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Indiana Senate blocking repeal of state handgun permit lawApr 06, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate is blocking a bill that would repeal the state's permit requirement for carrying a handgun in public. Republi...
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Toddler, 7 adults wounded in latest Chicago shootingsApr 06, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 21-month-old boy was shot in the head Tuesday morning while riding in a car on Chicago's famed Lake Shore Drive just hours after seven people were shot ...
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Indiana gets $61M to boost COVID-19 vaccine among minoritiesApr 06, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana is getting $60.8 million in federal funding to support efforts to get minority populations disproportionately affected by the pandemic vaccin...
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Indiana Senate OKs optional pregnant worker accommodationsApr 06, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana legislators gave final approval to a bill that won't require businesses to make accommodations for pregnant workers, despite an appeal from G...
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Cat spent days in Indiana tree, is rescued after big plungeApr 06, 2021 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A cat that spent days stuck in a tree in southwestern Indiana is back on solid ground after surviving a dramatic plunge when a tree service compa...
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Indiana Senate approves 'abortion reversal' requirementApr 06, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's Republican-dominated Legislature on Tuesday voted to advance a bill that tightens state abortion laws despite objections that it would forc...
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Woman killed in fiery gas pump crash ID'd as Gary residentApr 06, 2021 7:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - A woman who died Sunday after a sport-utility vehicle crashed into a gas pump at a northwest Indiana gas station and caught fire has been ident...
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2-year-old shot in head on Lake Shore Drive near Grant ParkApr 06, 2021 1:00 am - CHICAGO - A 2-year-old boy was shot in the head Tuesday morning while riding in a car on Chicago's famed Lake Shore Drive just hours after seven people were shot and wou...
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Harris visits Chicago, urges vaccinationsApr 06, 2021 1:00 am - Vice President Kamala Harris made her first visit to Chicago Tuesday since her historic election, touting a "sense of renewal" on the city's warmest day yet and urging r...
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State elections board chief targeted in extortion attempt, placed on leaveApr 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One day before Tuesday's consolidated election, the Illinois State Board of Elections executive director was placed on administrative leave after being the...