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Shifting winds cause setback at derailment scene
WSBT-TV ReporterLIGONIER, Ind. – Cleanup crews working on the burning train cars that derailed Tuesday say they’ve suffered a setback. Shifting winds have led to additional road closures and more evacuations. A quarter mile stretch along County Road 1100...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, American Red Cross, Disasters and Accidents, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Transportation Accidents
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IDEM worries NW Indiana might not be in compliance
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The head of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is worried a violation of the Clean Air Act at an Illinois monitoring station could lead to three northwestern Indiana counties being designated as being in...Tags: Mitch Daniels, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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Senate candidate Hoekstra looking to reverse the country's direction
EDWARDSBURG — Looking for improvement in the economy? It’s not likely to happen over the next 14 months, as President Barack Obama and lawmakers occupying U.S. House and Senate seats focus their attention on keeping their jobs, says Pete...Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Elections, Environmental Issues, Debbie Stabenow
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South Bend to spend $500M to clean up sewer system
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Federal officials say the city of South Bend has agreed to make a half-billion dollars' worth of improvements to its combined sewer system to reduce overflows of raw sewage to the St. Joseph River.
The U.S. Attorney's Office...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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Senate candidate Konetchy talks issues
EDWARDSBURG — Yes, says Pete Konetchy, he’d be a lone voice in Congress should he win the Republican nomination to U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s seat next year and defeat the Michigan Democrat in the November 2012 election. But he’s...Tags: Land Resources, Migration, Business Enterprises, Elections, Debbie Stabenow
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Fire from Illinois train derailment contained
TISKILWA, Ill. (AP) — Officials say fire from a freight train loaded with ethanol that crashed and exploded in northern Illinois is contained and the immediate threat to an evacuated village has passed. The derailment Friday forced the evacuation...Tags: Renewable Energy, Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents, Biofuels, Ethanol
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Mishawaka mayoral candidates look at grants differently
MISHAWAKA — Craig Fry feels the city is missing out on some big bucks. The Democratic candidate said that, if elected mayor on Nov. 8, he would hire or contract with a grant writer to seek money for things like public safety and utilities. "There...Tags: Government, Elections, Safety of Citizens, Politics, Environmental Politics
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Could Studebakers be made once again in South Bend?
WSBT-TV ReporterA Colorado businessman says South Bend has moved up on his list of possible factory sites now that the right-to-work bill has passed. This is an update to a story we brought you last week about the new Studebaker Motor company, a start-up automaker in...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Companies and Corporations, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering
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House Democrats say GOP wants too many days off
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will be in session less than one out of every three days next year, a slight decline from past years. House Republicans say they are running the place more efficiently and lawmakers need the time to be with constituents...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Parties and Movements, Politics, Washington, DC
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Why you should care about nanotechnology
A battery that holds a cellphone charge forever and a test that detects dangerous infections found at hospitals in just 30 minutes – neither one of those is on the market yet, but both could be because of work being done right here in St. Joseph...Tags: Employment, Nanotechnology, Technology, Food and Drug Administration, Employment Opportunities
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Officer recalls 'surreal' tanker explosion
SAWYER, Mich. — Cleanup is nearly complete after a tanker exploded in the parking lot of a Sawyer, Michigan truck stop last week. For one first responder, it’s an experience he’ll never forget.
20 years on the force and there are...Tags: Explosions, Michigan, Emergency Incidents, Environmental Politics
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SPECIAL REPORT: WSBT Fact Finder investigation finds dangerous Granger water
GRANGER – Like many other Granger homeowners, Ken Krych, wondered what could be in his well water.
"My wife is a three-time cancer survivor in this house. We have had several of our pets die of cancer that drinks the water,” Krych told...Tags: Local Government, Medical Procedures and Tests, Water Supply, Cancer, Environmental Issues
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