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Man hurt in fall from southern Ill. rock formationOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - HARRISBURG— A teenager is recovering from a head injury sustained in the latest fall from a rock formation in southern Illinois. Saline County authorities say 18-year-ol...
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Wisconsin court denies challenge to rogue cop’s hiringOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — The families of six young people gunned down by a rogue sheriff’s deputy in one of the most horrific mass shootings in Wisconsin history can’t challenge ...
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Search for Highland Park canoeist suspendedOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - STURGEON BAY, Wis. — The water patrol search has been temporarily suspended for a Highland Park man who disappeared after his canoe capsized in Lake Michigan off the sho...
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Indiana utility plans electric vehicle incentivesOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - MERRILLVILLE— Indiana utility regulators are reviewing a proposal that would provide incentives for electric vehicle owners to install home charging stations and find si...
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Sheriff: 2 found dead in southwestern Ill. homeOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE — Authorities are investigating the death of a woman and man whose bodies were found in their home near the southwestern Illinois city of Edwardsville. Auth...
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Indiana Dem official quits after 2008 petitions questionedOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A northern Indiana county’s Democratic Party leader has resigned following a newspaper investigation that found hundreds of apparently forged signatur...
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Indiana covered bridge festival off to busy startOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - BRIDGETON, Ind. — Big crowds made the trip to western Indiana for the opening days of this year’s Parke County Covered Bridge Festival that celebrates the rural county’s...
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October unseasonably dry, warm in Midwest so farOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — October so far has been unseasonably dry and warm in Illinois and across the Midwest. Climate expert Steve Hilberg at the Illinois State Water Survey says th...
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Scientist to plead guilty to stealing trade secretOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — A former Indiana scientist is expected to plead guilty to charges he sent trade secrets worth $300 million to China and Germany. A plea hearing for 46-ye...
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Party official quits after faked petitions reportOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A northern Indiana county’s Democratic Party leader has resigned following a newspaper investigation that found perhaps hundreds of forged signatures ...