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EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN ‘RADO TO SUICIDE ATTEMPT
** ELDORADO—Authorities responded to a mobile home at Adams Trailer Court on Eldorado earlier today after a report of a suicide attempt was made. The incident occurred this afternoon; while we don’t...
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Nightly NewsCap: Ang once again has a brief, albeit newsy, report! [AUDIO]
** Here’s my Ang once again with a Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Wednesday, December 11, 2013! Your Nightly NewsCap is being brought to you by Bottle Junction in Newton! Topics covered include:...
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HILARIOUS: FOIAs inspire ‘fear’ amongst those who don’t understand what...
** EDGAR CO., Ill. (by way of DeWitt Co.)—It never ceases to amaze us how clueless public officials are about the Freedom of Information Act request. It does amaze us, however, how clueless they are...
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GALATIA MAN BEING HELD IN INDIANAPOLIS: UPDATE
** UPDATE 2:30 P.M. Friends of Ambar Rose Campbell, baby Aubrey’s mother, have provided some clarification to the original story (left intact, below): Colten Campbell is stating that injuries to his...
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BEAUTIFUL OLD TOWN HOME CONSIDERED TOTAL LOSS AFTER FIRE
** OLD SHAWNEETOWN, Ill.—Details are scant about a fire that ravaged one of Old Shawneetown’s oldest structures very early this morning, but officials have noted that the home is considered a total...
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TRAFFIC CRASH IN WILLIAMSON SENDS TEEN TO HOSPITAL
** WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.—An accident occurring this morning near Pikes Hunting Club has sent a teen out of the area to be treated for injuries after being ejected from the vehicle. According to...
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INMATE DEATH AT STATEVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER: UPDATE
** ILLINOIS—Illinois Department of Corrections has issued information regarding an inmate death at Stateville prison in Joliet. DOC media spokesperson Tom Shaer has reported that an inmate, Angel...
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Nightly NewsCap: Lyndi returns with the news roundup for the day! [AUDIO]
** Here’s Lyndi back at it with another Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Thursday, December 12, 2013! Your NewsCap is being brought to you by Bottle Junction of Newton! Topics covered include:...
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Heritage Health Nursing Home NOT evacuating patients
** CRAWFORD CO–Word has been going around Crawford County today (December 13, 2013) that Heritage Health Nursing Home, located at 600 Robinwood Drive, Robinson, has been moving their patients to...
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Texas ‘Merry Christmas Law’ restores that holiday, Hanukkah to schools
** By John Mariani | jmariani@syracuse.com http://www.syracuse.com on December 10, 2013 at 1:21 PM, updated December 10, 2013 at 1:23 PM It’s now explicitly legal to wish someone a Merry Christmas in...
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FIRE AT ELDORADO HI-RISE OUT QUICKLY
** ELDORADO, Ill.—A fire earlier today (Friday, December 13, 2013) at the Bradley Choisser Hi-Rise in Eldorado was contained quickly and there were no injuries reported. The exact time that the fire...
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Sh!t we have to deal with ….
** Every once in a while, we get unsigned letters, and we really can’t do anything with them. The policy is that we run only letters with sigs, because any drater can write and submit, but if they...
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Morning wreck outside DQ in Olney
** OLNEY—Official reports of a vehicle turned over on its side this morning (December 13, 2013) at around 11 a.m., outside of the Dairy Queen restaurant in Olney, will be coming next week, but plenty...
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TSA collected over $500K in spare change last year. Where does the money go?
** Ashleigh Schmitz Philly.com December 10, 2013 When asked to empty their pockets at airport security, travelers are quick to oblige placing wallets, cell phones, and spare change in the baskets....
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Sriracha Hot Sauce Supply Halted
Dennis Romero LA Weekly December 11, 2013 For those that are NOT familiar with THE BEST HOT SAUCE ever made, here is the movie trailer to recently released documentary on the product that swept the...
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School drops sexual harassment claim against 6-year-old who kissed girl
Lateef Mungin CNN December 12, 2013 Amid a tidal wave of negative publicity, a Colorado school system has let a 6-year-old boy return to school and said it won’t classify his kissing a girl on the...
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Nightly NewsCap: Rounding up some of the headlines of the past 24… [AUDIO]
Here’s Lyndi coming atcha with another Nightly NewsCap with your audio version of all the local news stories for today, Friday, December 13, 2013! Your NewsCap is being brought to you by Bottle...
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SNOW ACCOUNTS FOR INTERSTATE WRECK IN WAYNE COUNTY
** WAYNE CO., Ill.—A Kansas man attempting to pass a trucker from Texas learned how slick Interstate 64 was earlier this evening after he lost control of his Mercedes-Benz. The accident occurred at...
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Ice is “not supposed to be on the road; it’s illegal” according to trucker
** WHITE CO., Ill.—There have been a lot of complaints out of White County about ice on the roads…but nothing like this one. This guy wants White County to turn the heating elements on under the...
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China Imposes First-Ever West Coast Shellfish Ban
** By ASHLEY AHEARN AND KATIE CAMPBELL AND ANTHONY SCHICK 9:11 AM FRI DECEMBER 13, 2013 http://kuow.org China has suspended imports of shellfish from the west coast of the United States — an...
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