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Early COVID-19 patients recall a lonely year.Feb 28, 2021 6:00 am - PALATINE, Ill. (AP) - As it turns out, there are no perks to being first in a pandemic. 'œThat's the wrong lottery to win,'ť Bob Dix said. It's been a full year since Di...
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Feds award Indiana $35M for modernize public housingFeb 28, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal agency has awarded Indiana housing authorities $35 million for large-scale projects to modernize public housing around the state. The fundi...
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February ends with drop in COVID-19 cases, deathsFeb 28, 2021 12:00 am - For just the second time since late July, state health officials on Sunday reported fewer than 1,250 new and confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19. The 1,249 cases an...
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Woman charged in connection with 2 Chicago carjackingsFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 36-year-old woman has been arrested following two Chicago carjackings, including one where an 8-year-old boy jumped from an SUV to escape. Veronica Hard...
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House fire in central Indiana leaves 3 children injuredFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - AMBOY, Ind. (AP) - Three children have been injured in a house fire northeast of Kokomo in central Indiana. The blaze was reported about 10:48 a.m. Saturday in Amboy, th...
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Dirksen Congressional Center head promotes study of senatorFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Tiffany White, director of the Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin, believes it is not enough to study the actions of historical figures. To truly a...
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Duke Energy closing southern Indiana power plant earlyFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) - Duke Energy plans to close a 63-year-old coal-fired power plant in southern Indiana months earlier than had been expected. The utility's R. Galla...
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Education and job training program for youth expandedFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are expanding a program that provides training for young people who face barriers to traditional paths to education, training...
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Police: Woman killed, man injured in St. Louis hit-and-runFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A woman was killed and a man critically injured in St. Louis when they were struck by a vehicle, which fled the scene, police said. Tiffany Kurkjian, 48...
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Indiana-made alloy helped Mars rover nail red planet landingFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - For at least the next few centuries, a little piece of Kokomo will be laying quietly on the red surface of Mars, located about 128 million miles from...