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Wis. deputies suspect foul play in woman's deathOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - BELOIT, Wis. — Rock County detectives are investigating possible foul play in the death of a 91-year-old woman in Beloit. Authorities said Thursday they're looking into ...
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Indiana pharmacist sentenced for $3.5M Medicaid fraud schemeOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A former Terre Haute pharmacist has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for what authorities say was a $3.5 million Medicaid fra...
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Northwest Indiana teen on school bus grazed by bulletOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - GARY, Ind. — School officials in northwestern Indiana say they’re working with police to find out who fired a gun shot that grazed a 15-year-old girl riding a school...
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Judge gives 12 years in Decatur hit-and-runOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - DECATUR — A judge in Decatur has handed down a 12-year prison sentence for a 33-year-old man who pleaded guilty in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist. The (Decatur) He...
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Hearing held on closing Rockford mental hospitalOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois legislators grilled state officials about holes in the state budget Wednesday during a public hearing on the proposed closing of Singer Mental Health Center. Du...
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Conservationists sue to block TransCanada pipelineOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. officials illegally allowed a Canadian company to begin preparing the route for its proposed 1,700-mile-long oil pipeline from western Canada to Texas...
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Man gets 31 years for robbing Ind. casino winnersOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - CINCINNATI #8212; One of two men found guilty of multiple charges of robbing Indiana casino winners has been sentenced to 31 years in prison in Ohio. A Hamilt...
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Crews search southern Ind. forest for missing manOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - LEAVENWORTH, Ind. — Emergency workers and volunteers resumed their search Wednesday of a southern Indiana forest for signs of an avid spelunker who went missing last wee...
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Halvorson will challenge Jackson Jr.Oct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Former Rep. Debbie Halvorson said Wednesday that she will again run for Congress by challenging longtime Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. for the Democratic nomination in the Chic...
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Wisconsin man wins court fight over polka songOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — A Chippewa Falls polka musician has won a court battle involving his ex-wife and her new husband, who he accuses of stealing one of his most popul...