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Dowagiac man killed in Baroda crash
BARODA, Mich. — Police say a Dowagiac man on his way to see his sister in Bridgman died in a crash at a Baroda intersection Sunday.
Around 1 p.m. John Franklin Williamson was driving westbound on W. Shawnee Road. Police say Edmundo Montes of...Tags: Harvey
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UPDATE: Police say speed, semis make U.S. 6 a particularly dangerous road
ELKHART COUNTY – A scary crash in a construction zone Thursday morning sent one man to the hospital with serioushead injuries and closed a busy road more than two hours. Police say the stretch of road where the crash happened – U.S. 6 –...Tags: Human Interest, Transportation, Ohio, Vehicles, Randy Brown
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Indiana divers. recover body of missing Illinois man
GARY, Ind. (AP) — The body of an Illinois man who disappeared in choppy waters off a Gary beach has been recovered from Lake Michigan. Indiana Conservation Officer Gene Davis says the body of 20-year-old Brett Vanetten of New Lenox, Ill., was found...Tags: Indiana, Lake County (Indiana), New Lenox
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Study: Indiana ranks 15th in nation in obesity
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Indiana has a weighty problem.
An annual report from the Trust for America's Health ranks Indiana as the 15th-fattest state with an obesity rate of 29.1 percent. Indiana's obesity rate has increased by 60 percent since 1995,...Tags: Physical Conditions, Colorado, Ohio, Mississippi, Diabetes
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Divers search for missing girl in Corey Lake
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Mich. -- Divers are searching a St. Joseph County lake Thursday morning after a 10-year-old girl disappeared in the water Wednesday evening.
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Indiana tollway rates less than some other states
Starting Friday, drivers are going to pay more to use the Indiana Toll Road. But, compared to other states, the rates drivers pay is less per mile in Indiana.
On July 1, it will cost $9 for most cars and trucks to drive the full 157 miles of the Indiana...Tags: Indiana, Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Ohio, Travel
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FACT FINDER: Michigan welfare limit
Residents involved in roughly 12,500 welfare cases in Michigan could lose benefits under a stricter, four-year lifetime limit that has received final approval in the Michigan Legislature.
The Republican-led House passed the legislation with 73-34 votes...Tags: Indiana, Politics, Interior Policy, Michigan, Pension and Welfare
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Vita Food Products recalls smoked salmon
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago-based Vita Food Products has recalled about 8,080 packages of Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon. The product could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause fatal infections in...Tags: Washington, DC, Colorado, Ohio, Alabama, Safeway Inc.
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Barker named Mishawaka superintendent
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterTerry Barker, superintendent of Union-North United School Corp., is becoming School City of Mishawaka’s next leader. Barker, who has been superintendent of the Lakeville district since 2009, was named Mishawaka’s new superintendent at a...Tags: Indiana, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Chicago, Employment, Lake Zurich
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Great Lakes surfers save drowning victims
ST. JOSEPH – The forecast for the next couple of days means local beaches will likely be packed this Labor Day weekend. But forecasters say Sunday and Monday will likely prompt rip current warnings.
So far this year, 62 people have drowned in...Tags: Labor Day, Windsurfing, Lakes and Ponds, Chicago, Facebook
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Ill. mother charged in 2 children's shotgun deaths
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois prosecutor calls the shotgun slayings of two children allegedly killed by their mother in East St. Louis brutal and frightening. St. Clair County state's attorney Brendan Kelly on Friday charged 25-year-old...Tags: Television Industry, Television Stations, Murder, Firearms, Defense
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Park rangers: Bear in mauling only protecting cubs
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A grizzly bear that mauled a 57-year-old hiker to death in Yellowstone National Park was only defending its cubs and had not threatened humans before. So park officials on Thursday decided to leave it alone...Tags: California, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Animal Attacks, Biology
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