Daily headlines

September 2007

Saturday, Sept. 29:

• 'Minier police seeking area teens'

• Pictures from Lincoln Homecoming parade:

  • The team

  • Floats, fans and fans in the making

  • The bands

• Neighbor charged in hanging of girl, 6

• Stranger posted bond for one of 'Jena 6'

• Airliner returns to St. Louis after fire

• Political stardom profitable for Obama

• Giuliani cites Bible on personal life

• Bush, Clinton, Bush ... Clinton?

• Taliban suicide blast in Kabul kills 30

• U.S. official notes China's military gains

• Musharraf gets nod to contest election

• Toilet paper thief on the loose in Wis.

• Bear rescued from Sierra bridge ledge

• Cash found in attic spurs legal fight

• Woman left in CT scanner for hours

• Oprah Winfrey is TV's richest celebrity

• Robots take on social tasks

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• The Avon rep has a mustache

• UAW wins job security pledges in GM deal

• Signs of hope for big leverage buyouts

• Corn, soybean prices decline

• Farm safety tips

• Saturday reminder: National Weather Service open house

• Letter: Hungry must wait for right day

• Home Country: Some substitutions work, some don't

• Gov. Blagojevich announces major expansion of Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program

• FDA officials: Cold meds not for kids

• 6 die from brain-eating amoeba in lakes

• Illinois fall trout season begins Oct. 20

• Cubs beat reds to clinch NL Central

• Edmonds leads Cardinals over the Pirates

• White Sox beat Tigers 5-2

• NL roundup: Cubs, Diamondbacks clinch; Phillies lead

• AL roundup: Red Sox win first division since 1995

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• NFL team standings

• U.S. sees lead shrink at Presidents Cup

• Branshaw takes lead at Viking Classic

• Hamilton takes pole for Japanese GP

Friday, Sept. 28:

• Llama out for a romp

• Route 66 Heritage Foundation announces public volunteer workday at The Mill

• Plans for Chicago museum draw ire

• EBay sale of 'white trash' life halted

• Chicago video surveillance gets smarter

• Chicago cop accused of anti-gay fracas

• Partial verdict reached in mob trial

• Play yards recalled after baby's death

• Jena 6 defendant released on bail

• Woman found alive in car after 8 days

• Rice orders team to Iraq on Blackwater

• Woman's 9/11 survival story questioned

• Citizenship test questions picked

• Bush looks for fix for airline delays

• Analysis: Dodges undercut Clinton image

• Thompson unaware of death penalty cases

• Myanmar troops fire warning shots in air

• Iran strengthens ties with South America

• OK to spy on kidnappers took 9 hours

• Video shows toddler being used to steal purse

• N.C. man charged with 'coughing' assault

• Rabbits being abandoned on Long Island

• Woman allegedly drives with hubby on hood

• Raccoon gets help with 'escape' at prison

• 17-pound baby born in Russia

• Store displays conjoined twin turtle

• Man uses handcuff key to attempt escape

• Court won't declare chimp a person

• New study challenges timeline of oxygen

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• UAW deal said to save GM billions

• Wall Street heads for lower open

• Oil prices back above $83 a barrel

• New-home sales tumble to 7-year low

• Wheat jumps on Chicago Board of Trade

• Local hospitals need help restocking blood supply
  Blood drive in Lincoln on Monday

• G-I Loan for Heroes homeownership program receives national recognition
  $30 million invested to provide low-interest home loans, closing cost assistance and homeownership counseling to Illinois veterans and active-duty members

• Fourth West Nile death and 13 additional human cases bring total in Illinois to 48

• Sleep Apnea Awareness Week is next week

• Study: Law prompts drop in heart attacks

• Study ties certain cancers, divorce rate

• LCC volleyball vs. Eureka

• Live audio broadcast of Railer football, 6:45 pm

• Mets lose to Cardinals and lead vanishes

• Cardinals, Tigers to sit out playoffs

• Comedian Bill Murray lightens Cubs' mood

• NL roundup: 7 NL teams chasing 4 playoff spots

• AL roundup: Yankees stay in AL East race

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• NFL team standings

• Americans start well in Presidents Cup

• LeBron James to appear on 'SNL'

Thursday, Sept. 27:

• Lincoln event, 'Portrait of a Soldier,' unfolds to council
  City approached with U.S. Cellular proposal

• Citizens of Lincoln are encouraged to fly their flags on Thursday as one of our own, a soldier with the 33rd MP unit, returns from Iraq

• Governor's statement on the passing of Chicago Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz

• Blagojevich administration officials join lawmakers, labor and business leaders in Rockford to build support for Illinois Works

• FBI investigating train track 'sabotage'

• Couple sentenced in teen drinking case

• FCC taking indecency case to high court

• NASA launches asteroid mission

• U.S. video shows hacker hit on power grid

• Dems can't make guarantee on Iraq troops

• Dems to try to pass hate crime measure

• House condemns MoveOn.org attack

• Scientists are a proliferation concern

• Iran strengthens South America ties

• Myanmar soldiers fire weapons into crowd

• Firefighter awakes to fire station fire

• Clyde the elk prefers bottle water

• Rotten meat spill closes Ky. interstate

• Dead? You still have to pay library fine

• Nurse gives birth to 9th child in SUV

• Alligator found walking along N.Y. roadway

• Older car foils burglars in ATM theft

• Navy to alter swastika-shaped barracks

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Gov. Blagojevich signs law to further protect children from sexual predators

• GM, UAW win in contract deal

• China-made kids' jewelry, toys recalled

• Wendy's franchise owner wants to make bid

• Buffett may consider Bear Stearns stake

• Wall Street heads to higher open

• Wheat prices climb to peak

• Haak receives national award

• Knapp Library notes

• Red, White & True Mysteries: Why were Xerox, Monopoly and Pepsi initially considered failures?

