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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. ESTFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - Russia hits Ukraine fuel supplies, airfields in new attacks KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia unleashed a wave of attacks on Ukraine targeting airfields and fuel facilities in...
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Indiana police officer found dead in patrol carFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - A police officer has been found dead inside his patrol car in northwestern Indiana, according to authorities. Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martin...
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Chicago Park District legal bills top $300,000 in abuse caseFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Park District has paid at least $330,000 to outside law firms investigating the department's response to allegations of sexual harassment or a...
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Indiana legislators looking to decide about online lotteryFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor is supporting the Hoosier Lottery's consideration of starting online games or ticket sales while state legislators are looking to ...
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Authorities: Woman dies after attack on group home residentsFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - FORSYTH, Ill. (AP) - A 58-year-old woman who was attacked at a group home in central Illinois has died, according to authorities. Lynn Umphryes died Feb. 16 after an att...
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Retired chemist's art quilt featured at Indiana State MuseumFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - Dr. Keith Woods likes to create things. On the wall of his studio, more than 20 plaques shine with a certification that the U.S. patent office recogn...
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Pekin student behind 183,000-fan Facebook page for weatherFeb 26, 2022 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - A recent winter storm may have curtailed traffic on Peoria-area roads, but it generated a spike in traffic on the Illinois Storm Community Facebook pa...
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Indiana judge weighs adult court for teen in girl's killingFeb 26, 2022 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A judge is weighing whether a 15-year-old boy should be tried as an adult on charges alleging that he molested and fatally strangled a 6-year-old...
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Agent in Chicago-area gambling ring given community sentenceFeb 26, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge sentenced an agent in a Chicago-area gambling ring to six months in community confinement this week. The Chicago Sun Times reports that J...
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Biden names ex-Rep. Goodin to USDA rural development postFeb 26, 2022 6:00 am - CROTHERSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - President Joe Biden has appointed former Indiana state Rep. Terry Goodin to be the USDA's state director for rural development. Goodin grew up...