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Giraffe Born at the Great Plains Zoo
By Sarah Bunde, Great Plains Zoo
The Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History is pleased to announce the birth of a Reticulated Giraffe calf.
On Sunday, Sept. 2, the Zoo’s 13-year-old Reticulated Giraffe “Libby” gave birth to her fourth calf, a male weighing 147 pounds and standing about six feet tall. T
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Prosecutor: Teen Held Captive in ‘Deplorable’ Home
WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) – A prosecutor describes as “deplorable” the conditions in a southwestern Illinois home where a teenage girl says she was held captive and sexually assaulted every day for two years.
St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly said Friday that the girl’s account of her captivity in Washington Park is “horrific.” Kelly has not visited the home bu
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Lilly Alzheimer’s Drug Trial Yields Promising Sign
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Eli Lilly’s potential Alzheimer’s disease treatment failed to slow mental decline in two late-stage studies, but combined data from both trials showed promising results in patients with mild-to-moderate cases of the mind-robbing disease.
The Indianapolis
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Forget the Mormon Moment; It’s About Catholics
NEW YORK (AP) – Forget the Mormon moment. The religious group that seems to be figuring most prominently in the presidential election right now is the Roman Catholic Church.
With Mitt Romney’s recent choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as running mate, this campaign is the first in which Catholics are on both major party tickets. Vice Presi
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Norway’s Breivik Deemed Sane, Sentenced to Prison
OSLO, Norway (AP) – A Norwegian court sentenced Anders Behring Breivik to prison on Friday, denying prosecutors the insanity ruling they hoped would show that his massacre of 77 people was the work of a madman, not part of an anti-Muslim crusade.
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USADA to Strip Armstrong of Tour de France Titles
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Lance Armstrong says it’s over – and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency agrees.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says it will strip Armstrong of his unprecedented seven Tour de France titles after he declared he was finished fighting the drug charges that threaten his legacy as one of the greatest cyclists of all time.
Travis Tygart, U
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DOT, McCook to Replace Bridge Near Emery
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Department of Transportation and the McCook County Highway Department are replacing a bridge one-half mile east of Emery on 261st Street.
The construction project will involve replacing the existing bridge, grading, riprap and surfacing.
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Large Employer in Vermillion Closing in October
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota city of Vermillion will lose one of its largest employers when a call center with 180 workers closes.
Stream Global Services told employees this week that it plans to shut down the Vermillion facility in late October. The
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Charge Dismissed in Aberdeen Witness Tampering Case
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – A judge has dismissed one charge filed against a former South Dakota county prosecutor and a court advocate for juveniles and families, but they still face other charges including witness tampering
The American News reports that Judge Gene Kean said prosecutors did not provide enough information to charge former Brown County Deputy State’s Attorney Brandon Taliaferro and advo
Study: Coverage of Obama, Romney Highly Negative
A study finds that news coverage of both major presidential candidates has been more negative this year than in almost any other recent election.
The report is by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism. It finds that President Barack Obama is usually cast as failing to lift the nation’s limping economy, while and his rival, Republican Mitt Romney, is usually framed as a plu