• October activities at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Emden

• All types of alcohol raise cancer risk

• Hartem baseball team in IESA tournament

• Bonds enjoys final home game in SF

• NL roundup: Rockies, Padres win, move up in NL West

• AL roundup: Yankees punch postseason ticket

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Bears sack Grossman in favor of Griese

• Judge has Vick on curfew after drug test

• NFL team standings

• Captain Jack is back

Wednesday, Sept. 26:

• County budget ready for presentation

• Gov. Blagojevich and President Lech Kaczynski of Poland sign agreement to strengthen ties between Poland and Illinois

• President declares major disaster for Illinois

• First Response Coalition celebrates inaugural 'National First Responder Appreciation Day' on Capitol Hill

• Lawmakers seek Jena 6 teen's release

• Tagger attacks famed Crystal Cathedral

• Polygamist leader in Utah convicted

• Math scores up for 4th- and 8th-graders

• Congress denounces Iranian president

• House panel debates hip-hop lyrics

• Giuliani to get former governor's nod

• Craig will try to withdraw plea today

• Iraqi leader to address U.N. today

• Copy of Magna Carta to be sold

• Iran leader says nuclear issue is closed

• Vietnam bridge collapse kills 52

• Man finds human leg in auction smoker

• 'Nerd auction' seeks publicity, dates

• Coach stops runaway horse by biting ear

• Toilet to tap? San Jose probes plan

• Experiment to get cargo from space fails

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• UAW, GM reach tentative agreement

• Planes grounded over equipment failure

• Treating depression a good business move

• Wall Street heads toward higher open

• Corn, soybean prices decline

• Gov. Blagojevich signs law to provide better coordination of state's education systems
  New council will help align state's educational focus from preschool through graduate school

• Support group explores divorce-related topics
  'Facing My Depression' 

• Oasis update

• 'But what about the slaves, Mister President?'
  Lincoln presidential news conference Oct. 4 at Old State Capitol features 16th president answering local media questions

• ZLS observes 'See You at the Pole'

• Rev. Dr. Paul L. Salansky to preach in honor of the Lincoln Presbyterian Sesquicentennial

• Tornadoes blown away
  Lady Railers improve to 3-1 with win over Taylorville
  By Rick L. Hobler

• LCC volleyball vs. Robert Morris

• Logan Lanes bowling:

  • Logan Lassies

  • Tuesday Super Trios

• Pena, Royals beat White Sox 9-5

• NL roundup: Prince Fielder reaches 50 HRs

• AL roundup: Ramirez, Schilling return in Red Sox win

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Reports: Bears to bench QB Rex Grossman

• NFL team standings

• Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz dead at 77

• Edwards falls in standings after penalty

Tuesday, Sept. 25:

• County briefs

• Blagojevich officials kick off tour to build support for Illinois Works
  Comprehensive capital plan to fund roads, bridges, transit, schools, environment and energy projects statewide

• Boy injured by falling TV awarded $19M

• Police find car of missing saleswoman

• Ahmadinejad questions 9/11, Holocaust

• 18-year-old charged in Del. campus shooting

• FCC proposes 'fake news' fine

• Bush eager for budget showdown

• Bush says Clinton will be Dem nominee

• Obama: Would meet Iranian as president

• Bush to urge U.N. to fight for freedom

• Fukuda elected as Japanese prime minister

• U.S. snipers accused of 'baiting' Iraqis

• Central Park lovers get engaged, mugged

• Homeless get to walk in the pope's shoes

• Porsche driver jailed for 172 mph

• Dogs, handlers learn to boogie and disco

• Phony Iraq veteran runs up big bar tab

• Yankee rookies dress up in Oz costumes

• Man uses crossword puzzle to propose

• Germs taken to space come back deadlier

• Springsteen gives fans preview of tour

• MacArthur Foundation awards 24 grants

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Bill on alternative retail electricity suppliers gets amendatory veto

• Illinois continues down the path of electric restructuring

• Long strike could cost GM billions

• Microsoft may buy stake in Facebook

• Stock prices head for lower open

• Weekly Outlook: Soybean prices

• Agriculture futures end in mixed range

• Halbach awarded two scholarships at Lincoln College

• Collection from Illinois' first poet laureate donated to Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

• Geothermal can cut power bills in half

• Study: Acupuncture works for back pain

• Study: Money can prod people to lose weight

• 8 more Ebola cases confirmed in Congo

• G.T.'s 10 for Tuesday
  By Greg Taylor

• Logan Lanes bowling: American Men's League

• Redbird football falls to No. 16 in both polls

• Illinois State vs. Northern Iowa pre-game notes

• Yost ejected again as Brewers beat Cards

• NL roundup: Padres lose lead in wild-card race

• AL roundup: Tigers on the brink of elimination

• County prosecutor plans to indict Vick

• NFL roundup: Favre still making big plays for Packers

• NFL team standings

• Tyson pleads guilty to drug, DUI charges

• Force recovers from surgery after wreck

Monday, Sept. 24:

• Community invited tonight: 'Time to Talk,' a presentation on dating violence

• Statewide crime rate fell by 2.1 percent in 2006
  Annual crime statistics show overall decline; murder and robbery rise slightly

• Ahmadinejad arrives for New York visit

• Locals dispute growing story of Jena 6

• Scout troop missing in N.C. mountains

• Seniors protest doughnut ban

• UAW union threatens strike against GM

• Romney touts his business experience

• Bush wields vetoes to block Democrats

• Obama brings poker traits to candidacy

• Fla. Dems reaffirm early primary date

• Iran closes border with northern Iraq

• 2 abducted Italians freed in Afghanistan

• Cubs fans name baby boy Wrigley Fields

• Police: Man beheads tame hotel duck

• Resort charges $14,500 for dessert

• Runaway bull attacks Conn. home and car

• Founder of Planters Peanuts honored

• Woman wants share of James Brown estate

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• 44th District weekly update
  Capital construction plan includes Logan County project

• Disney offers customer service training

• New service eavesdrops on Internet calls

• Investors watch for more inflation signs

• Wall Street heads to higher open

• Fall is for planting
  Factors to consider in choosing your trees
  By John Fulton

