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Racine police investigating child’s deathOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - RACINE, Wis. — Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in the apparent homicide of a 2-year-old Racine girl. Officers arrested the man Thursday evening on suspicion of fi...
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Bill adds texting to do not call listOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Unwanted text messages sent to cell phones from solicitors would be added to prohibited activity under Wisconsin’s do not call list under a bill headed f...
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IU gets $1.5 million grant for a genome centerOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.5 million to Indiana University to create a center for supporting genome analysis that officials hope ...
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Chemical plant neighbors sue over contaminationOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - Madison chemical plant are suing the company, alleging it has failed to clean up contaminants. The plaintiffs say chemicals from the Madison-Kipp Corp. have poisoned the...
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SIU faculty group sets Nov. 3 strike dateOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - CARBONDALE — A union representing faculty at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale plans to walk off the job in two weeks if a contract settlement isn’t reached. WS...
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Wis. lawmakers pass bill letting victims sueOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — The state Assembly has approved a bill that would allow crime victims to sue public officials who harass them. Republicans introduced the measure in hope...
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Dismemberment convict sentenced for prison deathOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - PERU, Ind. — A man in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend and scattering her dismembered remains across three southern Indiana counties has pleaded guilty to the strang...
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Remains of WWII airmen to be buried at ArlingtonOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Friday that the remains of 10 airmen, including one from Joliet, missing in action from World War II will be buried next week at Arli...
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Environmentalists file new suit over Indiana’s I-69 projectOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Environmental groups have filed a second federal lawsuit targeting part of the Interstate 69 extension being built across southern Indiana. The Hoosier En...
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Man on vacation admits stealing, forging checksOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS— A southern Illinois man faces up to 60 years in prison and $2 million in fines now that he’s admitted in federal court that he passed forged checks he st...