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Fiery semi crash closes eastbound I-70 in IndyMar 16, 2012 7:23 am - INDIANAPOLIS — State police say a fiery crash involving a semi-trailer has closed eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 on Indianapolis’ far east side. Sgt. Ray Pool says tro...
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Indiana softball player improving after lightning strikeMar 16, 2012 7:23 am - SEYMOUR, Ind. — A southern Indiana high school freshman is on the mend after being struck by lightning as she and other members of a girls softball team were practicing ...
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More than 100 homes damaged as tornados hit Mich.Mar 16, 2012 6:48 am - Associated Press DEXTER, Mich. — Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Deputy Ray Yee was the first officer on the scene in one of two hard-hit Michigan subdivisions where a tornad...
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Suburban clinic promotes abortions without licenseMar 15, 2012 6:35 pm - Illinois regulators have ordered a suburban clinic to remove references to surgical abortions from its website and pay a $36,000 fine. The Illinois Department of Public ...
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Ind. judge declares mistrial in triple murder caseMar 15, 2012 8:25 am - Associated Press CROWN POINT, Ind. — A northern Indiana judge has declared a mistrial in a Gary man’s triple murder trial after the court ran out of potential jurors. Th...
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Fake Red Cross calls ask tornado victims for moneyMar 15, 2012 8:25 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana disaster relief officials say residents in tornado-ravaged southern Indiana have been receiving calls from scammers who claim to be representing t...
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Chicago man gets 50 years for raping woman, 89Mar 14, 2012 8:28 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. — A Chicago man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for raping an 89-year-old Gary woman in her home during a burglary. Twenty-four-year-old Secor...
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Ind. panel to vote on new water quality ruleMar 14, 2012 8:20 am - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana regulatory panel is set to cast a final vote on what’s expected to become the new rules aimed at protecting the state’s water quality. The Indi...
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Investigation into bones found in NW Ind. cemeteryMar 14, 2012 8:20 am - HAMMOND, Ind. — Police believe human bones found near a berm in a troubled cemetery may have been inadvertently unearthed by maintenance workers using a construction bac...
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32 companies, Terre Haute to pay for waste cleanupMar 14, 2012 8:20 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Federal regulators are billing 32 private companies and Terre Haute for most of the cost of cleaning up a hazardous waste disposal site. The Tribune-...