• Stoll joins Farm Credit Services team

• What's in a weather forecast?
  Discussion Wednesday morning

• The flu season cometh
  Vaccinations begin Oct. 2

• Williamsville third place at state

• NL roundup: Mets extend their NL East lead

• AL roundup: Angels, Indians clinch division titles

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Romo, Cowboys defeat Bears 34-10

• Bucs' defense keys 24-3 rout of Rams

• Missouri 38, Illinois State 17

• Erickson, Arizona State crack AP Top 25

• Flesch wins inaugural Turning Stone

• Lee Westwood wins British Masters

• Roddick puts U.S. in Davis Cup finals

• Edwards wins wreck-filled race at Dover

• John Force seriously hurt at NHRA event

• U.S. expects struggle at World Cup semis

Saturday, Sept. 22:

• CROP Walk to include canned food drive

• Local columnist changes venues
  Fak diversifies to separate humor and serious works

• Intoxicated driver injured in early morning crash near Broadwell

• Gov. Blagojevich announces nearly $800,000 for in-car police equipment in central Illinois
  Lincoln and Atlanta departments receive funding for new mobile data systems

• Baby cribs recalled after 3 deaths

• Law banning horse slaughter upheld

• Feds target Blackwater in weapons probe

• Former NBA coach announces run for LaHood's vacated seat

• Illinois congressman won't seek eighth term

• Giuliani: I support right to bear arms

• Rivals step up criticism of Clinton

• Bush: Kids' health care will get vetoed

• Baghdad mostly under U.S. control

• Castro looking alert in new video

• Fujimori extradited to Peru

• 'God' gets an attorney in lawsuit

• Bungling burglars break into building full of police

• Judge makes 'Green Eggs and Ham' ruling

• George Clooney hurt in motorcycle crash

• Televangelist Rex Humbard dies at 88

• NASA revives probe to study black holes

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• GM-UAW close to retiree health care deal

• Google's stock price soars to new high

• Dollar tumbles to new low vs. the euro

• Wheat, corn prices gain

• Home Country: A real professional loves what he does and does it well

• Ramirez's 2 homers lead Cubs, 13-8

• White Sox hit 3 homers off Santana

• Towles, Astros trounce Cardinals 18-1

• Giants won't bring Bonds back in 2008

• AL roundup:  Beckett helps Red Sox end slide

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Players taking more chances with health

• Sweden ties U.S. at Davis Cup semifinals

Friday, Sept. 21:

• Threat at Lincoln Junior High

• September is National Preparedness Month

• CIEDC announces new programs to help with Ameren utility bills

• Do Not Call listings aren't forever

• S.C. mom scoops al-Qaida with its videos

• 2 students shot at Delaware State

• Thousands rally for 6 black teens in Louisiana

• Columbia won't cancel Ahmadinejad speech

• Mail carriers honored for heroic acts

• Democrats failing to pass anti-war bill

• Clinton, Giuliani top California poll

• Obama recruits close friend for campaign

• 82 killed in Afghanistan violence

• 'God' apparently responds to lawsuit

• Vandals in Boston damage bust of Christ

• Judge orders burial of mummified baby

• Feds: Man robs bank hours after release

• Girl, 6, helps save deer from well

• Two N.J. golfers get back-to-back aces

• Man hits wife in head with an onion

• Drivers zoom by roadside debris -- a home

• Errant text message leads to drug bust

• McCarthy calls Carrey 'autism whisperer'

• Rather lawsuit says he was 'scapegoat'

• Scientists say velociraptor had feathers

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Governor takes bill action

• Lincoln manager honored by USDA Rural Development

• Airline industry shelving paper tickets

• $5 bill to have splashes of purple, gray

• Bernanke: Fresh assurances on economy

• Canadians find better bargains in U.S.

• Mattel apologizes to China over recalls

• Stocks poised to open higher

• Soybean prices jump on CBOT

• Poetry Out Loud looks for participating Illinois schools

• Essay and poem writing contest opens, encouraging young writers

• Doctors to separate conjoined twins

• Study: Soccer beats jogging for fitness

• All's not well that ends not well
  Railers fall to Quincy High School in three games
  By Rick Hobler

• Live audio broadcast of Railer football, 6:45 pm

• Towles' big night lifts Houston to win against Cardinals

• NL roundup: Phillies gain ground on Mets in NL East

• AL roundup: Angels 1 win away for clinching AL West

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Injured Bills tight end may soon walk

• Golf reluctantly OKs anti-doping policy

• Gove, Campbell tie for lead at Atunyote

• M&M's closing in on No. 18

• Olympic torch won't go through Taiwan

Thursday, Sept. 20:

• Mason City blowout sesquicentennial celebration this weekend

• WLNX features new program with local stories on education

• Illinois Department of Revenue reminds taxpayers of extended filing deadline Oct. 15

• Congress asked to lift debt limit

• Glitch renders 'virtual fence' unusable

• Abortion debate rages in Chicago suburb

• Iran leader denied on WTC wreath request

• Many votes still undecided on 2008 race

• Giuliani: I'm among best-known Americans

• Edwards' wife bashes Clinton health plan

• Dobson says he won't support Thompson

• Jackson disputes report on Obama remark

• Rice: Peace parley must be substantive

• Bin Laden tape to declare war on Musharraf

• U.S. commander: Violence in Baghdad down

• Chinese government freezes some prices

• More delays in shift to Iraqi control

• Man tows vessel with inflatable boat

• Police save drunk man wedged in chimney

• Forklift removes 900-pound man from home

• Bear seeking treats bites boy in tent

• Experts confirm meteorite crash in Peru

• France cracks down on songbird delicacy

• Disgraced scientist moves research base

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Famed Route 66 Pig Hip Restaurant and Museum marker to be dedicated Sept. 28

• Bluetooth headsets get talkative

• Stocks futures point lower

• Agriculture futures end mixed

• Letters:

• Response to 'Is now the time for public transportation in Lincoln?'

• Authenticity of plaque information debated

• Red, White & True Mysteries: Did Confederate general's own men betray him?

