Parra breaks world mark in 1500m speedskating victory
Derek Parra wins the men's 1500m event setting a world record and tears up during the victory lap. SIU Salukis host Creighton in SIU Arena at 7:05 pm with TV Fox Midwest and radio WUEZ95.1. Mostly sunny today with showers possible in the morning and temperatures around 50.
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Carbondale fugitive turns herself in on theft charges
Carbondale resident Sara Dangelo, 21, listed among Chief Finney’s Top Ten Fugitives, turned herself in after seeing her image in The Southern. She was arrested on felony theft charges, posted bond, and was released. A second fugitive, Blair Tibbs, was also arrested for felony theft after a citizen report. A March 6 court hearing is scheduled for Dangelo before Judge Dan Kimmel.
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Bush presses Koreas to put aside differences
President Bush visited the Korean DMZ and urged North Korea to accept South Korea's reconciliation offer tied to Kim Dae Jung's sunshine policy. He linked Pyongyang to Iran and Iraq, sparking regional fears of a US strike, and explained the reasoning behind his comments as a defense of freedom.
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Ouellette
Demilitarized Zone
William Miller
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Seoul
Kim Dae-Jung
Israel Attacks Arafat Gaza Office Killing Four Guards
In a day of heavy fighting, Israel launched sea and air strikes on Yasser Arafat s Gaza office killing four guards and wounding eight. Earlier raids left fifteen dead, while Israeli tanks hit Nablus police outposts killing five policemen.
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Legislators push to keep Vienna prison open in budget push
State Sen. Larry Woolard joins Rep. Jim Fowler and U.S. Rep. David Phelps in denouncing reports that Gov George Ryan will close Vienna Correctional Center as a cost saving measure. They toured the facility seeking evidence of needed repairs amid privatization talks at state prisons. The governor’s 2003 fiscal budget proposal was to be announced at noon with live coverage on WSIU-TV.
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D-Eldorado
Illinois
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