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Associated Press The Sterick Building at Third and Madison in downtown Memphis, Tenn., which opened in 1924, has been sitting idle for a number of years. Once the Queen of Memphis, the Sterick Building was Tennessee's tallest structure from 1930 through the mid-1950s, only to fall vacant and unwanted 25 years ago.
Reversing building’s sad fortune creates tall order for Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The lights are on, but nobody’s home. Once the Queen of Memphis, the Sterick Building reigned as Tennessee’s tallest structure from 1930 through the mid-1950s, only to fall vaca...
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Another suspicious fire reported LEXINGTON — Another suspicious fire has been reported in a Lexington neighbor where about a dozen suspected arsons have been reported over the last month. Th...
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Researcher finds lost Lincoln documents SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Officials say researchers with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum have located two missing pages of Lincoln’s Second ...
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Associated Press M. Gail Stotler, a vein access technologist based in Bethalto, Ill., is gaining recognition for pioneering a phlebotomy technique that makes getting stuck with a needle to draw blood or get fluids less painful and troublesome for patients.
Nurse reduces the ouch in taking blood samples
ALTON, Ill. — A local registered nurse is gaining worldwide recognition for pioneering a phlebotomy technique that makes getting stuck with a needle less painful and troublesome for patients. Wo...
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Kentuckian on board grounded Italian cruise LOUISVILLE — The family of an Eastern Kentucky University graduate student said he is safe after escaping from a cruise ship that ran aground in Italy...
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Ex-Vanderbilt employee charged with theft NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former employee of the Vanderbilt Law School is in jail in Arkansas for stealing at least $60,000 from the law school. The sheri...
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Marker to honor Union soldiers
RICHMOND — Union soldiers who fought in the Battle of Richmond are being recognized. Madison County Historic Properties director Phillip Seyfrit said a marker will be placed at Battlefield Park ...
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Slain pastor’s church moves on
MARYVILLE, Ill. — A new chapel, a charming new pastor and an indoor playground rivaling any at McDonald’s offer testament to First Baptist Church’s resilience. Only the surveillance cameras and str...
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‘It won’t happen again’
ST. LOUIS  — The director of the Missouri Department of Transportation has apologized for the mess in the St. Louis area caused by the relatively light snowfall this week. St. Louis-area highway...
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Amish take buggy case to state Supreme Court
LOUISVILLE — A Kentucky Amish community whose members are being fined and jailed for disobeying a state highway law are asking the Kentucky Supreme Court to rule that the law limits their religious...
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