June 18, 2013
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Associated Press Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, argues concealed carry gun legislation May 24 at the Capitol in Springfield.
Illinois lawmakers still have big issues ahead
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After all the big talk, rare legislative proceedings and countless vows, Illinois lawmakers left Springfield having failed to deliver on a fix to the state’s nearly $100 billion...
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Gambling expansion won’t be called
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A plan to establish five new casinos in Illinois, including in Chicago, was killed Friday as the bill’s sponsor decided not to call it for a House vote with just hours left in t...
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Illinois GOP elects new chairman
SPRINGFIELD — After months of public infighting and constant bickering over issues that also continue to divide the national party, Illinois Republicans selected a new leader Saturday who they hope...
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US House hopefuls cite Obama, Social Security
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Republican candidate is attempting to link his Democratic opponent to President Barack Obama. The Democrat, meanwhile, is suggesting his Republican rival would dismantle S...
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Nation’s rain-swollen rivers stoke shippers’ headaches
ST. LOUIS — Mississippi River barge operators squeezed by last year’s drought girded Friday against the prospect of new troubles from the waterway now that it’s swollen from heavy rains and threate...
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NTSB: Derailment investigation could take a year
ROCKVIEW, Mo. — The investigation into the cause of a southeast Missouri cargo train crash that injured seven people and destroyed a highway overpass could take up to a year. The accident happen...
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Civil War camp turns up hundreds of artifacts
SAVANNAH, Ga. — In just three years of field work, researchers have turned up more than 600 artifacts — from suspender buckles to railroad spikes — at the site of a Civil War prison camp in southea...
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Councilman has heart attack, drives to hospital
CLARKSVILLE — A Clarksville councilman drove himself to the hospital after realizing he was having a heart attack. Councilman Jeff Burkhart told reporters he awoke Sunday morning and figured out...
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Cleanup of K-25 nearing completion
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Cleanup of a former nuclear construction site is moving into the final phases. Most of the K-25 building, a mile-long, U-shaped structure that was the world’s largest building...
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Associated Press Damaged railcars lie on the ground Saturday near Rockview, Mo. Authorities said a highway overpass collapsed when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision. Seven people were injured, though none seriously.
Bridge damage may cost $3 million
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Cleanup of the collapsed southeast Missouri highway overpass continued Sunday, more than 24 hours after a cargo train crash led to a chain reaction. The crash, which happened abou...
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