecutors for entering inadmissible evidence...
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Police: Indiana man beaten after exposing sex offenderAug 02, 2012 7:24 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Lafayette man faces battery, strangulation and other charges alleging that he savagely beat an acquaintance who told a friend about the man’s sexual ...
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Paralyzed Chicago Hts. man shot to deathAug 01, 2012 4:36 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Michael Jackson's mother plans events in IndianaAug 01, 2012 8:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's mother says she is returning to her family's Indiana hometown to celebrate what would have would have been her son's 54th birthday. An an...
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Timeline in Drew Peterson caseJul 31, 2012 5:00 pm - Former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson went to trial Tuesday on charges he killed his third wife. Peterson was indicted in Kathleen Savio's 2004 death after his...