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Western Illinois town disbands police force due to budgetAug 08, 2021 7:00 am - EAST GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - A community in western Illinois has officially disbanded its police department over budget concerns. East Galesburg has been without its pol...
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Grave of Indiana city's 1st Black firefighter gets markerAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - It was an honor that was years in the making for one special local hero. On Aug. 3, 1939, John Harris - who served in the latter part of the 19th Cen...
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Holcomb announces $1.3 million for naloxone distributionAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana will fund a $1.3 million distribution of the opioid reversal agent naloxone to ensure the medication reaches Hoosiers who are at risk of drug...
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Muddy Waters' Chicago home moves closer to landmark statusAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago home where blues legend Muddy Waters once lived and recorded music is a step closer to landmark status and becoming a museum in his honor. Th...
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Illinois county spends $353,000 on digitizing its recordsAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - LACON, Ill. (AP) - Sometime early this fall, a team armed with specialized document-scanning equipment will descend on the Marshall County Courthouse to transform 350,00...
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Indiana county settles with wrongfully jailed former inmateAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana county has reached a financial settlement with a former inmate who was wrongfully jailed for more than 40 days after being cha...
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Indiana construction projects boom thanks to new budget planAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A historic building spree is soon to begin in Indiana after legislators set aside more than $1 billion for construction projects, including a new law...
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Vehicle crashes into Gary home, killing woman, injuring 3Aug 07, 2021 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A motor vehicle drove through a home in Gary, killing a woman and injuring three others, authorities said. The crash Friday night killed 66-year-old Ja...
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Indiana man convicted in 2015 slaying of his uncleAug 06, 2021 7:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana man has been convicted in the 2015 killing of his uncle, whose authorities believe was shot and then burned along with the mattres...
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Psychiatrists to assess Indiana man charged in grisly deathAug 06, 2021 7:00 am - JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A southern Indiana man charged with killing a woman whose decapitated, mutilated body was found inside her burning apartment will be evaluate...