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Woman dies in the fatal fire in Oconto CountySep 19, 2011 12:00 am - COLEMAN, Wis. — Officials in Oconto County say there’s no apparent connection between a two house fires on Rost Lake on Saturday, including one in which a woman died. Br...
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Madison homicide victim identifiedSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County medical examiner’s office is identifying the man shot on Thursday in what police are calling a drug deal that turned violent. He’s 24-yea...
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ACLU of Indiana hires new fundraising directorSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has hired an Indianapolis man to oversee the civil rights group’s fundraising efforts. J. Ronald Newlin will...
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Inmate who escaped in Indy recaptured in IowaSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Authorities say a Marion County Jail inmate who escaped from a work detail has been captured in Iowa. Indianapolis authorities say 21-year-old Cody Thurma...
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Siblings face charges in Chicago robberiesSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - A Lemont woman who was charged with her brother in a string of armed robberies in Chicago has been ordered held in lieu of $2 million bail. Twenty-eight-year-old Jaclyn...
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Police arrest 18-year-old in NW Ind. woman's deathSep 18, 2011 11:00 pm - VALPARAISO, Ind. — Police have arrested an 18-year-old man who investigators believe is responsible for the death of a young woman whose body was found by searchers over...
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Ind. cities facing changes in state gun lawsSep 18, 2011 11:00 pm - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Police and a gun-rights expert say a man who caused a commotion by carrying a holstered handgun on his hip at Evansville's zoo was within his rights u...
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Foreign student enrollment hits record at PurdueSep 16, 2011 11:00 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The number of international students enrolled at Purdue University has surged to record levels, a growth that has surprised university officials a...
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Homecoming ceremonies held for Illinois soldiersSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - Homecoming ceremonies have been held for about 170 Illinois Army National Guard soldiers who returned from deployments that took them to Iraq and Kuwait. Ceremonies were...
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Indiana euthanizes 15 cattle with bovine tuberculosisSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — State animal health officials say 15 beef cattle have been euthanized in southeastern Indiana after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis. The State Bo...