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Jennifer Copeland
Jennifer Copeland is back! "I am SO happy to a part of the WSBT family again," Jennifer said. "After 7 years of being away, it feels great to be back in Michiana close to family. So many good memories were born here." Jennifer first worked at WSBT...
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James Fillmore
James knew in high school that he would one day work at a television station as a journalist. He’s no stranger to Michiana. James grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan but he’s been visiting the South Bend area for years. He got his journalism...
Tags: Cross Country Skiing, Journalism, Television Stations, Television Industry
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Report: Ohioan accused in dismemberment confesses
MECHANICSBURG, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of stabbing his on-again, off-again girlfriend, suffocating her and dismembering her body told a newspaper that she begged him to kill her after he confronted her about text messages she'd sent saying she...
Tags: Champaign County (Illinois), The Associated Press, Trials
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5 indicted in Ohio woman's dismembering
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The live-in boyfriend of a western Ohio woman whose dismembered remains were found in her bathtub has been indicted on aggravated murder and other charges. The Champaign County grand jury indicted Matthew Puccio and four...Tags: Murder, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Champaign County (Illinois)
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Suspect in dismembering says he met woman online
URBANA, Ohio (AP) — A man suspected of stabbing, suffocating and dismembering his girlfriend told a newspaper that he met her through Facebook while looking for new friends and that he met two of his alleged accomplices at a library just three...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Champaign County (Illinois), Facebook
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W. Ind. jail escape unnoticed for nearly 10 hours
NEWPORT, Ind. (AP) — Authorities have captured a man who police say escaped from a western Indiana jail nearly 10 hours before guards noticed he was gone. Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts said Tuesday 25-year-old Cody Maple of Perrysville was...Tags: Indiana, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Sheriff doesn't blame guards for unnoticed escape
NEWPORT, Ind. (AP) — A sheriff in western Indiana says he believes his jail guards did everything properly even though a prisoner's escape wasn't discovered for nearly 10 hours. State police say federal marshals caught 25-year-old Cody Maple of...Tags: Indiana, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Survey: Few convictions in campus sex assaults
CHICAGO (AP) — The conviction rate for sexual offenses reported at six Midwestern colleges — including Notre Dame — is far lower than the national average, according to a newspaper survey published today, and experts say the numbers are...Tags: Social Issues, Newspapers, Justice and Rights, Colleges and Universities, Crimes
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Gov. Quinn signs bill to regulate fracking
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn today signed sweeping legislation to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing, better known as "fracking." The move, which was expected, adds a bevy of restrictions and protections to an industry that while legal, was largely unregulated....Tags: Illinois Governor, Environmental Cleanup, Executive Branch, Justice System, Politics
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Global shares flat, dollar steady before Fed decision
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Equities were flat while major currencies and commodities traded within recent ranges on Wednesday as investors awaited a statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve that they hope will shed light on its next move. The Fed is expected to...Tags: Nawaz Sharif, Antonis Samaras, House Building, Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust, Luxembourg
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Aftermath of an insanity verdict
Shackled to a hospital bed with a self-inflicted neck wound, Marci Webber described to the police visions of demons and skeletons, but wasn't sure what had happened to her 4-year-old daughter. As the officers — shaken by the crime scene in her...
Tags: Psychiatrists, University of Chicago, Criminal Laws, Hospitals and Clinics, Punishment
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Mariachi the heart and soul of Lyric's 'Cruzar'
The combination of opera and mariachi is not as unlikely as one might think. Both art forms, in the view of Lyric Opera General Director Anthony Freud, tell human stories about love and loss, family and country. Beyond that, said Freud, "mariachi is a...
Tags: Entertainment, Pilsen, Culture, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Tony Awards
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