• Researchers examine 'purging disorder'

• CDC touts ample supply of flu vaccine

• Logan Lanes bowling:

• Logan Lassies

• Tuesday Super Trios

• NL roundup: Padres, Rockies win on late homers

• AL roundup: Red Sox let Yankees slip closer in East

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Earnhardt gains chance to change image

Wednesday, Sept. 19:

• Church researching a new connection to Abraham Lincoln
  Lincoln Christian Church examines fame from its past

• Electronics recycling at the fairgrounds this Saturday

• Car-truck crash kills one

• Man's body found in Springfield

• Robber grabs toddler during bank heist

• O.J. Simpson to be arraigned today

• More details arise in W.Va. torture case

• Candidates campaign at their own pace

• Iraqi PM disputes Blackwater version

• Russia reveals Rostropovich art deal

• Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested

• Peru links illness to supposed meteorite

• Minister 'wings it' after sermon stolen

• Deflated tires make schools cancel class

• Armless man delivers fatal head-butt

• Unhappy Belgian puts his country on eBay

• World's oldest man turns 112

• Earth-imaging satellite travels to space

• The nation's weather

• Cruisin' 66 is cooking up fun on Saturday

• Stocks soar after half-point rate cut

• Rate cut may provide only passing relief

• Bernanke facing some tough scrutiny

• Soybean prices rise, wheat falls

• Letters:

  • Is now the time for public transportation in Lincoln?

  • Mr. Lincoln and the Lincoln Christian Church

• Support group explores divorce-related topics
  'Facing My Anger' 

• Oasis update

• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Minier to celebrate 30th anniversary

• Survey: Some teens find meth easy to get

• Elderly at highest risk for suicide

• G.T.'s '10 for Wednesday'
  By Greg Taylor

• LCC volleyball vs. Monmouth

• NL roundup: Mets lose, Phillies cut lead in NL East

• AL roundup: Indians, Angels extend division leads

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Bills' Everett could be transferred soon

• NFL team standings

• College coaches paranoid about spying

Tuesday, Sept. 18:

• City briefs

• Communities with a Lincoln connection offered grants for bicentennial celebration

• Illinois EPA announces fall 2007 household hazardous waste collection schedule

• Judge tosses Calif. global warming suit

• Goldmans to seek Simpson memorabilia

• Got Crocs? Be careful on the escalator

• Dole lettuce recalled in U.S., Canada

• Spy chief: China, Russia spying on U.S.

• Search for adventurer Fossett cut back

• IRS provides foreclosure information online

• Democrats positive about Mukasey

• Obama economic plan includes tax breaks

• McCain: Overall faith what's important

• Money talks for U.S. commandos

• Wind shear systems failed in Thai crash

• Chavez threatens to take over schools

• Lawyer: Musharraf will give up army post

• Cat in tree rescued with hose blast

• Lightning hits church steeple -- twice

• Jack Hanna, flamingo stuck in turnstile

• Neb. state senator sues God in protest

• Digital 'smiley face' turns 25

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Stocks futures point slightly higher

• Federal Reserve expected to cut key rate

• Oil rises to new intraday record

• Weekly Outlook: Corn crop size

• Wheat prices climb on Chicago Board of Trade

• Area students to be initiated into PTK at Lincoln College

• Infection eyed in gene-therapy death

• 15 new blood typing tests to improve transfusion blood compatibility

• Diabetics try new round-the-clock sensor

• Bone drug cuts deaths, breaks in elderly

• Study sees rise in men not washing hands

• Logan Lanes bowling:

  • American

  • Rise 'N' Shine

  • Split N Gutter

• Illinois State ranked No. 14 in both polls

• Illinois State at Missouri pre-game notes

• Cubs rally to beat Reds 7-6

• White Sox homers beat Royals 11-3

• Phillies hold on for fifth straight win against Cardinals

• NL roundup: Phillies gain ground on stumbling Mets

• AL roundup: Yankees cut into Red Sox lead in AL East

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Bills' Everett shows further improvement

Monday, Sept. 17:

• Habitat house keys turned over to Atlanta homeowners

• Gov. Blagojevich appoints new public health director

• O.J. Simpson ordered held without bail

• A Holocaust mystery finds some answers

• Trial nears in Sears Tower terror case

• Recall information

• Bush to pick Mukasey as attorney general

• AG choice Mukasey has long terror resumé

• Democrats confident over troop-rest bill

• Clinton to offer health care plan

• Gay activists hopeful on job bias ban

• Greenspan faults Bush over spending

• Blackwater license being pulled in Iraq

• Burglar says TV taught him his craft

• Steer exhumed, cemetery worker returns

• Game nixed because of stolen copper wire

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Fall festivals flourish
  Elkhart Fall Festival on Route 66

• Small-town pharmacists closing doors

• GSA venture promotes quality of life, environment and national security
  Agency issues challenge to follow technology practices

• GM, UAW negotiate until 3 a.m.

• Kroger expands personal finance business

• Jury awards family $600K in Denny's suit

• Fed rate cut may spark rally on Wall Street

• Picking the best pumpkin; dealing with fall grubs, moles, skunks, Asian lady bugs and millipedes
  By John Fulton

• Asperger syndrome support group meets Oct. 4

• LCC volleyball vs. Maryville

• Williamsville Bee Bees win sectional championship

• NL roundup: Diamondbacks hold on to lead in NL West

• AL roundup: Ortiz fails to deliver in Red Sox loss

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Hester, Benson lead Bears over Chiefs

• Hall's fumble costly for Rams

• NFL roundup: Patriots rout Chargers 38-14

• Saban takes Alabama back into AP Top 25

• Davenport's return a triumph in Bali

• Russia beats Italy for 3rd Fed Cup title

• Tiger wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup

• Eaks holds on at Greater Hickory Classic

• Bowyer races to 1st Nextel Cup victory

Saturday, Sept. 15:

• Lincoln Railsplitter Festival -- pictures

• More pictures from the 37th annual Railsplitter Festival

• Associate Judge Thomas Harris Jr. to run for circuit judge

• More than 300 radios to improve emergency communications on state college campuses
  Motorola and state provide Starcom21 radios

