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Grant extends Ind. homework hotline through 2014Sep 12, 2011 12:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A homework hotline that helps Indiana middle and high school students perplexed by their math and science assignments has won a $1.8 million grant to...
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Southwest suburban couple slain in homeSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - Autopsy results show a Palos Park husband and wife who were found dead in their home were victims of double homicide. The Cook County medical examiner ruled Monday that ...
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Theft stirs worries for E. Ind. development groupSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - RICHMOND, Ind. — Some officials are concerned about the financial stability and effectiveness of an eastern Indiana economic development group after it lost more than $1...
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Report: Security firm suing parents of Riley FoxSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - A security firm is suing the parents of slain 3-year-old Riley Fox, saying they failed to pay a $70,000 bill. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Monday that National Investi...
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C. Ind. soldier killed in Afghanistan bombingSep 11, 2011 11:00 pm - SPENCER, Ind. — A 19-year-old soldier from central Indiana who enlisted in the Army last year with his brother was killed in an Afghanistan bombing just weeks after spen...
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Surgical technology helps Indiana operating roomSep 11, 2011 5:05 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — After her surgeon broke her spine in four places as part of an eight-hour surgery to fix her scoliosis, Kayla Akujobi gained 2 inches in height. Sin...
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Daniels’ latest of many governors’ tomesSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mitch Daniels offers a pretty dim view of the politician author in the introduction to his latest book, even though many of his fellow scribes are hi...
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Ohio River bridge remains closedSep 10, 2011 12:00 am - NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says an Ohio River bridge closed after cracks were found in two support beams will remain closed for more than three weeks ...
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Rare shorebirds spotted at S. Ind. preserveSep 10, 2011 12:00 am - LINTON, Ind. — Bird watchers at a southwestern Indiana nature preserve were thrilled to recently spot not one but several members of a rare shorebird species that’s an e...
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Woman donates $535K to child abuse support groupSep 10, 2011 12:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A former Indiana woman who overcame childhood abuse and neglect has donated nearly $535,000 to a Fort Wayne advocacy group to fund a program that will...