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Gymnastics coach sentenced to 32 years for sexual assaultFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - DeKALB, Ill. (AP) - A 25-year-old youth gymnastics coach in northern Illinois has been sentenced to 32 years after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting students. Jose...
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SIU Carbondale renews status as 'Bicycle Friendly'Feb 21, 2021 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale has earned its second recognition as a Bicycle Friendly University. The League of American Bicyclists...
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Daily vaccinations plunge as state reports 35 more COVID-19 deathsFeb 21, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois health authorities said just 13,433 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the state Saturday, the fewest in more than six weeks. There was no immediate...
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3 people fatally shot at Muncie apartment were from DetroitFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Three Michigan men have been identified as the victims of a fatal shooting at an apartment in Muncie, police said. Officers called to a home in the E...
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Man charged in Belleville triple homicide dies of COVID-19Feb 20, 2021 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE (AP) - A man awaiting trial in the slayings of three people in a Belleville hair salon in 2015 has died of COVID-19, officials said. St. Clair County Coroner...
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Northern Ill. man sentenced in deaths of wife, sister-in-lawFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison after pleading guilty in the 2017 shooting deaths of his wife and her teenage sist...
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Indiana lawmakers support allowing virtual board meetingsFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana legislators are supporting proposals that would permanently allow members of local government boards to participate virtually in public meeti...
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Woman who gave birth alone in cell secures $200k settlementFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - An Indiana woman who gave birth alone in a Kentucky jail will receive $200,000 settlement after arguing that correction staffers were deliberately ...
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Senator seeks probe of natural gas price spikes during stormFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Democratic senator is calling for federal investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas in the Midwest and other regions following severe...
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Indiana volunteers painstakingly restore rare wooden cabooseFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - NEW HAVEN, Ind. (AP) - Cabooses generally haven't been seen as the last car of freight trains for many years. The crew members they used to house and the jobs done by th...