• Top general acknowledges Iraq mistakes

• Bush: More GIs to fill Iraq support role

• O.J. Simpson named suspect in Vegas robbery

• Federal agencies flunk their audits

• Giuliani attacks Clinton in campaign ad

• Cindy McCain makes case for husband

• Spotlight harsh on Thompson

• Obama gets Oprah, Hillary gets Magic

• Inside India's beggar jails

• U.S. nuclear team ends survey in N. Korea

• Al-Qaida: Bounty on Swedish cartoonist

• Pakistan finalizes presidential vote

• Fight brews in Colombia drug world

• Cops charged with stealing snacks

• Police: Man sets off his own booby trap

• Donkey freed after falling in well

• Spat over horse manure wafts into court

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• New Illinois legislation prohibits marketing of flavored alcoholic beverages to minors

• Citizens tell Sen. Brady, Rep. Smith how governor's budget cuts will affect them

• Sen. Brady receives Illinois Civil Justice League honor

• UAW, GM end marathon bargaining session

• Chrysler recalls SUVs for brake problem

• Stocks flat ahead of Fed meeting

• Agriculture futures rise

• Dugan family reunion

• Home Country: There are those who are a little off but accepted in the community anyway

• Quail Forever's 2007 quail hunting forecast

• Mississippi tourism office produces Adventure Guide

• Railers beat Taylorville 33-26 -- game pictures

  • Replay the game (audio)

• ISU's Sampay suspended indefinitely

• Zambrano, Cubs beat Cardinals 5-3

• White Sox beat Angels 5-3

• NL roundup: Phillies get win against Mets

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Belichick looks to move past spy scandal

• Doctors: Protocol key to helping players

• Russia takes 2-0 lead in Fed Cup final

• Another player starts barking at Woods

• Woods to sit out Bermuda

• Solheim Cup starts after 2-hour delay

• NASCAR Chase: Newcomers out to impress

Friday, Sept. 14:

• First gathering set to learn how to support our local military as a community

• Homicide victim found Labor Day weekend near Monmouth identified

• State to set professional standards to protect deaf
  Sign language interpreters to be licensed and regulated

• Gulf Coast recovering from Humberto

• Tropical Storm Ingrid forms

• Federal deficit running lower this year

• Bush preserves big troop level in Iraq

• White House report shows little progress

• GOP presidential race fluid

• Low approval persists for Bush, Congress

• Iran leader: Bush will be tried

• An 'offal' meal for Idaho trout

• Google to finance moon challenge contest

• Japan launches moon probe

• Salmon spawn baby trout in experiment

• Teen shoots himself in leg at McDonald's

• Murder conviction tossed in bizarre plot

• Inflatable rat case goes to N.J. court

• Inmates go on sausage 'temper tantrum'

• Phony obituary trips up sentencing

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Humane Society seeks grant funds
  Your support comments could help build an animal shelter for Logan County pets

• Benefit for Vienna Purdue on Thursday at Hartem High School

• McDonald's stock hits new all-time high

• Consumer confidence tumbles in September

• Greenspan concedes mortgage dilemma

• U.S. stock futures decline

• Floods to the north and drought to the south affect Illinois corn
  Corn challenges for dairy

• ALMH to offer free mammograms Oct. 29

• ER kiosks let patients avoid long lines

• Report: Number of U.S. deaths up in 2005

• Live audio broadcast of Railer football, 6:45 pm

• LCC volleyball vs. St. Louis College of Pharmacy

• Illinois State vs. Eastern Illinois game notes

• Cubs beat Houston, regain first place

• White Sox's Jim Thome on verge of 500 home runs

• NL roundup: Wells burns Padres

• AL roundup: Yanks lose 2-1 at Toronto on Thomas' hit

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• NFL fines Belichick; Patriots lose pick

• Everett receives outpouring of support

• Clark holds lead at Tour Championship

• Americans off to fast start at Solheim

• IOC confirms list of 2016 cities

Thursday, Sept. 13:

• Ready to move in
  Logan County Habitat for Humanity to dedicate home built in partnership with Atlanta family 

• Illinois extends statute of limitations for rape victims who are threatened

• $18.8 million to help Illinois victims of violent crime
  Funds supply crisis intervention, counseling and emergency shelter services to victims

• Hurricane Humberto slams ashore in Texas

• Fossett search focuses on new tips

• Early sea plane is resurrected in N.Y.

• States weigh compensation for inmates

• 6-year-old girl found hanged in Texas

• Coroner: 2 kids overheated in Mom's car

• Tribe apologizes for whale shooting

• Bush hopes to buy time for Iraq strategy

• Petraeus draws strength from Kipling

• Robot maker builds artificial boy

• IBM develops virtual deaf interpreter

• Pilot lands plane on golf course

• Man builds guillotine to kill himself

• Eating less meat may slow climate change

• Man claims dry burp flawed breath test

• Surfer saves dog swept off pier by wave

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• 21 charged with smuggling fake Nikes

• Dollar hits new low against euro

• Dollar's drop both good, bad for U.S.

• Stock futures slip; jobs data on deck

• Agriculture futures finished mixed

• Always tweaking new ideas at Kuipers Family Farm
  Tour Oct. 23

• Park district ramps up for fall volleyball, fitness and more

• Logan County 4-H members show champions at state fair

• Red, White & True Mysteries: In the shadow of a genius lies a brilliant woman

• Life expectancy of Americans hits 78

• Health department offers free prostate screenings 

• Drone named to 2007 AFCA Good Works Team

• Cubs beat Astros, move into Central tie

• NL roundup: NL wild-card race tightens

• AL roundup: Ortiz's HR lifts Red Sox over Devil Rays

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Everett's mom hopeful of son's recovery

• Experimental cooling used on Everett

• Spy flap raises questions about Patriots

• PGA's Stricker looking to play spoiler

Wednesday, Sept. 12:

• Who should pay? City discusses liability for damage to downtown property

• August provided Illinois with extremes
  Rainfall records in north and drought in south

