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1 dead, 1 injured in small plane crash near South Dakota capital

One person died and a second person was injured after a small airplane crashed near the Missouri River northwest of Pierre, South Dakota. NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORT ON DEADLY NEW HAMPSHIRE PLANE CRASH SHOWS IT ASCENDED BEFORE IT CRASHED The crash happened Monday afternoon. The Hughes County Sheriff’s Office said the …

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Woman reaches plea deal in case over dead 5-year-old found in suitcase in Indiana

A Louisiana woman accused of involvement in the death of a 5-year-old Atlanta boy whose body was found in a suitcase in Indiana last year has reached a plea deal with prosecutors, news outlets reported. INDIANA POLICE IDENTIFY DEAD BOY FOUND STUFFED IN SUITCASE, NAME MOM AS SUSPECT Dawn Coleman, …

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Coroner identifies Indiana woman fatally shot by officer she tried to run over

A northeastern Indiana coroner has identified a woman who was fatally shot by a Fort Wayne officer after police said she tried to run him over with a car. Dachena Warren-Hill, 20, of Fort Wayne died from multiple gunshot wounds Sunday as a result of a “police action shooting,” Allen …

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Chicago anti-ICE protesters block vehicles, get hit with tear gas and pepper balls

Federal law enforcement agents deployed pepper balls and tear gas Friday during a standoff with anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) protesters outside of Chicago. The tense confrontation comes two days after a shooter opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas. The gunman in that incident killed one detainee …

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Hobbyist finds 4,270-year-old human skull on Indiana riverbank, stumping authorities

A hobbyist’s keen eye led authorities to a human skull on the bank of an Indiana river — a find that turned out to be over 4,000 years old. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office announced the discovery in an Oct. 9 press release. The skull, which was reported to authorities …

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