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Sterling firefighter who died in the line of duty honoredDec 05, 2021 6:00 am - STERLING, Ill. (AP) - A firefighter who died in the line of duty in northern Illinois has been honored by the community of Sterling. Lieutenant Garret Ramos responded t...
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Former pro wrestler Lee Rosser finds his niche as a chefDec 05, 2021 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - It doesn't matter if Lee Rosser is cutting up lemons on a sidewalk outside of the Banneker Community Center or handing out appetizers during the...
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Chicago executive to be 1st woman to lead Ali CenterDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago executive will be the first woman to lead the Muhammed Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Marilyn Jackson, 57, chief strategy and engagement o...
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Woman gets life in prison for murders of 3 in BethaltoDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Alabama woman has pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the 2019 shooting deaths of three people in Bethalto, Illinois. ...
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Spire's St. Louis area pipeline can keep operating for nowDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Federal regulators say Spire Inc. will be allowed to continue operating a natural gas pipeline in the St. Louis region until a long-term decision is mad...
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Indiana's Black churches work to combat mental health crisisDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - On a Sunday morning in Anderson, almost 30 years ago, the Rev. Dwight Holland was on assignment as pastor at his second church when he noticed a youn...
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Springfield kids get new shoes from medical school studentsDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Dozens of schoolchildren got new athletic shoes this week from students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield. Thro...
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Japanese Americans who rebuilt lives in the suburbs reflect on Pearl Harbor trauma, legacyDec 04, 2021 12:00 am - Like many Americans who lived through the experience of Pearl Harbor, Jean Mishima remembers the chaotic aftermath of the attack as if it happened yesterday. But it affe...
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4 things to know from first week of Jussie Smollett trialDec 04, 2021 12:00 am - There has been little courtroom drama for former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, who has yet to take the stand himself as his trial wrapped its first week. Prosecution w...
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Indiana inmate dies amid prison Legionnaires disease casesDec 03, 2021 6:00 am - PENDLETON, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana prison inmate has died after being among those confirmed ill with Legionnaire's disease amid an outbreak of the bacterial lung i...