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Iowa officials say 2nd person injured in boat crash has diedAug 19, 2020 7:00 am - LeCLAIRE, Iowa (AP) - A second person has died from injuries he received in an eastern Iowa boat crash on the Mississippi River, Iowa officials said Wednesday. Craig Ver...
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Ohio man falls to death from I-65 bridge in NW IndianaAug 19, 2020 7:00 am - MANSON, Ind. (AP) - An Ohio man who was helping clean up a crash scene along Interstate 65 in northwestern Indiana fell to his death when he stepped backward over a high...
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University of Illinois COVID-19 saliva test approved for use as 2,295 new cases reportedAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - A quick-result COVID-19 saliva test developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been granted emergency authorization and could help re...
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FDA grants emergency approval to U of I saliva test for COVID-19Aug 19, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker touted a University of Illinois saliva test on Wednesday as a potential "game changer" in the fight against COVID-19. The test, which involves spittin...
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Douglas statue to be removed from Illinois Capitol lawnAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A statute of Stephen A. Douglas, a senator from Illinois whose national reputation in the mid-19th Century was built on the idea that each new U.S. territo...
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State awards $39.5M in infrastructure grantsAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded $39.5 million in grants Wednesday for 27 capital improvement projects around the state...
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Illinois woman killed in Mississippi River crash in IowaAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - LeCLAIRE, Iowa (AP) - Authorities in eastern Iowa are seeking information on a boat crash in the Mississippi River near LeClaire that killed an Illinois woman. The coll...
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Man dies after fall at SW Indiana power plantAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - NEWBURGH, Ind. (AP) - A worker has died from injuries he suffered in a fall at a Vectren power plant in southwestern Indiana, a company spokeswoman said. The man suffere...
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SW Illinois man allegedly ran over his wife, killing herAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois man faces charges alleging that he ran over his wife with a truck, killing her, while he was intoxicated. Teddy Weil, 62, ...
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Indiana governor orders equity officer, cameras for troopersAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced steps Tuesday toward tackling racial injustice concerns that include equipping state police troopers with body ca...