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New U of I leader happy with law school reactionOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — The new chancellor at the University of Illinois' Urbana-Champaign campus says she's happy the university is moving quickly to correct inflated law school gr...
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Officials concerned for missing Ind. man’s safetyOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - LEAVENWORTH, Ind. — Authorities say they’re concerned for the safety of a missing Indiana spelunker who was last seen on Saturday. Conservation Officer Cora Showalter sa...
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Wis. court upholds school shooter’s convictionOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - Wis. court upholds school shooter's conviction MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court says a jury properly convicted a high school student of killing his principal. ...
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3 youths arrested for damage at C. Ind. schoolOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - KOKOMO, Ind. — Police have arrested three juveniles on charges that they broke into a central Indiana high school and caused extensive damage. Kokomo police say the yout...
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Dog in Indiana finds what may be human remainsOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. — A dog has found apparent human remains at the site of a former store in Hammond. Hammond police Lt. Richard Hoyda told the Post-Tribune that the owners o...
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Ind. mint farmer sentenced for ditch’s hot waterOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - KNOX, Ind. — A northern Indiana mint farmer has been sentenced for allowing steaming hot water to enter a drainage ditch where a man says his dog was scalded to death. A...
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Indiana police searching for man who beat jail guard, escapedOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - TIPTON, Ind. — Police have been searching a central Indiana cornfield for a man who authorities say assaulted a jail guard and escaped during a hospital trip. The Tipton...
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Union members fight Ind. ‘right-to-work’ proposalOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Union members have packed an Indiana Statehouse hearing as they fight an uphill battle against “right-to-work” legislation that sparked a five-week walkou...
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Judge allows exhumation of Gacy victimOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - A mother who has for decades doubted that her 14-year-old son was a victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy may finally learn the truth after a judge on Thursday granted...
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Tobacco store sues state over manufacturing issueOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — A Rib Mountain tobacco store is suing the state over its attempt to pull the plug on roll-your-own cigarette machines. The Department of Revenue has inf...