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EXCHANGE: Log at core of woodcutter's spiritual missionDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - ROANOKE, Ill. (AP) - For 18 years, Tom Durand has watched the battle between heaven and hell play out on two pieces of wood he cut from the same log. He believes they ar...
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Southern Indiana fifth-grader speeding into racing careerDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - JASPER, Ind. (AP) - Ten-year-old Reed Whitney slams the accelerator and drifts his midget race car around a dirt turn like it's sliding on ice. He's bolting by kids from...
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Sustainable plow-free farming could help save small farmsDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - LaGRANGE, Ind. (AP) - Farmland is expanding across Indiana, worldwide food demand is increasing and Americans are eating more meat than ever before - still, Greg Gunthor...
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Chicago police reduce publicly funded security for ex-mayorDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police have reduced taxpayer-funded security for a former city mayor but eliminated detail for current city officials. The Chicago Police Departme...
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Survey of Plains, Western bankers shows waning rural economyDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new survey of bankers indicates a waning economy in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, and weak farm income is hurting producers' ability ...
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EXCHANGE: Robotic pets bring smiles to veteransDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Jack Wagoner looked steadily into the cat's blue eyes. A smile played across his face. 'œThis means an awful lot to me,'ť the World War II veteran ...
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Hundreds attend funeral for Indiana veteran with no familyDec 20, 2019 6:00 am - ELWOOD, Ind. (AP) - Hundreds of veterans and other people who never met an 89-year-old Army veteran attended his funeral after central Indiana authorities were unable to...
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Indiana county urges password changes after online breachDec 20, 2019 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A southern Indiana county's treasurer is warning that a breach of an online portal that allows people to access their property tax bills may hav...
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Former Chicago cop convicted of second-degree murderDec 20, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge on Friday found a former Chicago police officer guilty of second-degree murder in the off-duty shooting of an unarmed man in 2017. Lowell Houser, ...
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2 men, woman dead in southern Illinois; 2 fugitives arrestedDec 20, 2019 6:00 am - BETHALTO, Ill. (AP) - Three people were found dead inside a southern Illinois home after two fugitives wanted in other states were captured in Missouri, police said Frid...