May 19, 2013
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Trial starts for woman charged with killing newborn twin sons
GALLATIN, Tenn. — A jury was seated Monday in the trial of a woman charged with first-degree murder in the smothering of her newborn twin boys, and opening arguments were scheduled to begin Tuesday...
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Town wants out of electricity contract
MARCELINE, Mo. — The tiny northern Missouri town of Marceline thought it was making a good deal in 2004 when it agreed to buy almost all of its electricity from the Prairie State Energy Campus. Ins...
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Priest named Episcopal bishop
ROANOKE, Va. — The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia has elected a Kentucky priest as its sixth bishop. A special council of clergy and lay people selected the Very. Rev. Mark Bourlakas...
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Art gallery opens in Elkhorn City
ELKHORN CITY — An eastern Kentucky native is hoping to use his love of art to help his hometown. Elkhorn resident Trent Hylton told the Appalachian News-Express that he hopes opening an art gall...
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Journey joins Illinois State Fair music lineup
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The rock band Journey has been added to the lineup for the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Journey is scheduled to play on the fair’s Grandstand stage Aug. 18. Tickets go...
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Mentoring helps ‘Little Panthers’ learn
LUDLOW — Bob Lucas said student Jenna Lillard has been showing significant gains academically as the year has progressed. “She’s improving in all areas,” said Lucas, the third grader’s teacher a...
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Budget sets out $12 million increase for Amtrak
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — One area of state government that’s not facing cuts under Illinois’s worst-ever budget is its support for passenger rail service. Gov. Pat Quinn is seeking to increase spendi...
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Lawmaker aims to ban the sale of lion meat
CHICAGO — A state lawmaker is pushing legislation that would ban the sale of lion meat and the slaughter of the animals in Illinois, saying he knows of at least two places where he believes the mea...
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St. Peters man dedicates life to helping dads
ST. LOUIS — Halbert Sullivan knows about being a distant, uninvolved father — he was once one himself. Now, the suburban St. Louis man helps other men become better dads. Sullivan recently won n...
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Judge attempts simultaneous trials
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge tried something unprecedented — overseeing two unrelated trials at the same time. A missing witness foiled the experiment of Criminal Court Judge W. Mark Ward ...
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