• Chicago transit faulted in derailment

• Almanac calls for warmest year in 100

• Baby found safe after deadly carjacking

• Soldiers in Iraq back Petraeus testimony

• Bush nearing attorney general pick

• Rice: Stabilizing Iraq 'long process'

• Obama outlines his troop pullout plan

• McCain: I was right about Iraq strategy

• Senate votes to ban Mexican trucks

• New video raises questions on Bin Laden

• Putin dissolves Russian government

• Musharraf under fire for ejecting ex-PM

• Gifted research parrot Alex found dead

• Bank robber uses own check in robbery

• Deer-plane crash is costly

• Woman allegedly shoots cheating husband

• Man finds whopping 1-pound ginseng root

• Buffet worker stomps garlic with boots

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Route 66 tours at the Railsplitter Festival

• Debt-laden homeowners save plastic first

• Trade deficit shows slight decline

• U.S. stock futures slip

• Experts speak on supplementing cattle feed with co-products

• Wheat, oat, soybean prices up on CBOT

• Letter from Pat O'Neill

• Local hospitals need help restocking blood supply
  Upcoming blood drive in Elkhart 

• Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society presents 'Is it really an antique or is it junk?'

• Support group explores divorce-related topics
  'The Road to Healing' 

• Oasis update

• Book Look: 'S'mores'

• Despite demand, libraries can't add PCs

• Ken Bradbury in concert at Camp Griesheim Retreat Center on Sunday

• Health care premiums rise 6.1 percent

• The Senate is adjourned
  Lady Railers defeat Springfield in CS8 play
  By Rick L. Hobler

• West Lincoln-Broadwell baseball vs. Greenview

• LCC volleyball vs. Greenville

• Logan Lanes bowling: Tuesday Super Trios

• Scott's hit knocks Cubs out of first

• Dunn's slam leads Reds past Cards 7-2

• White Sox's Guillen gets extension

• Bills' Everett improves, may walk again

• NFL may punish Patriots for spying

Tuesday, Sept. 11:

• Logan County's first Fall Farm Day bus tour event coming Sept. 23

• Senior transportation changes in Logan County
  Funds cut to CIEDC program
  Alternative fee transportation available to medical appointments

• In memoriam, six years later
  U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary also urges people to demonstrate their patriotism, participate in America's Waterway Watch and join the auxiliary

• The day terrorists struck the New York Trade Center
  A former Lincolnite’s son escaped Tower 2, shares his memoir

• NY firefighters plan to read names on 9/11

• Bin Laden wants 'caravan' of martyrs

• Spy chief worries about sleeper cells

• 5 found guilty in Chicago mob trial

• Overweight trucks damage infrastructure

• New disaster plan says who's in charge

• Petraeus eyes troop reduction in Iraq

• GOP support for Iraq war on shaky ground

• Sept. 11 anniversary marked overseas

• Missing girl's father stresses innocence

• Colombia grabs alleged cocaine kingpin

• Man charged after drive-through dispute

• Dopey thieves steal woman's dwarfs

• Man, 74, fights off iron-wielding mugger

• 'Black Widow' to try hand at burritos

• Scientists extend useful life of satellites

• Solar plane flies longer than any other

• Radio frequencies help burn salt water

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Credit and collections expert Michelle Dunn's advice archived on 'The Ugly Truth About Business'

• Housing bust, credit crunch hurt jobs

• OPEC to decide on oil production quota

• Wall Street points toward higher open

• Wheat, soybeans climb higher

• Weekly Outlook: Wheat prices

• J.P. Ressetar, LCHS Class of 1962

• Feds see problems with bird flu plans

• G.T.'s '10 for Tuesday'
  By Greg Taylor

• Logan Lanes bowling:

  • American Men's League

  • Rise 'n' Shine

• Ramirez homers twice as Cubs rout Cards

• Cabrera leads Indians over White Sox 6-2

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Venus jumps to No. 9 in women's rankings

• American gymnasts look to Olympics

• Bills' Kevin Everett may be paralyzed

Monday, Sept. 10:

• The 37th annual Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest & Crafts Festival
  Free bluegrass concert downtown on Friday evening kicks off three-day event

• Second-generation vaccine to protect against use of smallpox as a deadly bioterror weapon

• Virus detected in Illinois' white-tailed deer population

• Crews frustrated over Fossett search

• Recall information

• Petraeus to appear before Congress today

• Memorial service honors trapped miners

• Rumsfeld calls Afghanistan 'big success'

• Refinery dispute illustrates debate

• Tribe denounces whale shooting

• Bin Laden branded 'virtually impotent'

• Laws target teen drivers' cell phone use

• Evangelicals hesitant about Thompson

• Al-Maliki: Iraqi forces need more time

• Sharif deported from Pakistan

• Fake firefighter showed up at disasters

• Ancient escape hatch found in Israel

• Old shipwreck found in Lake Superior

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• 44th District weekly update

• Amtrak expects to hit ridership records

• Vizio emerges from flat-panel TV shadows

• Wall Street awaits Fed announcement

• Yellow jackets, fall chores, to seed or to weed, to prune or not
  By John Fulton

• Milwaukee man touts benefits of urban farms

• Two area blood drives today

• Dr. G. Dennis Campbell from Lincoln College to be featured on 'Viewpoint'

• Legion family breakfast to benefit vocational trade students

• 4-H photography exhibits chosen for display at state 4-H office

• Dining with Diabetes series
  U of I Extension offers three evenings of planning and cooking

• ZLS county baseball champions

• Redbirds bounce back with win over Murray State

• L.T., Chargers beat Bears in sloppy opener

• NFL roundup: Kickers key opening wins

• NL roundup: Brewers put together homer barrage

• AL roundup: A-Rod helps Yanks pad wild-card lead

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Federer wins U.S. Open for 12th grand slam

• Tiger wins BMW to grab FedEx Cup lead

• Amateur Lewis gets rain-soaked 'victory'

• Franchitti wins Chicagoland, Indy title

• Johnson wins at Richmond

Saturday, Sept. 8:

