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Pills surrounded body of Paul Gray
Employees of the hotel where Slipknot bass player Paul Gray was found believed that a drug overdose caused his death after finding him on Monday.
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Tracy: 'We're making decisions we wouldn't normally make'
From illinoisstatehousenews.com:
Republicans took the stance that more deliberation and cooperation were needed to avoid borrowing that only increases the state’s red ink. And the state still owes approximately $6.5 billion in unpaid bills through June 30.
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Early morning blaze at Madison Park deemed 'suspicious' by fire department officials
An early morning fire damaged the restroom/maintenance shed facility and interrupted electric service at Madison Park.
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Update: Worker fell after unhooking safety latch
A statement released Design Metals said that Embley was removing some of the metal roof in order to expose the insulation before he fell.
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County e-mail angst
Lee County employees in the Keokuk and Fort Madison business offices recently had front-row seats to an object lesson involving alleged misuse of county e-mail and alleged violation of county rules – and the consequences of those actions.
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Four people hurt in I-172 accident
Four people were hurt in a car-pickup truck collision shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 172 in Adams County, Ill.
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Trooper charged
The Missouri Attorney General's office has been appointed as special prosecutor ... in the case of a State Trooper charged with forgery. 26-year-old Trooper Dustin J. Berry of Leonard is charged with two counts of forgery and with sale/possession of equipment or parts with altered identification numbers.
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