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HOOP IT UP: High school basketball scores and highlights
We'll post scores here as they come in tonight. Highlights will be posted around midnight. It's time to Hoop it Up with WSBT! Indiana boys Marian 77, Mishawaka 64 Clay 90, Riley 70 Triton 67, Jimtown 39 West Noble 57, Fairfield 53 Penn 70, Elkhart Central 56 Fort Wayne Canterbury 43, Bethany Christian 39 Northfield 54, Rochester 52 NorthWood
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Neighbors still on edge one month after Mishawaka murder
MISHAWAKA – It has been almost a month since 84-year-old Lois Hickey was stabbed and beaten to death inside her Mishawaka home. Police have not been able to pinpoint a suspect, leaving some neighbors very uncomfortable. Police said they are still actively interviewing people on this case. Neighbors actually reached out to WSBT. They’re frustrated, scared and most of
Regional
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Amber Portwood could spend 5 years in prison
"Teen Mom" star Amber Portwood is still in custody after being arrested for violating her probation in December, and it seems she could stay there a while longer. Portwood has reportedly struck a deal that would require her to serve five years in prison and plead guilty to one count each of possession of a controlled substance and probation violation,
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Charges upgraded in case of boiling water poured over dog
C ook County prosecutors said today that charges were upgraded against a University of Illinois at Chicago student accused of pouring boiling water over his dog last year after the pet urinated on the floor. Bond was set at $100,000 for Kyle Voissem, 20, by Judge Maria Kuriakos Ciesil on the felony charge of animal cruelty. Voissem, who is from
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'Cowardly' captain and negligence caused cruise ship tragedy, lawsuit here claims
A crew member of the cruise ship that ran aground and capsized off the coast of Italy earlier this month, killing at least 16 people, has filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago charging the liner’s parent company and a subsidiary with negligence and breach of contract. Gary Lobaton alleges in his lawsuit that passengers aboard the Costa Concordia on Jan.
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35 pounds of cocaine found in U.N. mailroom
There was something odd about two sacks that showed up this month in the United Nations mailroom, even if they did have what appeared to be the distinctive U.N. seal, with its globe framed by olive branches. It was blue, but a shade lighter than usual, and the sacks did not include the words "United Nations." What's more, the sacks