• Gov. Blagojevich signs legislation increasing background checks for the sale of guns in Illinois

• State Department: Passport crunch over

• Bin Laden slams capitalism in new video

• Missing girl's parents want to go home

• Petraeus: Iraq buildup falls short

  • Text of Petraeus' letter

• World bids farewell to Luciano Pavarotti

• Japan man remains air guitar champion

• Airline tells woman her outfit won't fly

• Woman accused of setting fire over keys

• Woman has yard full of snapping turtles

• Today in history

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Likelihood of Fed rate cut less clear

• Ethanol entrepreneurs making their moves

• House passes overhaul of patent law

• Flood of new nuclear reactors expected

• Stocks drop after weak jobs report

• Agriculture futures climb

• Rally Day and BBQ at St. John's Lutheran, Hartsburg

• What's Up With That? Kickapoo Creek woodlands alive

• Home Country: A measured risk assessment gives way

• Can you hear me now? 1800s communication system returns to Bloomington mansion of Judge David Davis, a Lincoln associate

• State public health department promotes rabies prevention awareness for the first World Rabies Day

• Dutchman offers 'cure' for nail-biting

• Railers lose to Sacred Heart-Griffin - pictures

• Redbird football to hit the road in style

• Pirates beat Cubs 6-1

• Diamondbacks-Cardinals: Webb earns 15th victory in 4-2 win

• MLB seeks meeting with Ankiel and Glaus

• Cardinals' Ankiel defends himself on HGH

• White Sox beat Twins 11-10 in 13

• NL roundup: Brewers, Cubs still tied after both lose

• AL roundup: Red Sox showing late-season fight

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Justine Henin completes sister slam final

• Baddeley and Byrd lead BMW Championship

• Jimmie Johnson wins pole at Richmond

• Jackson, Williams inducted into Hall

• Johnson wins title at world gymnastics

Friday, Sept. 7:

• City briefs
  New officer hired, economic bonds approved, annexation and rezoning for property development, and Zion Lutheran School track record recognized

• Ready Illinois disaster preparedness site introduced
  Easy online access to comprehensive information about what to do before, during and after disasters

• State offers new 40-year home loans to help first-time homebuyers in Illinois

• Police seek to identify suspected homicide victim found near Monmouth on Sunday

• Truckers protest Mexican competition

• Bush, Roh have testy exchange at summit

• Search area expanded for missing aviator

• Woman, 76, found after 2 weeks in wild

• Terrorists foil FBI watch lists

• FEMA is commended in Kansas

• Bin Laden plans to release new video

• N. Korea invites 3 nations for nuke survey

• Thousands pay respects to Pavarotti

• Thompson kicks off campaign in Iowa

• Poll: Clinton, Giuliani least religious

• Duo reflect on co-drunken driving charge

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Report: Greenspan says turmoil like '98

• New mortgage foreclosures set record

• Rates on 30-year mortgages edge up

• Call centers booming in Caribbean

• N.J. Supreme Court sides with Vioxx

• Stock futures lower ahead of jobs report

• Farmers struggle with insurance costs

• Agriculture futures decline

• Hog roast benefit Sunday
  Leisurely lunch, desserts and bluegrass at Elkhart

• Local hospitals need help restocking blood supply
  Upcoming blood drive in Lincoln

• Virtual schooling growing at K-12 level

• A murder, a steamship crash and a future president

• CDC: Suicide rate among U.S. girls soars

• Lady Railers open at home with their 6th victory
  A personal review of writing for the Lady Railers followed by triumph over Normal West
  By Rick L. Hobler

• LCC soccer vs. Blackburn

• Report: Cardinals' Ankiel received HGH in 2004

• NL roundup: Ankiel's 2 homers, 7 RBIs lead Cards

• AL roundup: Anderson posts RBI in 11th straight game

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Djokovic advances to U.S. Open semis

• Byrd fires 64 to lead BMW Championship

• Bronze medal delights German fans

Thursday, Sept. 6:

• City to take property owner to court
  Work with no building permit to be stopped
• Lincoln man dies in ATV accident in Missouri
• With governor's signature, Illinois becomes second Great Lakes state to adopt historic agreement
• Blagojevich administration announces more than $1.5 million in Women's Health Initiative grants for Illinois
• Man charged in Lake Michigan harbor drowning
• Nuclear bombs mistakenly flown over U.S.
• Search for aviator Steve Fossett resumes
• Study faults homeland security efforts
• Seniors targeted for investment fraud
• Mines crumble under Kansas town
• Italian tenor Pavarotti dies at 71
• U.S. hostages' families turn to Chavez
• Talk of Craig unnerves conservatives
• Thompson announces candidacy on Leno
• Republicans, Paul clash over Iraq war
• Parties clash over gas tax for bridges
• Problems beset Iraq reconstruction
• Momma moose bashes through woman's door
• Cops: Pair announced pot sale out window
• Shoppers browse unstaffed store's aisles
• Today in history
• The nation's weather
• Carmakers switching to electric motors
• Apple cuts iPhone price, updates iPods
• Fed: Credit crunch effects limited
• Stock futures fall ahead of reports
• Wheat prices rise to daily limit
• Robots may become essential on U.S. farms
• September-October community calendar
• Revival services open Friday at Lincoln Church of God with guest evangelist Marsh Edgar
• Megachurch leader D. James Kennedy dies
• Red, White & True Mysteries: Despite his unusual name, Herbert achieved great success
• State public health director warns parents to beware of lead paint in toys
• Exercise may generate new blood vessels
• Risperdal approved to treat adolescent schizophrenia and pediatric and adolescent bipolar disorders
• Mutterings: Sports update: The weekend that almost was
  By Jeff Mayfield
• Bonds hits 762nd home run in Denver
• NL roundup: Diamondbacks, Phillies win key games
• AL roundup: A-Rod, Yankees stay atop wild card
• Team standings, schedules & scores
• Federer beats Roddick at U.S. Open
• Navratilova to face Novotna at U.S. Open
• U.S. golden again at gymnastics worlds
• Comeback cements U.S. reputation for '08
• Gibbs becomes top Toyota team in NASCAR
• Eury Jr. to follow Earnhardt to Hendrick

Wednesday, Sept. 5:

• Lincoln Christian College and Seminary dedicates largest and most expensive building on campus
  $6.25 million dormitory, Ruth Hall, named and dedicated for women of faith

• Hole near collapsed bridge probed

• Panel to explore deadly mine accident

• Adventurer Steve Fossett's plane missing

• 3 terror suspects arrested in Germany

• U.S. money pouring into Iraq industry

• Craig reconsidering decision to resign

• Craig children asked him about incident

• Bush faces political clash over war plan

• Students to McCain: Too old to be prez?

