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‘Green’ locomotive headed to at US Steel WorksDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — A locomotive that moves slag at U.S. Steel’s Gary Works is being retrofitted with an engine that is expected to significantly reduce diesel emission...
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2 arrested in connection with Cumberland slayingsDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - CUMBERLAND, Ind. — Indianapolis-area police have arrested two men in connection with the fatal shootings of a Cumberland man and his niece. Authorities say 25-year-old J...
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Fire ravages historical buildings in VincennesDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - VINCENNES, Ind. — A fire has damaged nearly half a block of historical buildings and businesses in the heart of downtown Vincennes. WTHI-TV and WFIE-TV report the Old Gi...
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New Ind. texting-driving ban yields few citationsDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - MUNCIE, Ind. — State Police say Indiana’s texting while driving ban has led to only a few dozen citations by troopers in the five months since it took effect. Sgt. John ...
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Man dies after being struck by Metra trainDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Authorities said a man has died after he was struck by a Metra train in the Southwest suburbs. Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said a train was pulling into a station in...
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Ind. leaders seek sex-trafficking crackdownDec 18, 2011 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana political leaders are looking to fast-track sex-trafficking legislation before football fans flood Indianapolis for the Super Bowl. Gov. Mitch Dan...
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Judge to decide constitutionality of Ind. vouchersDec 18, 2011 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — A judge will decide whether Indiana's new school voucher program is unconstitutional. A hearing is scheduled for Monday in Marion County Superior Court 7 ...
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Anonymous family pays Goodwill shoppers' billsDec 18, 2011 10:00 pm - VALPARAISO, Ind. — The manger of a northwest Indiana Goodwill store says an anonymous family brightened customers' holiday shopping over the weekend by paying their bill...
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Merrillville weighs proposed solar power projectDec 18, 2011 10:00 pm - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — Officials in a northwestern Indiana town are warming up to a proposed solar power project that would sell electricity to a local utility. The Times ...
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Researchers: Excavation of Lake Michigan shipwreck warrantedDec 18, 2011 10:00 pm - DETROIT — Researchers say they have enough evidence to partially excavate the site of a Lake Michigan shipwreck to determine if it's The Griffin, which sank loaded with ...