Articles filed under Region
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New format for All-Star Game produces some drama as Team LeBron winsFeb 16, 2020 12:00 am - On Day 3 of All-Star Weekend in Chicago, it got a little warmer, so at least visiting reporters could stop complaining about the weather. Was the weekend a success? Well...
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Man sentenced to 4 years in East Chicago shooting deathFeb 15, 2020 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A 19-year-old Indiana man was sentenced to serve four years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to the fatal shooting of an innocent bystande...
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Man accused of stabbing grandparents to undergo assessmentFeb 15, 2020 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana judge has approved a mental health assessment to determine if a man accused of stabbing his grandparents with a butcher k...
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1st woman to lead DNR's wildlife division `grew up at DNR'Feb 15, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Amanda Wuestefeld wanted more than to be Indiana's first female Fish & Wildlife director - she wanted to change the division. That's what the two-dec...
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Chicago couple treated for new virus released from isolationFeb 15, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman and her husband, who became the United States' first person-to-person transmission of the new virus from China, have been released from h...
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Warren Buffett's son helps Colombia kick cocaine curseFeb 15, 2020 6:00 am - TIBU, Colombia (AP) - With Colombian military snipers in position, Howard Buffett descends from a helicopter and trudges through the wet grass in steel-toe boots chewed ...
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Indiana AG sues wildlife center for alleged history of abuseFeb 15, 2020 6:00 am - CHARLESTOWN, Ind. (AP) - Indiana's attorney general is suing a wildlife center for allegedly abusing exotic animals, including incidents where the non-profit's owner pun...
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Locals asked to reach into wallets to protect Kankakee RiverFeb 15, 2020 6:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - In an effort to greatly expand the district charged with protecting the Kankakee River, a large percentage of county voters residing less than a mi...
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Female pedestrian on Illinois interstate killed in crashFeb 15, 2020 6:00 am - SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - A 24-year-old woman died Friday after being hit by a car as she ran across an Illinois interstate. According to information provided by the Illi...
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7 minors hurt in Chicago shootings, including 3 accidentsFeb 15, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Four separate shootings on Chicago's West and South sides wounded at least seven children, including three cases that appear accidental, police said Satur...