Kentucky court upholds $6 million verdict in McDonald's strip search case

BY BRETT BARROUQUERE, The Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky appeals court upheld a $6.1 million award to a former fast food worker who was forced to strip in a McDonald's restaurant office after someone called posing as a police officer.

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Lawmakers who heard Burris testimony agree with admonition

BY MIKE RIOPELL, The Southern Springfield Bureau

SPRINGFIELD - Republicans who heard U.S. Sen. Roland Burris' testimony firsthand said Friday they agree with the Senate decision to admonish him.

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SIU paychecks should keep coming through December

BY CALEB HALE, The Southern

CARBONDALE - Southern Illinois University should have enough to cover employee payroll through the middle of December, despite the fact the state will owe it about $124 million by the end of this month, officials said Friday.

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Burris scolded but not punished for misleading statements

BY LARRY MARGASAK,The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making ``inconsistent, misleading or incomplete'' statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee didn't recommend any pun…

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Three plead guilty in dogfighting sweep

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EAST ST. LOUIS (AP) - Sentencing will be in March for three Illinoisans swept up in the largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history.

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Illinois launches online hospital report cards

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Illinois has launched an online tool consumers can use to find an unprecedented amount of information on hospitals and surgical centers.

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Energy plant searching for technicians

By Adam Testa, The Southern

Officials with the Prairie State Energy Campus have begun spreading word through municipal officials that applications for power plant technicians are being accepted, a sign of progress for the large-scale energy project.

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State stockpiles 35,000 tons of salt for region

By Adam Testa, The Southern

MURPHYSBORO - Lower prices have allowed Southern Illinois to stockpile 98 percent of its road salt storage capacity before the winter season hits the region.

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‘Hairspray’ making way to Shryock

The Southern

CARBONDALE - The hit Broadway musical "Hairspray" will be coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Shryock Auditorium in February, an event presented by Southern Lights Entertainment.

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Third local death from H1N1 virus reported

The Southern

A third H1N1-related death has been reported in Southern Illinois.

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Defendants in ‘boy behind wall' case plead not guilty

By Becky Malkovich, The Southern

BENTON - The three defendants in a highly publicized child abduction case entered pleas of not guilty to charges against them in Franklin County court Thursday.

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More than 4,600 vaccinated in Jackson County

The Southern

MURPHYSBORO - More than 4,600 H1N1 vaccines have distributed in Jackson County since late October.

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Experts: Don’t be scared off

By Codell Rodriguez, The Southern

CARBONDALE - Local organizations will not change their policies on preventive care for breast cancer despite the recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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