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Indiana lawmakers eye returning to more prison sentencesJan 08, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A big jump in Indiana county jail overcrowding has state lawmakers looking to partially roll back a nearly decade-old criminal sentencing overhaul an...
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Chicago mayor, teachers still at odds over COVID protocolsJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - Negotiations resumed Saturday to resolve a standoff between Chicago school officials and the city's teachers union over COVID-19 precautions that canceled three days of ...
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Jim O'Donnell: 30 years of "The Score" - from daring phenom to homogenized horizontalingJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - THE CHICAGO RADIO STATION known as "The Score" went on the air 30 years ago this week. If there is any anniversary celebration for WSCR-AM (670) - and station management...
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Marion County jury trials halted after COVID-19 hits staffJan 07, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jury trials have been halted in Indiana's most populous county after dozens of court employees tested positive for COVID-19 amid a statewide surge dr...
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Billionaire's looted art still on display at Israel MuseumJan 07, 2022 6:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - One of the Israel Museum's biggest patrons, American billionaire Michael Steinhardt, approached the flagship Israeli art institution in 2007 with an art...
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NW Indiana sheriff indicted on felony, misdemeanor chargesJan 07, 2022 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A northwest Indiana sheriff indicted on charges of resisting law enforcement and reckless driving has denied the allegations, blaming them on a ...
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Indiana lawmaker walks back remark on Nazism impartialityJan 07, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana state senator has clarified his comments after he faced criticism for saying teachers must be 'œimpartial'ť when discussing Nazism and oth...
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Republicans renew push to drop Indiana's handgun permit lawJan 07, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republicans are making a new push to loosen Indiana's requirements for carrying a handgun in public despite the opposition of several major law enfor...
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Ex-youth leader gets 20 years after child molesting pleaJan 07, 2022 6:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A former northern Indiana youth leader was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he molested several boys. ...
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Eastern Indiana man charged after admitting he poisoned wifeJan 07, 2022 6:00 am - RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana man faces a preliminary charge of conspiracy to commit murder after admitting to poisoning his wife, authorities said. Alfred Ru...