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New COVID-19 cases dip, but positivity rates continue to climbJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials reported a second consecutive daily decline in new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the likely result of a slowdown in testing and...
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Indiana senator in group challenging election outcomeJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Sen. Mike Braun is among 11 Republicans who said Saturday they will challenge the outcome of the presidential election next week by voting to...
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Wisconsin police monitor recreational marijuana in IllinoisJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Despite dispensaries quickly popping up along Illinois' northern border after that state legalized recreational marijuana almost a year ago, local l...
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4th arrest in slaying of retired Chicago firefighterJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A fourth person has been arrested in the slaying of a retired Chicago Fire Department lieutenant, who was shot and killed killed during an attempt to carj...
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Utilities work to restore power in NW Indiana, SW MichiganJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - It could take a few days to restore power in parts of northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan after ice knocked down power lines, utilities sa...
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Adapt or fail: How 4 small businesses deal with the pandemicJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown Indianapolis-area small businesses for a loop. Some business models were rendered moot practically overnight, an env...
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Indiana lawmakers face virus actions debate, budget struggleJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The COVID-19 pandemic will loom large over the Indiana Legislature's new session that starts Monday as lawmakers face the fallout from the disease th...
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Indiana's life sciences sector sees record venture fundingJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's life sciences sector attracted a record $257 million in venture funding during 2020 despite the state's economic woes wrought by the corona...
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Disabled dog missing 10 months is reunited with ownerJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois (AP) - A dog that disappeared from a yard in rural Missouri 10 months ago has been reunited with her owner on New Year's Day. The St. Louis Post...
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Illinois reports fewer COVID-19 deaths, cases as holiday slows data collectionJan 02, 2021 12:00 am - The number of COVID-19 deaths in Illinois reported Saturday dropped sharply, though the decrease probably related to slow reporting over the New Year's holiday, the stat...