Articles filed under Region
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Some rural bankers worried drought will threaten operationsAug 19, 2021 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The economy continues to grow in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states , according to a new monthly survey of bankers in the region, but some ba...
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Indiana mayor starts challenge for Republican Sen. YoungAug 19, 2021 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - The Democratic mayor of Hammond has started a campaign to challenge Republican Todd Young's reelection bid in Indiana's U.S. Senate election next ye...
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Woman weeps while testifying against R. Kelly about assaultAug 19, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A key accuser at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial returned to the witness stand on Thursday, weeping when a prosecutor asked her to read out loud from...
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Coroner IDs motorcyclist killed during NW Indiana pursuitAug 19, 2021 7:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A motorcyclist killed while fleeing from northwest Indiana police after apparently losing control of his bike at a roundabout and crashing was a 3...
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DNR probes death of black bear found in northern IndianaAug 19, 2021 7:00 am - BRISTOL, Ind. (AP) - State wildlife officials are investigating after a black bear was found dead in far northern Indiana in one of only a handful of confirmed instances...
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Body of missing 11-month-old girl found in northern IndianaAug 19, 2021 7:00 am - PLYMOUTH, Ind. (AP) - An 11-month-old northern Indiana girl who had been reported missing was found dead in a wooded area after a man who had agreed to babysit the toddl...
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Kind acts accentuated slain Chicago officer's brief careerAug 19, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer who was fatally shot during a routine traffic stop was remembered Thursday for a brief career marked by compassion; for her fello...
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COVID-19 update: 26,214 more shots, 14 more deaths, 3,180 new casesAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - As some immunocompromised Illinois residents are now getting a third booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials are reporting 26,214 more doses were ad...
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Lawmakers celebrate Illinois' role in distribution of penicillinAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers gathered Tuesday at the University of Illinois Springfield to designate a new state microbe and add agriculture sciences to the list of courses t...
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Slain cop's mom says she died 'doing what she was called to do'Aug 19, 2021 1:00 am - Ella French was 8 months old, wearing a "serious and solemn face," when Elizabeth French, who would take her in first as a foster child and later adopt her, met her. "I ...