• Clinton promises to save Social Security

• That's not a birdie, that's an emu

• Sideshow 'freak' wants to be a lawyer

• Truckers help police put brakes on chase

• New forecast calls for 5 more hurricanes

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Mattel to announce 3rd China toy recall

• GM's Aug. sales rise; Ford, Toyota drop

• Stocks end higher on hopes for rate cut

• U.S. stocks head for lower open

• U.N.: World now has 4 billion phone lines

• Weekly Outlook: Biodiesel production

• Markets: Wheat surges to daily trading limit

• Feds to test blackbird baiting project

• Help available to emerging industry: meat goats

• Support group explores divorce-related topics
  'What's Happening to Me?'

• Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland announces seminars for caregivers
  September topic: Alzheimer's guidance

• New oxidation methods streamline synthesis of important compounds

• Doctor warns consumers of popcorn fumes

• Cutting work hours for medical residents doesn't reduce patient death rate

• A-pickin' and a-grinnin'
  Traditional Music and Bluegrass Festival this weekend at Lincoln's New Salem

• LJHS baseball vs. Olympia

• Mount Pulaski golf

• Logan Lanes bowling: Tuesday Super Trios

• Dodgers beat Cubs 6-2

• Another Cubs summer of discontent?

• White Sox beat Tigers 3-1

• NL roundup: Cordero helps Brewers move up in Central

• AL roundup: Yankees win, lose A-Rod, Wang

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Henin beats Serena; Nadal upset at Open

• Thud! Michigan drops out of AP Top 25

• Fabian fabulous at world championships

Tuesday, Sept. 4:

• Man dies in nighttime car-bicycle accident

• Drivers beware: Harvest traffic on Logan County highways

• Results from 'Stay Alive on the I's'
  Highly successful initiative; no holiday fatalities in District 9

• Recall information

• Forget 'Godfather': Jury gets mob case

• U.S. troop buildup felt in Iraq hot spots

• U.S. denies N. Korea off terror list

• Category 5 Hurricane Felix reaches land

• Company: Ties to Osama cut in 1993

• China denies hacking Pentagon computers

• Iraq tops agenda as Congress returns

• Obama critiques Clinton

• N.Y. lifeguard rescues shark from swimmers

• Murray explains golf cart incident

• Study: Men choose women for good looks

• Study: Humans' DNA not quite so similar

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• AT&T offers parental control service

• Texas startup says it has batteries beat

• U.S. stocks head for flat open

• Signs of fall: pests and bulbs
  By John Fulton

• Lincoln College Museum offers unique auction items at Grand Soiree

• Asperger syndrome support group meets Thursday

• FDA approves new drug to treat rare disease, acromegaly

• Scientists test new bipolar remedies

• Illinois Department of Natural Resources 'Newsbits'
  Hunting, fishing, hiking adventure and restoration events

• 10 observations after Week 1 of Illinois football
  By Greg Taylor

• LJHS hosts baseball triangular

• WL-B baseball vs. CC/NH-M

• Redbirds maintain top-25 ranking

• Illinois State vs. Murray State game notes

• Dodgers beat Cubs 11-3

• Pirates end 5-game skid, beat Cards 11-0

• NL roundup: Martinez wins in return for Mets

• AL roundup: Hernandez leads M's past Clemens, Yankees

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Federer-Roddick quarterfinals match set

• Lefty wins Deutsche Bank Championship

• J.J. wins 5th of the season at California

• Kanaan wins Detroit Grand Prix

• U.S. knows tougher test awaits in Beijing

Saturday, Sept. 1:

• Lincoln Fire Department to receive state loan

• Agencies announce Labor Day impaired driving crackdown

• State extends All Kids health coverage for young adults with pre-existing conditions

• Search for 6 Utah miners suspended

• IRS urged to pursue government delinquents

• Court: Mexican trucks program to proceed

• Bush cites new tax relief for homeowners

• Conn. home 20-times larger than average

• Tropical Storm Felix forms in Caribbean

• U.S. offers flood aid to North Korea

• Clooney: Obama's like a rock star

• Edwards' wife talks of Clinton 'hatred'

• GOP: Craig plans to resign from Senate

• Has a mythical beast turned up in Texas?

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Governor takes bill action

• Senate week in review

• Prank starts 25 years of security woes

• Stocks end up on Bush, Bernanke speeches

• New cars seen raising gas mileage levels

• Wheat, soybean prices slip

• On earth...: The loving father, the prodigal son

• Mrs. Lincoln to stay a little longer
  'First Lady of Controversy' exhibit extended through November

• State historic sites return to 5-day-per-week schedule after Labor Day

• Home Country: What's important can get swallowed up in details

• More may be offered lung cancer surgery

• Lung tumors are top cancer killer

• Lincoln Christian College soccer season starts

• WL-B baseball

• ISU Athletics Hall of Fame class announced

• Astros beat Cubs 6-1

• Orioles trade Trachsel to Cubs

• Ankiel hits slam in Cards' win

• Cardinals acquire Branyan from Phils

• Indians rally for 8-5 win over White Sox

• NL roundup: Mets end slide against Braves

• AL roundup: Twins' Baker loses perfect game in ninth

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Serena wins after reprimand for reading

• Steinhauer holds onto State Farm lead

• 'Big Three' goes 3 over at Deutsche Bank

• Gay Brewer, 1967 Masters champion, dies

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