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Driver hit by train charged with OWI
An Altoona woman survived being hit by a train but was cited for OWI after an early-morning crash Saturday in southeast Des Moines. Kristina Dozal, 30, was stopped on the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks near the intersection of Southeast 22nd and
Updated: 05/22/2011 05:11A
22-year-old dies in Saturday crash with truck
A Springfield woman died Saturday and her passenger was injured when her northbound car collided with a westbound tractor-trailer unit that pulled into her path on Missouri 13 in St. Clair County, according to a report from the Missouri Highway Patrol.
Updated: 05/22/2011 05:11A
Waldo man in Friday's 2-car crash identified
Cascade Police Department officials on Saturday identified the rural Waldo man seriously injured in a two-car crash Friday afternoon at state Highways 57 and 28 as Raymond Habeck. Following the crash, Habeck, 59, was taken by a Flight for Life
Updated: 05/22/2011 05:11A
Earmarks are gone, but requests aren't
Senate Office Building has been the scene of famous Senate hearings over the past 102 years, including an inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, Watergate in 1973 and the confirmation of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991.
Updated: 05/22/2011 05:10A
Overnight live blog: Sunday morning edition
Before covering overnight fire, crime and accident scenes with a video camera, he had worked in the sports department at the paper in various capacities since 1995, with a short stint on the news desk around 9/11. Roberts has also worked at Gannett
Updated: 05/22/2011 05:10A
Click It campaign to begin
Starting Monday and continuing through June 5, officers will set up seat belt checkpoints and do roving patrols throughout the county looking for motorists who aren't buckled up, said traffic investigator Dawn Danley, who is coordinating the
Updated: 05/22/2011 05:09A
Corrections strain state's finances
"When we're spending more (general purpose revenue) on corrections than higher education, that's wrong," said Jerome Buting, a criminal defense attorney in Brookfield and board member for the Wisconsin State Bar Criminal Law Section.
Updated: 05/22/2011 05:09A
Corrections strain state's finances
"When we're spending more (general purpose revenue) on corrections than higher education, that's wrong," said Jerome Buting, a criminal defense attorney in Brookfield and board member for the Wisconsin State Bar Criminal Law Section.
Updated: 05/22/2011 05:09A
Our Voice: UAW chief's polarizing polemics are unhelpful and unwanted
It was a high-octane argument to continue the death spiral of our economy under the guise of social justice. We can't argue with one of his main themes — society does need to take care of the disadvantaged. But we won't follow him back to the past.
Updated: 05/22/2011 05:08A
Man cited with DWI after damaging two vehicles
A Norfolk man damaged his own vehicle and a pickup truck during an argument Thursday night at a Somerset Drive home, Potsdam village police said. Jordy R. Reif, 25, was charged with driving while intoxicated, first-degree aggravated unlicensed
Updated: 05/22/2011 05:07A