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Thursday Feb 2 | KFVS12

Shawneetown man sentenced to 5 years for duct taping child's mouth

Investigators say Hast slammed the child's head repeatedly against a desk, then used duct tape to tape the boy's mouth shut and to bind the child's arms and legs together.

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Mon Jan 23, 2012

WHBF-TV Rock Island

Sierra Club: Land swap threatens endangered bats

An environmental group says a land swap between the Shawnee National Forest and a coal company could harm endangered Indiana bats.

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Tue Jan 03, 2012

PeoriaTimes-Observer

Corn prices on the rise

The Corn Belt used to be limited to the U.S. Midwest, with Illinois and Iowa the major players, but nowadays that belt extends all the way to South America.

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