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Associated Press Gov. Pat Quinn (left), U.S. Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood (center) and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., celebrate Oct. 19 in Pontiac, Ill., after the Amtrak train they are riding reached 110 mph during a test run between Pontiac and Dwight, Ill. Hundreds of Midwest manufacturers stand to benefit from a web of high-speed passenger rail routes emerging from Chicago's rail hub.
Report: Midwest firms coupled to high-speed rail
CHICAGO — Hundreds of Midwest manufacturers stand to benefit from a web of high-speed passenger rail routes emerging from Chicago’s rail hub, according to a report released by an environmental poli...
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DCS records disarray worries child advocates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — At its most basic level, the job of child welfare agencies is to keep children alive. Recently, the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services has had trouble keeping track of h...
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Chicago remembers teen victim of gun violence
CHICAGO — Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral Saturday for a Chicago honor student whose killing catapulted her into the nation’s debate over...
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Southern diet, fried foods may raise risk of stroke
Deep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. People whose diets are heavy on them and sugary drinks like sweet tea and soda were more likely to suffer a stroke, a new study finds. ...
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Woman convicted in deaths of seniors
EMINENCE, Mo. — A southeast Missouri woman has been convicted in the killing of a couple whose bodies were found inside their burned home. A Shannon County jury deliberated five hours last week ...
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Associated Press Katie Skarvan uses treats to train Chevy, a golden retriever puppy, during a meeting of Wildcat Service Dogs on Dec. 6 at UK College of Agriculture in Lexington. Each student commits to raising and training a puppy for up to two years before the dog is placed with a patient.
Students make lab for training service dogs
LEXINGTON — Chevy is nine weeks and 10 pounds of honey-colored fuzz who prompts sighs and coos just by walking up the stairs at the University of Kentucky’s Funkhauser Hall. Students approach te...
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Bars see video gambling profit
KEYESPORT, Ill. — Some Illinois bar owners say they’re already making big profits from video gambling machines that became legal late last year, and pending applications are expected to put even mo...
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Hepatitis C spike reported
EDGEWOOD — Statistics show cases of hepatitis C have exploded in northern Kentucky. Due to the increase, the Independent Health Department District is offering free testing to anyone concerned a...
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Associated Press Convicted murder Steven Robbins is back in custody Saturday, two days after a stunning series of errors allowed Robbins to walk out of a Chicago jail. The mistaken release of the prisoner, who was serving a 60-year sentence in Indiana for murder, focused attention on a of the criminal justice system that still relies extensively on paper documents instead of computers in moving detainees around and keeping tabs on their court status.
Mistakenly freed killer captured while watching TV
CHICAGO — Two days after a stunning series of errors allowed a convicted murderer to walk out of a Chicago jail where he did not need to be in the first place, police recaptured the man at a northe...
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VA patient’s killing under investigation
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A patient is suspected of fatally attacking another patient at the Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. Broadcaster KOMU reported that the attack happened Friday. Ho...
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