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Couple drops off newborn girl at Chicago-area fire stationDec 13, 2019 6:00 am - A newborn girl was dropped off Friday at a suburban Chicago fire station by her parents, officials said. The girl, a few hours old, was brought to Engine One in Cicero, ...
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Authorities release name of Colfax County crash victimDec 13, 2019 6:00 am - RICHLAND, Neb. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a driver who died when his pickup truck rammed into an oncoming semitrailer on U.S. Highway 30 in eastern Neb...
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Indiana state trooper OK after being dragged 15 feetDec 13, 2019 6:00 am - HOBART, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana state trooper was dragged 15 feet while trying to remove a driver from a car during a traffic stop in Porter County, police said. Trooper ...
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Police: 248 urns worth $124K stolen from Fort Wayne cemeteryDec 13, 2019 6:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Nearly 250 urns have been stolen from a northeastern Indiana cemetery, police said. The 248 urns were taken from the Greenlawn Memorial Park, For...
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Chicago suburb OKs $100K separation deal with ex-managerDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago suburb will pay its former village manager nearly $100,000 in separation benefits following his retirement after being charged in a hit-a...
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Catholic dioceses spar over Archbishop Sheen sainthoodDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - In an unusual public spat, the Roman Catholic diocese of Peoria, Illinois, is accusing the Rochester, New York, diocese of trying to 'œsabotage'ť the beatification of Ar...
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Environmental groups sue steel mill over lake chemical spillDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - Two environmental groups are suing a steelmaker for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act at its northwestern Indiana facility more than 100 times...
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Report: Elkhart Police Department must track use of forceDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana city's police department has a reputation for the rough treatment of residents and offending officers are seldom held accountabl...
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Chicago cop suspended after unarmed, autistic teen shotDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An off-duty Chicago police officer was suspended Thursday for six months after authorities say he shot an unarmed, autistic teen in 2017 on the city's Sou...
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Woman challenges ban on filming kids near Minnesota mosqueDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - A Minnesota woman is challenging a ban on videotaping children at a public playground near a suburban Minneapolis mosque without parental permission. Sally Ness, of Blo...