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Jeffrey Hadden Is the criminal law a rigged game?
Is the criminal law a rigged game in which a crazed proceduralism is given more weight than the actual purpose of a criminal trial, which is to discover the truth about who committed a crime? We're about to find out in a case that will be argued before
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:08A
Nevada woman hurt in two-car accident west of Deerfield
A Nevada, Mo., woman was injured in a two-car accident at 10:24 am Monday on US Highway 54, four miles west of Deerfield in Vernon County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Jamie R. Johnson, 25, driver of one of the vehicles,
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:08A
Village elections being held today
The position of village justice is also up for election. • Incumbent Mayor Mark Doeberl, Progress Party, will face Vito Bolognone, Values & Ethics Party. • Incumbent trustees Gerald Hayes, Henry Moore and Thomas Taylor will run unopposed.
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:08A
Chattanooga: Man in critical condition after hit and run
Police said they believe alcohol may be a factor in the crash. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Chattanooga Police Department at 423-698-2525. Police say they do not plan to release the victim's name and information
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:08A
JAPAN MARKETS-TOPIX heads for biggest loss since 1987
By Chikafumi Hodo and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks plunged 12 percent on Tuesday on reports of rising radiation levels near Tokyo and lurched towards their biggest loss since the 1987 crash, in a panic selloff likely to
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:07A
Highway Patrol: Man drove with alcohol level 5 times limit in Billings
BILLINGS (AP) — A 32-year-old man who prosecutors say had a blood-alcohol level more than five times the legal limit when he crashed a car into a Billings field has been charged. Michael Blakely appeared in Justice Court by video from the county jail
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:07A
Players antitrust suit heads for April 6 hearing
An April 6 hearing date has been set in the federal antitrust lawsuit filed by players against the NFL. The players filed a request last week for an injunction that would keep the NFL and the teams from engaging in a lockout, which took effect at
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:07A
WKBT News 8 - La Crosse, WINorth Korea willing to talk about uranium program
AP NewsCenter Entertainment News from AP AP sources: Bus driver in NYC crash stopped before AP National Video More>> After tsunami waves, Calif. coastal town left to recover from damaged port, fishing industry More>> Minn. Rep. fights tears at terror
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:07A
WKBT News 8 - La Crosse, WIFed meets as economic risks widen
AP NewsCenter Entertainment News from AP AP sources: Bus driver in NYC crash stopped before AP National Video More>> After tsunami waves, Calif. coastal town left to recover from damaged port, fishing industry More>> Minn. Rep. fights tears at terror
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:07A
Radiation leak rises after latest explosion in Japan
TOKYO -- Japan faced the likelihood of a catastrophic nuclear accident this morning as an explosion at the most crippled of three reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant damaged its crucial steel containment structure, emergency workers were
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:07A